<p>All music majors require an audition and with USC outstanding reputation for music, the competition is pretty tough. There is a prescreen process and if you pass that audition you are invited for an audition. Here is the process that is listed on the web for classical piano:</p>
<p>“Applicants to programs in Piano must submit an audition recording, in a DVD format only, to be pre-screened by the faculty. The results of this pre-screen will determine whether an applicant will be invited to perform a live audition on the USC campus in Los Angeles. Reocrdings must be received by the December 1st deadline. Any application not complete by December 1 may be removed from consideration.” </p>
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AUDITION REQUIREMENTS</p>
<p>The required repertoire is the same for both the prescreen recording and the live audition, and should include the following works entirely from memory:</p>
<pre><code>Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts
Baroque - a Prelude and Fugue by J. S. Bach from the Well-Tempered Clavier
Classical - a complete multi-movement sonata by a classical composer, up to and including Schubert, but excluding Beethoven opus 49 and 79
One piece from the Romantic, Impressionistic or Contemporary repertoire
An etude
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