For high-school classical voice students applying to college.

College music auditions are complicated. Your plan doesn't have to be.

Applying to multiple college music programs can mean multiple sets of audition requirements, prescreens, repertoire expectations, deadlines, musicianship assessments, and supplemental materials. The College Audition Blueprint turns all of those moving pieces into one personalized, organized roadmap for your student.

A classical voice student rehearsing college audition repertoire beside a grand piano
01The Challenge

Eight colleges can mean eight completely different auditions.

Even similar-sounding programs can each require their own combination of:

Prescreen Recordings

Repertoire Requirements

Languages & Musical Styles

Memorization Expectations

Live Auditions

Sight-Singing

Musicianship Assessments

Interviews

Performance Résumés

Supplemental Materials

Varying Deadlines

Institutional Portals

Families often end up with dozens of browser tabs, spreadsheets, emails, and notes trying to determine what each program actually requires.

The College Audition Blueprint does that research and organization for you, then shows how the requirements fit together for your individual student.

02What’s Included

One personalized roadmap for your entire college audition season.

A professionally organized report built from your student's college list, repertoire, background, and goals. Every Blueprint includes:

Not an AI Product

Every Blueprint is carefully constructed by a member of our team, not generated by AI. Each one is backed by research receipts and clickable links to official college websites, so your family can check every requirement directly at the source.

01

College-by-College Audition Requirements

Every school in your package, with published prescreen, audition, repertoire, and other requirements organized in one place.

02

Deadline Tracker

Relevant published audition and prescreen deadlines are organized in one place, so nothing slips through during a busy application season.

03

Repertoire Compatibility Matrix

Signature Module

Shows which pieces from your student’s existing repertoire may satisfy published requirements at multiple colleges, helping one well-chosen piece do the work of several.

04

Repertoire Gap Analysis

Identifies requirements not currently covered by the student’s submitted repertoire, so the student and their primary voice teacher can address potential gaps early.

05

Musicianship & Additional Requirements

Identifies published requirements involving sight-singing, aural skills, theory, interviews, résumés, supplemental materials, and other components where applicable.

06

Personalized Preparation Timeline

Organizes major preparation priorities across your student’s audition season, mapped to their actual deadlines and goals.

07

Priority Action Plan

A concise list of the most important next steps based on the research and your student’s submitted information.

08

Official Sources & Verification

Links to the official institutional sources used during research, each with a verification date, so families can independently confirm requirements.

Your voice teacher still matters.

The College Audition Blueprint complements, not replaces, your student's primary voice teacher. Their teacher knows the instrument, the technique, and the repertoire, and remains essential to preparation.

The Blueprint solves a different problem: researching and organizing audition requirements across every program on your student's list, so students, parents, and teachers can see the whole landscape clearly.

03The Process

How it works

1

Choose your Blueprint

Select your audition track — Classical Voice or Musical Theater — and the number of colleges you would like included.

2

Tell us about your student

After purchase, complete the secure Blueprint Intake with your student’s prospective colleges, current repertoire, musical background, and goals.

3

We research and analyze

Each college’s current published audition information is researched and organized, then analyzed alongside your student’s submitted repertoire and preparation.

4

Receive your Blueprint

A personalized College Audition Blueprint gives the student, family, and voice teacher a clear view of the audition process and preparation priorities.

Target turnaround: 7–10 business days after a complete intake has been received. The turnaround begins once all required intake information has been submitted.
04Pricing

Choose the Classical Voice Blueprint that fits your college list.

Every Classical Voice package includes all standard Blueprint components. Payment is processed securely through Stripe.

Essential Blueprint

$395

Includes up to 5 colleges. All standard Blueprint components.

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Complete Blueprint

$595

Includes up to 8 colleges. All standard Blueprint components.

Comprehensive Blueprint

$795

Includes up to 12 colleges. All standard Blueprint components.

Need another school? Additional colleges may be added for $60 each.

Dr. Shannon Redburn, founder of The College Audition Blueprint
05About Us

Led by an educator who understands both classical voice and high-school musicians.

We are led by Dr. Shannon Redburn, a classically trained voice educator and Director of Choral Activities. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts and a Master of Music from the University of Memphis’ Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, and Bachelor’s degrees in Music Education and Voice from the UMKC Conservatory.

A working professional singer, GRAMMY Music Educator Award quarterfinalist, and curriculum author with the Memphis Music Initiative, she has spent her career preparing young musicians for exactly this process, and she has prepared our team to do the same.

We created The College Audition Blueprint so families wouldn’t have to become experts in dozens of different audition processes just to help their student prepare. Our goal is simple: turn a complicated collection of requirements into a clear plan that students, parents, and voice teachers can actually use.

Credentials & Affiliations

  • DMA & MM, University of Memphis, Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music
  • BME & BM, Voice, UMKC Conservatory
  • GRAMMY Music Educator Award Quarterfinalist
  • Curriculum Author & Teaching Artist, Memphis Music Initiative
  • Director of Choral Activities
06FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Spend less time deciphering audition requirements and more time preparing for the audition.

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