Overview

Key facts

We are collaborative, working in partnership with individuals, groups, and organizations to advance artistic excellence in our region and in our world. We are leaders and innovators, improvisers and inventors, composers and scholars, curators of the musical past, engineers of the present and future.

At the UW School of Music we explore a diverse anthology of musical opportunities. Our work in scholarship and performance advances and broadens the educational mission of this outstanding public university. We share with our students, our audiences and our communities the enriching properties that are the hallmark of all great art. We do this in the way we know best—by making and enjoying great music. This Orchestral Instruments is offered by University of Washington.

The School of Music is a vital part of the artistic and scholarly life of the University of Washington and plays a prominent role in the Seattle and greater Pacific Northwest music and art communities. With well over 100 concerts each year of music spanning more than a millennium of time and extending across the cultural globe, with daily seminars and lectures covering the same spans of time and place, the School of Music and its faculty and students are central to fabric of the University.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Training

Survey of Music History

Music Theory & History Core

First-Year Theory

First-Year Ear Training

Music History

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-13 00:00:00

More details

Video auditions are accepted for winter auditions only and are due Jan. 31st.

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

quarter credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Seattle, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Make sure you have submitted your online application to the UW.
Prepare the audition repertoire for your instrument.
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Sign up for a live audition date or submit a digital audition. While in-person auditions are highly encouraged, if you are unable to attend a live audition with School of Music faculty, you have the option to audition via video. Please note that live auditions sign-ups close two weeks prior to the audition date. Video auditions are accepted for winter auditions only and are due Jan. 31st.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

43209 USD / year

≈ 43209 USD / year
Out-of-State

43209 USD / year

≈ 43209 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

12973 USD / year

≈ 12973 USD / year

Living costs

Seattle

United States

1480 - 2580 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Seattle

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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