University of Florida Piano Studies
Dr. Jasmin Arakawa is Assosciate Professor of Piano and Piano Area Coordinator at the University of Florida. Located in Gainesville, Florida, University of Florida is a comprehensive research university, ranked #5 public university in the US by the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges.
UF School of Music offers a variety of degree tracks ranging from performance major to dual degree program for undergraduate level, and Master’s and Doctoral programs at the graduate level.
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Undergraduate Degrees
Bachelor of Music in Performance
Bachelor of Music in Combination with Outside Field
Bachelor of Music Education
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Audition Requirements:
Perform from memory the fast movement of a sonata of Beethoven, Mozart or Haydn, plus at least two additional contrasting works in contrasting styles. Sight-reading.
2023 Undergraduate Audition Dates:
January 28, January 29 & February 4
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Graduate Degrees
Master of Music in Music Performance
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Music Performance
Audition Requirements:
(MM) Perform from memory a complete sonata of Beethoven, Mozart or Haydn, plus at least two additional contrasting works in contrasting styles.
(DMA) Candidates invited to audition will perform a program lasting a minimum of 50 minutes and should represent at least three style periods, including one complete Classical sonata. The program may or may not be identical to the prescreening repertoire.
Sight reading
Short interview
Writing Sample (DMA)
Interview (DMA)
For more information, visit UF Piano Studies website, or contact Dr. Jasmin Arakawa.
