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CSUN Arts Council Music Shoppe

The CSUN Arts Council Music Shoppe is a treasure of used music, scores, records, sheet music and CDs. All material has been donated and is for sale to students, staff and faculty. The money raised is returned to the music department for student scholarship awards. The Music Shoppe is located in Cypress Hall, Room 151. It is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 am to 1 pm or by appointment. For further information contact the Music Department Office at 818-677-3184.

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ENTRANCE AUDITIONS

Students wishing to audition for the department, for entrance into the Music program, must submit an audition application by the specified deadline. Students auditioning must be in the process of admission to the University for the semester they are auditioning for.

Audition Application

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Special Audition requirements for Jazz Studies Applicants. -- Click here to be taken to the Jazz Studies Audition page

UNDERGRADUATE PLACEMENT EXAMS

Spring 2013
Undergraduate Placement Tests:
Wednesday – January 16, 2013

No appointment required. YOU WILL BE ASKED FOR YOUR STUDENT ID # - bring this information with you.

Keyboard Placement Exam
Dr. Sandra Bostrom
CY 239, 9-10 am
This test takes approx. 10 min.

Musicianship Placement Exam
Prof. David Aks
CY 105, 10:30 am
The exam is about 1 hour, please bring writing utensils: pen, pencil, etc.

Theory Placement Exam
Dr. Liviu Marinescu
CY 113, 12 noon
Please be prompt, this exam will last about 1-2 hours.

For more detailed information, click here.

GRADUATE PLACEMENT EXAMS

Graduate Music Theory/Analysis Placement Test
Thursday January 17 at 12 pm
Location: CY 105
Graduate Music History Placement Test
Friday January 18 at 12 pm
Location: CY 105

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Announcements

THE NORTHRIDGE COMPOSITION PRIZE

The Music Department at California State University, Northridge is pleased to announce the 11th edition of the Northridge Composition Prize, an annual competition designed to support the creation and premiere of new orchestral works by young American composers. The prize will consist of a performance with the CSUN Symphony under the direction of John Roscigno during the 2013-2014 season, and an award of $1000.

Click here to view the guidelines.

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IN THE NEWS

	CSUN Jazz Students take Top Honors at The 2013 Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival Every spring, the Monterey Jazz Festival invites student musicians from across the country and around the world to participate in the "Next Generation Festival". Via recorded auditions, student ensembles qualify to compete in the Next Generation Festival, and the winning groups are selected to perform at the famed Monterey Jazz Festival in September. (Read Story)

	New Program - Masters of Music in Collaborative Piano Performance to begin in Fall 2013 The Music Department of California State University Northridge offers a graduate level degree in classical Collaborative Piano Performance. Collaborative Piano majors continue their studies in Music History and Theory, and take Area classes in Pedagogy, Vocal Literature, Instrumental Duo, Chamber Music, and private lessons. Through concert opportunities with instrumental and vocal partners, the MM in Collaborative Piano Performance offers a rich and varied experience throughout the study at CSUN. Click here to view Audition Requirements

CSUN Piano Faculty: Dmitry Rachmanov update [Read Story]

THE NORTHRIDGE COMPOSITION PRIZE The Music Department at California State University, Northridge is pleased to announce the 11th edition of the Northridge Composition Prize, an annual competition designed to support the creation and premiere of new orchestral works by young American composers. The prize will consist of a performance with the CSUN Symphony under the direction of John Roscigno during the 2013-2014 season, and an award of $1000. Click here to view the guidelines.

CSUN Conducting Grads Making Impact in the Opera World (Read Story)

	CSUN Student, Faculty, & Alumnus Receive Honors at the 29th Annual Los Angeles Jazz Society Congratulations to the CSUN musicians who received honors at the the 29th Annual Los Angeles Jazz Society. Thurman Green Memorial Scholarship Award ABDULLAH EBRAHIM (current trombone student) Lifetime Achievement Award JOHN PISANO (current guitar faculty) Arranger/Composer Award GORDON GOODWIN (alumnus, class of 1977)

Professor Ron Borczon receives the 2012 American Music Therapy Association's 2012 Professional Practice Award (Read Story)

Grammy Award Winning Guitarist John Dearman (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet) joins Guitar Faculty at CSUN (Read Story)

Maro Donabedian: July 16, 1928-September 18, 2012 (Read Story)

Dr. Julia Heinen awarded the 2012 Exceptional Creative Accomplishment Award [Read Story]

CSUN Graduate Student Jenny Ohrstrom wins the 2012 Nancy Hooker Scholarship Competition [Read Story]

THE NORTHRIDGE COMPOSITION PRIZE The Music Department at California State University, Northridge is pleased to announce the 10th edition of the Northridge Composition Prize, an annual competition designed to support the creation and premiere of new orchestral works by young and emerging composers. [Read Story]