AMPD Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Online auditions are available for students who are unable to attend campus due to distance or other circumstances. You may submit your audition performance videos online as part of your supplementary application. If we require more information, we may contact you to arrange a brief  Zoom interview.

Interviews for those applying to Digital/Electronic Music will take place online.

Have questions about the supplementary application for this program? Ask us at evalampd@yorku.ca.

Your on-campus audition will take approximately 20-minutes and will generally include:

• A performance of your two contrasting pieces.
• A discussion of your musical knowledge as well as your goals and aspirations.
• An assessment of your theory and musicianship skills through the identifying of intervals, scales and  chord types, and you may be asked to sing pitches, intervals or scales.
• Sight reading and additional exercises if further information is needed to make a complete assessment of your abilities and potential.

All live music auditions will take place in the Accolade East building at York University’s Keele Campus.  When you enter the Accolade East building, please take the elevator or stairs to the second floor where a registration desk will be located near room 210.

An excellent campus map may be found at York University Campus Map. The Accolade East building is number 92 on this map.

No, we do not. Other than pianos and drums that can be used in the practice rooms, students must bring in their own instruments.

Yes, you will need to complete an audition as part of the process.

Yes, you will need to complete an audition as part of the process.

Only private lessons taken from the Department of Music at York can fulfill private lesson requirements.

Please email musicprg@yorku.ca and/or call the Music Office at 416-736-5186 and we will try to accommodate you by arranging a substitute audition time.