Joan Brummer
brummerj1@nku.edu
Auditions are required for majors and minors for admission into the NKU Music Program and for scholarship consideration.
Use the QUICK LINKS tab on the top of the NKU website next to the Search bar.
As part of the NKU audition, your background in music theory and musicianship will be assessed. This assessment is not factored into your music admission decision, but it does help determine what courses to place you into, should you decide to attend NKU in the fall. All students wishing to major or minor in music are required to take this placement exam. Students who are auditioning for ensemble scholarships only do not need to take this exam. Please check your email periodically, as we will be sending a unique link to the theory placement test there.
If you have at least 6 months of piano experience, piano is NOT your primary instrument, and you are interested in placing out of some/all of the piano course requirements, please sign up to take an optional piano placement exam on the day of your audition. If you do not have piano experience (or have limited experience), you should not take the piano placement exam. Students whose primary instrument is piano, do not need to take the piano placement exam and will automatically be placed into Class Piano IV. If you are submitting a video audition, please email Keyboard Area Coordinator Dr. Richard Van Dyke (vandyker1@nku.edu) to take the exam.
Kimberly Lazzeri
gelbwassek1@nku.edu
Bachelor of Arts in Music or Bachelor of Music Education
Bachelor of Music in Performance - Piano Pedagogy track
Richard Van Dyke
vandyker1@nku.edu
Requirements for admission:
Requirements for scholarship consideration:
George Carpten, IV
carpteng1@nku.edu
Bachelor of Music Education - Instrumental track with Classical Applied Lessons:
Bachelor of Music in Performance - Jazz Studies track:
Bachelor of Music Education - Instrumental track with Applied Lessons in Jazz:
Meghan Bennett
bennettm17@nku.edu
Michael Culligan
culliganm1@nku.edu
Please submit a video audition with the following elements:
At the beginning of your audition video, please introduce yourself, tell us a bit about yourself, and tell us why you would like to go into music.
Requirements for admission:
Requirements for scholarship consideration:
At the beginning of your audition video, please introduce yourself, tell us a bit about yourself, and tell us why you would like to go into music.
Requirements for admission:
Requirements for scholarship consideration:
Amy Gillingham
gillinghaa1@nku.edu
Requirements for admission:
Requirements for scholarship consideration:
Requirements for admission:
Requirements for scholarship consideration:
William Brian Hogg
hoggw1@nku.edu