How to Apply

BM, Percussion Studies

Schedule Your Audition

Upon submitting your application and materials, contact Jonathan Haas (jonathan.haas@nyu.edu) and Sean Statser (sjs512@nyu.edu) to schedule your audition date and time. There is no prescreen required for the NYU Percussion Program. Should you be unable to attend a live audition at NYU, applicants may submit audition videos via GetAcceptd. Please review the deadlines for Early Decision I, Early Decision II, and Regular Decision applicants. You must submit your audition video online by the dates listed. If you are unavailable for the audition dates above, additional dates can be scheduled on a case-by-case basis with Professors Haas and Statser.

Audition Dates

• Tuesday, February 16th, 2027
• Sunday, February 21st, 2027
• Tuesday, February 23rd, 2027
• Friday, February 26th, 2027
• Sunday, February 28th, 2027

Repertoire

We ask each applicant to the NYU Percussion Program to select and present audition repertoire that reflects their musical interests, strengths, and artistic identity.

If you perform on an unusual percussion instrument or have a specialized area of expertise, we encourage you to include it in your audition. We seek students with curiosity, individuality, and a desire to pursue their own artistic goals, and we encourage you to use your audition to showcase those qualities.

To assist applicants in selecting repertoire that is representative of the percussion literature and well-suited for the NYU audition, we have provided the following list of composers and compositions. These selections are offered as recommendations rather than requirements and are intended to serve as a guide in choosing audition repertoire:

Snare Drum

• A solo piece or etude of the applicant’s choosing (examples include: Deleclue, Cirone, Peters, or similar)
• A rudimental etude of the applicant’s choosing (examples include: Pratt, Wilcoxon, Tompkins, or similar)

Marimba

• A two or four mallet solo piece of the applicants choosing (you will play the entire selection in your audition)

Timpani

• A solo piece or etude of the applicant’s choosing (examples include: Woud, Hochrainer, Deleclue, Carter, Firth, Goodman, or similar)

Chamber Music (Undergraduate and Masters applicants only—not required for AD or DMA applicants)

• Prepare Metric Lips (Marimba I) - You will play this in your audition with members of the NYU Percussion Chamber Music Ensemble