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Admission requirements

• New students must meet the general requirements for admission to the university. 
• Submit the Conservatory's supplemental application and audition request form at least 30-days prior to your audition date; Auditions are scheduled only after receipt of this application.
• Perform a 10-minute audition in your major area; instrumental, voice or keyboard.
• Submit your portfolio of composition; two to three scores of your original compositions; Recordings of these compositions.
• You may be asked to interview with the composition faculty.

Why UMKC?

• The Conservatory of Music and Dance aims to meet or exceed the educational standards set by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) for the training of undergraduate music students. To that end, the Conservatory endorses the acquisition of skills in musicianship and general studies.
• With more than 100 years of excellence, the Conservatory of Music and Dance has set the standard as the most comprehensive music and dance education center in the Midwest since 1906.
• Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Association of Schools of Dance, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, and the Certification Board for Music Therapists

  

Fast facts

• 625 students in the Conservatory; 240 Conservatory graduate students, 385 Conservatory undergraduate; 9 percent of Conservatory students are international
• UMKC has appeared in the Time/Princeton Review: Best Colleges for You, and has consistently made the U.S. News and World Report list of America's Best Colleges.

Faculty

• Conservatory Composition Faculty receive national and international recognition with awards and commissions and are at the top of their field internationally.
• 95 percent of UMKC faculty have a Ph.D. or the highest degree in their field.
• UMKC's student-to-faculty ratio is a low 14-to-1.

Student organizations

• Sigma Alpha Iota
• Mu Phi Epsilon
• Pi Kappa Lambda national music honor society

The Conservatory maintains an affiliation with:

• National Federation of Music Clubs
• CMENC; Student Organization of MENC
• The National Association for Music Education
• American Music Therapy Association
• International Association of Jazz Educators
• American Guild of Organists American Choral Directors Association

Careers

Explore career options for Music Composition majors at careeronestop.org.

Contact us

Office of Admissions

120 Administrative Center
5115 Oak St.
Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone: 816-235-1111
Toll-free: 1-800-775-8652
Relay Missouri: 1-800-735-2966 (TTY)
E-mail: admit@umkc.edu
umkc.edu/admissions

Visit us

Students are encouraged to schedule a campus visit by visiting umkc.edu/welcome or calling 816-235-8652.