LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL
OVERVIEW
Acceptance to LaGuardia Arts is based on a competitive audition and review of student records to ensure success in both the demanding studio work and the challenging academic programs. Students who are New York City residents in the 8th or 9th grade are eligible to audition. In September of the 8th or 9th grade, your child should inform his/her guidance counselor of his/her decision so that an admission ticket can be issued for the appropriate audition(s).
Students may audition for the following studios: Art, Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music,
Technical Theatre, and/or Vocal Music
Last year, 664 students were chosen from more than 9,000 applicants. Students come from all five boroughs and reflect the diverse racial and cultural composition of New
York City.
Audition Schedule
Dates are scheduled according to the borough in which your school is located, not where you live, and by the first letter of the student’s last name. All Audition ending times are approximate and vary according to the Studio. Please check the high school handbook or the school’s website for dates. www.laguardiahs.org
MUSIC AUDITION VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL
PART 1: Performance Audition
 Prepare and perform one musical selection that demonstrates your musicianship and technical proficiency.
 Instrumental music students must bring their instruments to the audition.
However, the school will provide a piano, double bass, tuba, percussion, harp, and guitar amplifier.
PART 2: Rhythmic Memory Test
 Applicant taps back rhythmic patterns
PART 3: Tonal Memory Test
 Applicant sings short melodies played by the examiner
PART 4: Sight-reading test (Instrumental applicants only)
**Academic performance in ALL subject areas is heavily weighed in the admissions decision. Preference is given to students with 90+ averages and level 3+ on state math and ELA assessments.

FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
OVERVIEW
Frank Sinatra School of the Arts will offer the opportunity for all students to achieve their fullest academic and artistic potential. This will be accomplished through a rigorous educational program, which will include a challenging academic program, pre-conservatory studio work, experiences with cultural institutions, and intensive participation in community service. Students will be offered the opportunity to gain real world experience in the arts through internships and apprenticeships. Graduates will be prepared for both the finest conservatories and the best universities in the country. All of the people associated with the school – administrators, teachers, artists and performers – are consonant in their belief that students should be committed and dedicated to their art form, not fame and celebrity. Students should be prepared to work hard and long in their chosen field, learn to appreciate the art itself and, finally, to see their hard work as its own reward. From vision to course development to day-to-day teaching, the school is designed to reinforce its dedication to the arts.
Instrumental
Audition Information: Perform at least one solo selection and three major scales. Take a sight-reading test and a rhythmic comprehension test in which you are required to tap back rhythmic patterns. Bring your own instrument (except piano, tuba, double bass, percussion instruments, guitar amplifiers); bring 2 copies of audition music.
Vocal
Audition Information: Perform the Star Spangled Banner (accompaniment will be provided) and one minute of a classical or a standard musical theatre piece. Bring sheet music in your key.
AUDITIONS ARE BY REGISTRATION ONLY. PLEASE SPEAK WITH YOUR
CHILD'S GUIDANCE COUNSELOR REGARDING AUDITION REGISTRATION.
For further audition & student transfer information see the school’s webesite, franksinatraschoolofthearts.org
You may also contact Mrs. Marchetta @ 718 392 5025 or
Cmarchetta@schools.nyc.gov
**Academic performance in ALL subject areas is heavily weighed in the admissions decision. Preference is given to students with 90+ averages and level 3+ on state math and ELA assessments.

Q12B: Music Performance & Production
Academy of Music - Vocal and Instrumental Performing Arts
The original performing arts school in Queens, the Bayside High School Academy of Music prides itself on strong teaching and excellent facilities in order to prepare music students for the next level. With three instrumental rehearsal rooms, two vocal performance rooms, a state-of-the-art music technology lab, a brand new Music
Production Mac lab, and an auditorium that is always filled to capacity for performances, the Bayside High School Academy of Music is the ideal institution for music education.* (see note below for clarification)
-Preparation for careers in vocal and instrumental performance (Band, Orchestra, -
Chorus, Guitar, Drums, Percussion) and in music production and studio recording; pianists and beginners welcome to apply
The end goal of this Program is to develop independent thinking, literate performers and
Recording Arts technicians who are socially responsible and aware of the "business skills" required to secure employment and successfully pursue post-secondary study in music performance and recording arts Technology.
Entrance Criteria
- Audition: Students may audition for the instrumental part of the program by performing one prepared musical selection and three scales. Students may audition for the vocal string of the program by singing one prepared musical selection in any style. All students (beginners included) will take a music aptitude test and be interviewed.
- Grades: 80-100 in all courses
- Standardized Test Scores: 2-4 Math; 2-4 English
- Review of Attendance & Punctuality
For audition information, please visit the "Music and Art Audition lnformation" link at
www.baysidehighschool.org.
The focus of the BHS Music program is contemporary and popular music.
Although students will audition on their band/orchestra instruments, they will be primarily focusing on drums, guitar bass and/or keyboards. At the present time major ensemble instruction (concert band, jazz band and orchestra) are NOT offered at this school.

Talent Unlimited High School is a small New York City performing arts public high school with students from all five boroughs. Admission is by audition and review of academic records. Located in the Julia Richman Educational Complex on
East 68th Street off Second Avenue in Manhattan, TUHS is widely recognized for its successful cultivation of an artistic, academically-proficient community of college ready citizen-artists dedicated to lifelong learning and creative collaboration.
TUHS offers an arts integration curriculum aimed at preparing its students to achieve artistic and academic excellence. Students are accepted to one of five arts majors programs: dance, drama, instrumental music, musical theatre or vocal music. They also participate in a challenging college preparatory academic program that includes Regents and Advanced Regents certifications, Advanced Placement classes and College Now courses.
INSTRUMENTAL AUDITION INFORMATION
Students must bring on the day of their audition:
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A pen or pencil
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Instruments (except Percussion, Piano, Tuba, and String Bass which will be provided by Talent Unlimited HS) Percussionists must bring their own sticks and mallets.
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Two copies of a prepared musical selection of medium difficulty (i.e. NYSSMA
Level 2 or 3 as a model of difficulty level)
In addition all students will be asked to play scales and to sight-read. Three major scales are required for each instrument.
* Pianists should play at least three major scales in multiple octaves with both hands.
** Percussionists will be asked to place several rudiments in lieu of scales
VOCAL AUDITION INFORMATION
Be prepared to sing one of the following in a medium key from memory:
-Amazing Grace
-Over The Rainbow
-Silent Night
-The Star Spangled Banner
An accompanist will be provided. Applicants will also be asked to repeat vocal phrases demonstrated by the teacher in order to test rhythm, tonal memory, and basic vocal technique. Ability to take directions will be strongly considered .
Evidence of strong academic performance is preferred. Admitted students have academic averages ranging from 80-100, although above 85 is preferable.
For more information go to the school’s website, www.tuhsnyc.com

Celia Cruz High School of Music is a small magnet school for students seriously interested in continuing their music studies while pursuing a rigorous academic course of study.
 A small school where all members of the staff know you and support
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 your academic and musical growth.
 Opportunities to be with like-minded students that are serious about
 music and academic achievement.
Small class sizes in core academic subjects. Highly qualified and dedicated teacher s who care about you.
 A program that will prepare you for college. Individualized attention to your academic and music performance needs.
Honors, Advanced Placement, and College Now courses.
Music instruction in the music building of Lehman College, City
University of New York.
Opportunities to perform at various locations.
A partnership of school, home, and community ready to support and guide you through high school and beyond.
Audition Requirements
Chorus:
Students should be prepared to sing a piece a cappella, match pitch, imitate rhythmic and melodic lines, and sing in harmony with the teacher.
Instrumental (Band, Orchestra, Piano):
Students should be prepared to perform a piece, scales, and sight read.
Percussion (Drums):
Students should be prepared to perform a piece on snare drum, sight read, and perform two rudiments.
Celia Cruz HS offers three levels of band as well as several choruses, an orchestra and a jazz ensemble. The school hosts a NYSSMA festival annually and all students are encouraged to participate in both solo and major ensemble adjudication. The
Symphonic Band competes at level VI and has had several consecutive gold and gold with distinction ratings.
Located across the street from Bronx Science, Celia Cruz students can utilize the same private bussing company, Vallo Transportation. For further information about busses contact Vallo at 718.961.7600.
For further information go to the school’s website, www.ccbxhsm.org

The Grand Street Band Program is set up as a four year sequence
There are no auditions. Students with past instrumental music training will be placed on one of the upper-level bands.
The Grand Street Campus Band has performed for former NYC Schools chancellor
Klien, Auturo O’ Farrill and congresswoman Nydia Velasquez
All GSC Band Participate in annual NYSSMA adjudication festivals.
The Beginner Band has received a gold rating at Level I for five consecutive years.
The Wind Ensemble has received multiple gold with distinction levels IV and V.
In March of 2013, the Grand Street Campus hosted New York City’s first ever Area -All
State Festival.
Student applicants must apply to one of the Grand Street Campus High Schools.
The most competitive school on the campus is The High School for Enterprise,
Business and Technology. It is an “A” school and academic performance is very heavily weighed for admission. Incoming students generally have academic averages ranging from 85-100. There are a multitude of AP classes offered.
Progress High School has slightly less rigorous entrance requirements. It is a “C” school. Incoming students generally have academic averages of 80 and above.
For further information, contact Mr. Ball, Director of Bands at the Grand Street
Campus at jball3@schools.nyc.gov

FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
The Forest Hills HS Music Department is among the strongest in Queens.
Ensembles include Concert Choir, Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensemble and the Advanced Percussion Ensemble. Instruction is also available in music theory (four levels of coursework are offered), vocal training and beginning percussion. Completion of the FHHS music program will result in an arts endorsement on your Regents diploma.
Entrance to the FHHS Music Department requires an audition. Students with grade point averages between 85 and 100 are preferred.
FHHS is a large comprehensive high school serving nearly 4,000 students.
They have bee n an “A” rated school for the past five years. An extensive number of advanced placement courses are offered.
The audition requirements are as follows:
-A prepared piece at or above NYSSMA Level II or III
-Sightreading
-Pitch matching assessment for prospective vocal students
For further information, check out the website http://www.foresthillshs.org
SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL – HIGH SCHOOL
SMS is the only music-only high school in the city. It is located in Manhattan near
Lincoln Center. It is an extension of the well-regarded k-8 school. It opened to its first
9 th grade class in the fall of 2013, so it is a new school. Only 50 students are admitted each year. You must apply by November 1, 2014, and the application is available at kaufmanmusiccenter.org. Students will be invited for a live audition after the application and teacher recommendation form is received.