Audition Information for BM: Audio & Music Production Option
Bachelor of Music: Audio and Music Production Option
Woodwinds
Bassoon
- 12 major scales and arpeggios minimum 2 Octaves
- One slow and one fast etude from Weisenborn or similar etude book
- One movement of a standard sonata or concerto (Mozart)
- Sightreading
Clarinet
- 12 major scales and arpeggios minimum 2 Octaves
- One slow and one fast etude from Klose
- One movement of a standard sonata or concerto (Mozart, von Weber, Brahms)
- Sightreading
Flute
- 12 major scales and arpeggios minimum 2 Octaves
- One slow and one fast etude from a standard etude book
- One movement of a standard sonata or concerto (Mozart, Vivaldi, Bach)
- Sightreading
Oboe
- 12 major scales and arpeggios minimum 2 Octaves
- One slow and one fast etude from Barrett
- One movement of a standard sonata or concerto (Mozart, Vivaldi, Bach)
- Sightreading
Saxophone
- 12 major scales and arpeggios minimum 2 Octaves
- One slow and one fast etude from Ferling-48 Studies
- One movement of a standard sonata or concerto (Creston, Glazounov, Heiden, Milhaud, Ibert, Dubois) OR Two of the following tunes (or similar tunes): 1. Straight No Chaser by Thelonius Monk; 2. Satin Doll by Duke Ellington; 3. Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham; 4. Oleo by Sonny Rollins; 5. Ladybird by Tadd Dameron; 6. Tune-Up by Miles Davis
- Sightreading
Brass/Percussion
Euphonium
- 12 major scales and arpeggios minimum 2 Octaves
- One slow and one fast etude from any standard etude book (Bordogni/Rochut, Kopprasch, Arban etc.).
- One movement of a standard sonata or concerto.
- Sightreading.
Horn
- 12 major scales and arpeggios minimum 2 Octaves
- One slow and one fast etude from a standard etude book
- One movement of a standard sonata or concerto (Mozart, Strauss,)
- Sightreading
Trumpet
- 12 major scales and arpeggios
- One slow and one fast etude from Arban
- One movement of a standard sonata or concerto (Hayden, Hummel, Piston) OR Two of the following tunes (or similar tunes): 1. Straight No Chaser by Thelonius Monk; 2. Satin Doll by Duke Ellington; 3. Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham; 4. Oleo by Sonny Rollins; 5. Ladybird by Tadd Dameron; 6. Tune-Up by Miles Davis
- Sightreading
Trombone
- 12 major scales and arpeggios minimum 2 Octaves
- Etude #6 from “Melodious Studies” by Rochut/Etude #6 from “36 Studies” by Blume
- One movement of a standard sonata or concerto (example: “Morceau Symphonique” by Guilmant) OR Two of the following tunes (or similar tunes): 1. Straight No Chaser by Thelonius Monk; 2. Satin Doll by Duke Ellington; 3. Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham; 4. Oleo by Sonny Rollins; 5. Ladybird by Tadd Dameron; 6. Tune-Up by Miles Davis
- Sightreading
Tuba
- 12 major scales and arpeggios minimum 2 Octaves
- One slow and one fast etude from any standard etude book (Burdogni, Blazhevich, etc.)
- One movement of a standard sonata or concerto
- Sightreading
Percussion
Note: Students majoring in percussion must demonstrate competency in three of the four areas below:
Mallet Instruments (Marimba, Vibraphone or Xylophone)
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- 12 major scales and arpeggios minimum 2 Octaves
- An etude from a standard etude/method book (Goldenberg, G.H. Green, etc.)
- One movement of a standard sonata or concerto (Tanner, Creston, Rosauro, etc.)
Snare Drum
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- Rudiments (PAS List)
- Two solos/etudes: 1) Rudimental Style and 2) Classical Style
- Sightreading
Timpani
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- Basic technique: strokes, rolls and tuning basic intervals (fourths and fifths)
- Movement from a Sonata or Concerto ( Beck, Carter, etc.)
Drum Set
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- Demonstrate basic technique in several styles (swing, latin, funk, etc.)
- Demonstrate basic snare drum technique (Rudiments from PAS List)
- Two of the following tunes (or similar tunes): 1. Straight No Chaser by Thelonius Monk; 2. Satin Doll by Duke Ellington; 3. Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham; 4. Oleo by Sonny Rollins; 5. Ladybird by Tadd Dameron; 6. Tune-Up by Miles Davis. Play melody on drums and comp for other soloists, trade fours.
Keyboard/Strings
Piano
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- 12 major scales and arpeggios (two hands), four octaves
- Perform from memory, three contrasting solo classical selections. One selection should be by J.S. Bach [For Example: 1) A Prelude or Invention by J.S. Bach; 2) A Sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, or Beethoven; 3) A selection from the romantic, impressionistic or contemporary periods.] OR Two of the following tunes (or similar tunes): 1. Straight No Chaser by Thelonius Monk; 2. Satin Doll by Duke Ellington; 3. Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham; 4. Oleo by Sonny Rollins; 5. Ladybird by Tadd Dameron; 6. Tune-Up by Miles Davis
- Sightreading
Violin
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- 12 major scales and arpeggios, three octaves
- One etude from Kreutzer or Dont, Opus 37
- One movement from a Bach unaccompanied sonata or partita
- One movement of a standard concerto (Mozart #4, Lalo Symphonie Espanole, Bruch g minor)
- Sightreading
Viola
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- 12 major scales and arpeggios, two octaves
- One etude from Kreutzer
- One movement from a Bach unaccompanied suite (transcribed for viola)
- One movement of a standard concerto (Telemann)
- Sightreading
Violoncello
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- 12 major scales and arpeggios, two octaves
- One etude from Popper
- One movement of a Bach Suite
- One movement from a standar concerto (Hayden, Dvorak, Schumann)
- Sightreading
Bass
- 12 major scales and arpeggios minimum 2 Octaves
- One slow and one fast etude from a standard etude book (Simandl, Hertl)
- One movement of a standard sonata or concerto (Marcello, Vivaldi, Bach) OR Two of the following tunes (or similar tunes): 1. Straight No Chaser by Thelonius Monk; 2. Satin Doll by Duke Ellington; 3. Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham; 4. Oleo by Sonny Rollins; 5. Ladybird by Tadd Dameron; 6. Tune-Up by Miles Davis
- Sightreading
Classical Guitar
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- 2 octave C major scale.
- Sor, Aguado or Giuliani etude of easy to intermediate level, preferably memorized. (Comparable etude of Brouwer or Garcia)
- Sight read from excerpts of ‘Sight Reading For Guitar’ by Richard Benedict. (Vol 1)
Jazz Guitar
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- 12 major scales and arpeggios, two octaves
- A solo transcription from the Charlie Parker Omnibook
- Sightreading
- Two of the following tunes (or similar tunes):
- Straight No Chaser by Thelonius Monk;
- Satin Doll by Duke Ellington;
- Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham;
- Oleo by Sonny Rollins;
- Ladybird by Tadd Dameron;
- Tune-Up by Miles Davis
Voice
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- Prepare at least two memorized songs in contrasting styles; one in English and one in a foreign language.
- Sight sing, with reasonable accuracy, a simple vocal melody.
- NOTE: an accompanist will be provided for you.