<p>Indiana U, prescreen</p>
<p>Oklahoma U, prescreen</p>
<p>Coastal Carolina</p>
<p>Texas State U, prescreen</p>
<p>James Madison</p>
<p>University of Cincinnati, prescreen (voice program)</p>
<p>Shenandoah Conservatory</p>
<p>University of Michigan, prescreen</p>
<p>Otterbein U, prescreen</p>
<p>Tisch/NYU</p>
<p>Illinois Weslyan</p>
<p>Stevens Point</p>
<p>NYU/Steinhardt, prescreen</p>
<p>USC/pop music, prescreen</p>
<p>Indiana U, prescreen</p>
<p>Oklahoma U, prescreen</p>
<p>Coastal Carolina</p>
<p>Texas State U, prescreen</p>
<p>James Madison</p>
<p>University of Cincinnati, prescreen (voice program)</p>
<p>Shenandoah Conservatory</p>
<p>University of Michigan, prescreen</p>
<p>Otterbein U, prescreen</p>
<p>Tisch/NYU</p>
<p>Illinois Weslyan</p>
<p>Stevens Point</p>
<p>NYU/Steinhardt, prescreen</p>
<p>USC/pop music, prescreen</p>
<p>Ball State University</p>
<p>Quick note about “DVD-auditions”… Many of the Conservatory’s are making a switch away from "DVD"s and onto uploaded online auditions. A new company called Citizen Groove is making great headway and is being employed by many of the schools. This will allow students who are doing pre-screening or full auditions due to distance to upload their videos/sound clips/documents to this website. The website/company then puts it in as best quality sound as possible, and notifys the school that an audition is ready for review. </p>
<p>When you are visiting schools, ask about their process and what format they do their recorded auditions- DVDs/CDs, or on a site such as Citizen Groove?</p>
<p>Indiana U, prescreen</p>
<p>Oklahoma U, prescreen</p>
<p>Coastal Carolina</p>
<p>Texas State U, prescreen</p>
<p>James Madison</p>
<p>University of Cincinnati, prescreen (voice program)</p>
<p>Shenandoah Conservatory, prescreen</p>
<p>University of Michigan, prescreen</p>
<p>Otterbein U, prescreen</p>
<p>Tisch/NYU</p>
<p>Illinois Wesleyan</p>
<p>Stevens Point</p>
<p>NYU/Steinhardt, prescreen</p>
<p>USC/pop music, prescreen</p>
<p>Ball State University</p>
<p>Belmont</p>
<p>University of Colorado, prescreen</p>
<p>Wright state university also accepts DVD auditions although not preffered</p>
<p>Indiana U, prescreen</p>
<p>Oklahoma U, prescreen</p>
<p>Coastal Carolina</p>
<p>Texas State U, prescreen</p>
<p>James Madison</p>
<p>University of Cincinnati, prescreen (voice program)</p>
<p>Shenandoah Conservatory, prescreen</p>
<p>University of Michigan, prescreen</p>
<p>Otterbein U, prescreen</p>
<p>Tisch/NYU</p>
<p>Illinois Wesleyan</p>
<p>Stevens Point</p>
<p>NYU/Steinhardt, prescreen</p>
<p>USC/pop music, prescreen</p>
<p>Ball State University</p>
<p>Belmont</p>
<p>University of Colorado, prescreen</p>
<p>Wright State</p>
<p>Just to clarify, the University of Michigan musical theatre video is NOT a pre-screen. It IS your audition. The “on-campus” and “Unified” auditions are “CALL-BACKS.” </p>
<p>-EJ</p>
<p>EJMusicman, what do you mean about U of Michigan? They have a new system this year where there is a DVD pre-screen to my knowledge. In the past, the pre-screen at UMich was just academic but now it also involves a performance DVD. Is it not a pre-screen? I am assuming that not everyone who submits a DVD for their application will be offered an audition. In fact, an applicant to the BFA in MT at UMich must be invited to audition in person.</p>
<p>From the website… they are calling it an audition not a callback. </p>
<p>“All Musical Theatre applicants must submit the set of unedited video recordings described above by December 1 to be considered for the in-person audition. Those invited to the in-person auditions will be asked to present an audition following these requirements…”</p>
<p>^^^Right, that is also my understanding. Even in the past, at UMich, one had to be invited to audition after an academic pre-screen. This year they added a DVD pre-screen as well. To my knowledge, this is the situation and so I am concerned that either EJmusicman has stated something that is not accurate, or else I am misinformed.</p>
<p>Another clarification is that UMich’s BFA in MT program doesn’t participate in Unifieds, but it does hold auditions in these same cities.</p>
<p>Sorry, Susan, I did mean in the Unified cities! Whoops!</p>
<p>But, from what the people at UMih told me, there is a “DVD-audition” and an “in-person audition” The DVD audition is in essence YOUR audition, and if you get an “in-person audition” that is like a “call-back.” </p>
<p>That is just the info I got. I may have misunderstood, but I am pretty sure that is what they meant.</p>
<p>When asking a question about the “pre-screen dvd,” I was told that it is NOT a pre-screen…it is an AUDITION. </p>
<p>Either way…it is still an important part! Haha :-)</p>
<p>Sorry for any confusion…</p>
<p>-EJ</p>
<p>EJ, maybe it is a matter of semantics. The applicant must submit a DVD to be reviewed. Some applicants, but not all, will be invited to audition in person after their application and DVD have been reviewed. To me, that is a pre-screen as it screens out some applicants and only some are invited to audition in person and that audition is far more complete as it involves dance and so on. You could consider it a “callback” as they are seeing you again but live and in person. But the way it is being handled is no different than the notion of a pre-screen that cuts the applicant pool and invites some to come in and audition in person. In the case of UMich, this pre-screen is also academic in nature as they don’t wish to invite anyone to audition who could not pass muster academically.</p>
<p>I like your way of thinking of it! It definitely makes it seem a little less intimidating!! 
</p>
<p>-EJ</p>
<p>I believe Mr. Wagner told the kids who attended the MPulse MT Workshop this summer that they were adding a prescreening dvd to the audition process this year. I agree that it is a matter of semantics.</p>
<p>Just a note about the prescreen uploads. They took a very long time to complete. So don’t panic if it seems to be taking forever.</p>
<p>So true, My father and I submitted mine two days ago, and the video took two hours to upload. Mine had to upload initially, and then be converted into the format citizengroove prefers for their site. Fortunately, we decided to upload two days before the deadline in case anything like this happened!</p>
<p>Also, just a piece of advice from an issue I had; make sure you know what format your video camera records in, because hi-def camera videos may need to be converted into more basic forms before they can be uploaded onto citizengroove in the first place (and even then the site may need to convert it further). The citizengroove website has lists of approved video formats, and are very helpful in responding to any questions you send them!</p>
<p>East Carolina University also added a required video this year.</p>
<p>“NOTE: all live campus auditions will be by invitation only. All applicants MUST submit a video/digital audition.”
“The digital video audition must be received no later than February 10 of the year the student wishes to enter the program.”</p>
<p>Indiana U, prescreen</p>
<p>Oklahoma U, prescreen</p>
<p>Coastal Carolina</p>
<p>Texas State U, prescreen</p>
<p>James Madison</p>
<p>University of Cincinnati, prescreen (voice program)</p>
<p>Shenandoah Conservatory, prescreen</p>
<p>University of Michigan, prescreen</p>
<p>Otterbein U, prescreen</p>
<p>Tisch/NYU</p>
<p>Illinois Wesleyan</p>
<p>Stevens Point</p>
<p>NYU/Steinhardt, prescreen</p>
<p>USC/pop music, prescreen</p>
<p>Ball State University</p>
<p>Belmont</p>
<p>University of Colorado, prescreen</p>
<p>Wright State</p>
<p>Eastern Carolina, prescreen</p>
<p>Well- it’s 2012. Almost May. I am overwhelmed. My DD is a Junior- MT aspirant. We visited UOK , Texas State, and OKCity over spring break. I don’t have any video euipment, a piano at home or the slightest clue how to help her make these oh-so important DVDS or viedo uploads…HELLLLPPPPP!</p>
<p>miscimom, as you can see from the list, pre-screen DVDs are mandatory for some of the schools. Isn’t there someone you can borrow a video camera from? My husband’s still camera films up to 20 minute long videos, and they are of surprisingly good quality. Maybe check your camera to see if it has a video function? Otherwise, I’d say invest in a flip camera, which costs around $150 for a good one. if you are going to be applying to schools like TSU or OkU, there is no way around the DVD requirement.</p>
<p>None of the schools require a professional-style DVD. Each school has different requirements re: what to put on the DVD, how long the DVD should be, etc. You need to check each school’s web site for details. But, don’t panic about getting a professional quality recording - as long as the audio is good, and you film in good light, a cheap camera done at home will work. Just put your D against a plain background, with just a piano (or a piano track) and have her sing. If you don’t have a piano, there must be somewhere (even her high school?) where you can film this that has a piano or keyboard. If worse comes to worse, use a piano track. There are very inexpensive services which will record a track for you of your song, and the turnaround time is just a day or two. Make sure you put the camera on a tripod or something to hold it steady…it will be fine. I recall someone posting something about “tips to making a good video”…can anyone remember where that was? If you have access to a computer (if you don’t have one at home, go to your library?), editing and burning these DVDs is extremely simple. Don’t panic, it’s not as hard as it seems. And, make sure your list of schools includes some that are not as hard to get into as the ones you visited over spring break! Good luck!</p>