All candidates should be prepared with major and minor scales and arpeggios (four octaves). An audition for a Bachelor of Music degree in Performance should include a Prelude and Fugue from the Well Tempered Clavier by Bach; two contrasting movements from a Sonata by Haydn, Mozart (excluding K. 545) or Beethoven (excluding Op. 49, Nos. 1 or 2); and a representative composition from the nineteenth or twentieth century. All works must be performed from memory. A short sight-reading test will be given.

An audition for the Bachelor of Music degree with emphasis in Music Education should consist of a two-part invention by Bach (or similar level of difficulty) and compositions in two other contrasting styles. These need not be memorized.

1. Major and minor scales and arpeggios in three octaves with various bowings.
2. One etude by Mazas, Dont, Rode or similar study.
3. A short piece or a movement of a sonata.

Bachelor of Music in Performance

In addition to the above, candidates must perform:

1. Any one movement from Bach’s unaccompanied sonatas or partitas.
2. A movement from any concerto in the standard repertoire.

1. Major and minor scales and arpeggios in three octaves with various bowings.
2. One etude by Mazas, Rode, Campagnoli, Fuchs, or similar study.
3. A short piece or a movement of a sonata.

Bachelor of Music in Performance

In addition to the above, candidates must perform:

1. One movement from any Bach solo suite (originally for cello) or sonata or partita (originally for violin).
2. A movement from any concerto in the standard repertoire.

1. Major and minor scales and arpeggios in three octaves with various bowings.
2. One etude by Popper, Du Port, Klengel, or similar study.
3. A short piece or a movement of a sonata.

Bachelor of Music in Performance

In addition to the above, candidates must perform:

1. One movement from any Bach solo suite.
2. A movement from any concerto in the standard repertoire.

1. Major and minor scales and arpeggios in two octaves.
2. One etude by Simandl, Hrabe, Storch, Rabbath, or similar study.
3. A short piece or movement of a sonata.

Bachelor of Music in Performance

In addition to the above, candidates must perform:

1. One movement from any Bach solo cello suite or gamba sonata.
2. A movement from any concerto in the standard repertoire.

(Classical Emphasis - minor)

1. Major and minor scales in two octaves.
2. Two contrasting movements of pieces from the solo repertoire that demonstrate the student’s current performance level. The following pieces are suggested: Milan 6 Pavanas; Bach Prelude in D Minor, BWV 999 or Bouree in E Minor, BWV 996; Guiliani Allegro Vivace, Op. 111, Part 2; Sor Twenty Studies; Tarrega Adelita; Villa-Lobos Preludes and Etudes.

(Jazz Emphasis - minor)

1. Major and minor scales in two octaves.
2. Perform the melody, improvise, and comp the chord changes to two contrasting jazz composition (those auditioning should provide their own play-along recording). It is recommended that one selection be a 12-Bar Blues piece (i.e. Billie’s Bounce). The following pieces are suggested:
   • Autumn Leaves, Blue Bossa, All Blues, My Funny Valentine, Summertime, Take the “A” Train, or Green Dolphin Street.
3. Sight reading, including chord changes in swing and Latin styles.

1. One or more movements from a standard concerto (e.g. Mozart or Strauss).
2. Saint Saens, Morceau de Concert, Dukas: Villanelle
3. Etudes by Belloli, Gallay (Op. 32, 43, 57), Kling, or Kopprasch.

1. Works by Galliard (sonatas, any two contrasting movements), Grafe Concerto for Trombone, Guilmant Morceau Symphonique, or Barat Andanta et Allegro.
2. Etudes by Bordogni-Rochut (Melodious Etudes, volume 1), or Kopprasch (Sixty Studies for Trombone, any).

1. One or more movements of a Baroque sonata typical of the following: Galliard Sonata no. 1 or no. 5 (arr. for trombone), Marcello Sonata in C Major (arr. for trombone), Corelli Sonata in F Major (arr. for trombone).
2. A Romantic work typical of the following: Schumann Five Pieces in Folk Style, Saint-Saens Morceau de Concert, or Schostakovich Four Preludes.
3. A modern work typical of the following: Barat Introduction and Serenade, Guilmant Morceau Symphonic, Haddad Suite for Baritone, Presser Sonatina, Ropartz Andante and Allegro, Clark Bride of the Waves.

1. One or more movements of a Baroque work typical of the following: Bach Air and Bouree, Marcello Sonata in C Major, Telemann Sonata in F Major, Corelli.
2. A Classic or Romantic work typical of the following: Beethoven Variations on a Theme by Handel, Mozart Concerto No. 3 for horn, Chopin Preludes, op. 28.
3. A modern work typical of the following: Haddad Suite for Tuba, Presser Minute Sketches, Frackenpohl Concertino, Bartles Scherzo for Tuba, Barat Introduction and Serenade (trombone), McKay Sonata for Trombone, White Lyric Suite (slow and fast movements).

1. Etude. a) Andersen; b) Berbiguier; c) Gariboldi
2. Solo. a) Handel or J.S. Bach Sonatas (any movement); b) Mozart Concerto in G or D (any movement); c) Hindemith Sonata; d) Chaminade Concertino.

1. Etude. a) Ferling; b) Barret; c) Verroust
2. Solo. a) Handel Sonatas for Oboe; b) Schumann Romances; c) Barlow Winter’s Passed; d) Haydn Concerto (any movement).

1. Etude. a) Rose 40 - Book I; b) Cavallini; c) Rose Etudes.
2. Solo. a) Mozart Concerto (any movement); b) Hindemith Sonata; c) Schumann Fantasy Pieces; d) Finzi 5 Bagatelles; e) Vaughn Williams 6 Studies in English Folk Song.

1. Etude. a) Weissenborn Studies, p. 8; b) Milde Concert Studies, op. 26, Book I; c) Jancourt 26 Studies, op. 15.
2. Solo. a) Mozart Concerto in Bb (any movement); b) Vivaldi Concerto (any); c) Danzi Concerto in F; d) Galliard Sonatas.

1. Etude. a) Ferling; b) DeVille; C) Salviani; d) Iasili.
2. Solo. a) Bozza-Aria; b) Creston Sonata, op. 19 (any movement); c) Ibert Aria or Concertino de Camera; d) Heiden Sonata.

Scales: All major scales, two octaves; Chromatic scale, 2 Mallet Solo: (Hatch) “Furioso and Valse in d minor” (Green) any xylophone rag (Zivkovic) “Funny Xylophone”, any solo. Optional 4 Mallet Solo: (Quartier) “Image” any solo (Zivkovic) “Funny Marimba” any solo (Peters) “Waves” or “Sea Refractions.”

Any brief solo or etude. Tuning must also be demonstrated.

A prepared solo is not required in the drumset area. Students auditioning in this area should be prepared to demonstrate a variety of styles, to include swing, rock, Latin American styles, and funk.