How to apply
Fall 2022 admissions
Applications open: October 1, 2021
Application deadline: March 1, 2022
Admissions process overview
Application deadline is March 1.
Step 1: Complete Concordia's online admissions application
For Music and Jazz applicants:
Step 2: Prepare your Music Department Admissions Package
Step 3: Prepare your audition video
For Electroacoustic Studies applicants:
Step 2: Prepare your Music Department Admissions Package
Step 3: Curate your portfolio and add it to your Admissions Package
Step 1: Complete Concordia's online admissions application
For Music & Jazz applicants:
Step 2: Prepare your admissions package
We need to know more about you than the university application provides. Our Music admissions website will ask you to:
- Provide information about your musical background
- Complete a basic theory screening test
- Take theory and ear-training placement tests
- Upload a video audition (for applicants to the Major in Music and Specialization in Jazz Studies)
- To apply to the Minor in Music, contact the Music Department (Music@Concordia.ca) after you have been accepted to Concordia to a non-Music major.
Be sure to review the video guidelines below and then begin your music admissions process.
Step 3: Prepare for your video audition
For Electroacoustic Studies applicants:
Step 2: Prepare your Music Department Admissions Package
We need to know more about you than the university application provides. Please take your time in completing the application and pay particular attention to the letter of intent section regarding your interest and motivation to succeed in this program.
Our Music admissions website will ask you to:
- Provide information about your background, in particular your:
- Music and sound interests and activities
- Technical (familiarity with software and hardware)
- Professional/work experience (if applicable)
- Other arts activities
- Define a list of terms
- Provide a letter of intent
- Complete a basic theory screening test
- Take theory placement tests
- Upload a portfolio
Step 3: Curate your portfolio (Electroacoustics)
Read the portfolio guidelines below and then begin your electroacoustics admissions process.
Step 4: Submit your materials
Submit your portfolio to Slideroom.