Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the ArtsSchool of Music

Graduate Brass

TRUMPET (11/17/2018, 01/26/2019, 02/09/2019, 02/16/2019)

The entrance audition must display a level of development in embouchure, articulation, range, tone, flexibility and musicality that allows you to start with the listed repertoire or comparable literature. Piano accompaniment is not required for brass auditions.

Master of Music

No specific works are required.

  • Several contrasting styles from the standard trumpet repertoire that demonstrate all facets of your playing and show proficiency on B-flat, C, E-flat and piccolo trumpets. 
  • Sight-reading.
  • Transposing at sight.
  • Orchestra calls from standard audition materials.

Recorded Auditions: While recorded auditions are acceptable for MM applicants, a live audition is strongly recommended for scholarship consideration. See "Recordings + Portfolios" for technical specifications.

Doctor of Musical Arts

To be considered for a live, in-person audition, applicants for all doctoral performance concentrations must upload a prescreening recording to the School of Music Application and submit the application by October 1 for spring admission and December 1 for fall admission. See "Recordings + Portfolios" for technical specifications.

The prescreening consists of the following:

  • Two solo works or movements of contrasting style.
  • Three standard excerpts.

A live audition is required. Please prepare the following (no specific works are required).

  • Several contrasting styles from the standard trumpet repertoire that demonstrate all facets of your playing and show proficiency on B-flat, C, E-flat and piccolo trumpets. 
  • Sight-reading.
  • Transposing at sight.
  • Orchestra calls from standard audition materials.

 

TROMBONE (11/17/2018, 01/26/2019, 02/16/2019)

The entrance audition must display a level of development in embouchure, articulation, range, tone, flexibility and musicality that allows you to start with the listed repertoire or comparable literature. Piano accompaniment is not required for brass auditions.

Master of Music

Tenor Trombone

  • Suggested solos:
    • Arnold: Fantasy
    • Crespo: Improvisation No. 1
    • Defaye: Deux Dances
    • Hindemith: Sonata
    • Martin: Ballade
    • Ropartz: Piece in E-flat minor
    • Stojowski: Fantasy
    • Tomasi: Concerto
  • Suggested excerpts:
    • Berlioz: "Hungarian March" from The Damnation of Faust
    • Mozart: "Tuba mirum" from Requiem
    • Ravel: Bolero
    • Wagner: "Ride of the Walküre" from Die Walküre

Bass Trombone

  • Suggested solos:
    • Fetter: Spain
    • Hidas: Meditation
    • Bozza: New Orleans
    • Ewazen: Concerto
    • Ritter George: Concerto
    • Lebedev: Concerto
    • Spillman: Concerto
  • Suggested excerpts:
    • Bach: "Sarabande" from Cello Suite No. 5
    • Haydn: The Creation
    • Schumann: Symphony No. 3, "Rhenish"
    • Wagner: Das Rheingold
    • Wagner: "Ride of the Walküre" from Die Walküre

Doctor of Musical Arts

To be considered for a live, in-person audition, applicants for all doctoral performance concentrations must upload a prescreening recording to the School of Music Application and submit the application by October 1 for spring admission and December 1 for fall admission. See "Recordings + Portfolios" for technical specifications.

The prescreening consists of the following:

      • Two solo works or movements of contrasting style.
      • Three standard excerpts.

For the live audition, please prepare the following:

Tenor Trombone

  • Suggested solos:
    • Arnold: Fantasy
    • Crespo: Improvisation No. 1
    • Defaye: Deux Dances
    • Hindemith: Sonata
    • Martin: Ballade
    • Ropartz: Piece in E-flat minor
    • Stojowski: Fantasy
    • Tomasi: Concerto
  • Suggested excerpts:
    • Mozart: "Tuba mirum" from Requiem
    • Ravel: Bolero
    • Rossini: William Tell Overture (Storm Scene)
    • Wagner: "Ride of the Walküre" from Die Walküre
    • Schumann: Symphony No. 3, "Rhenish"
    • Strauss: Til Eulenspiegel 
    • Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (Battle Scene)

Bass Trombone

  • Suggested solos:
    • Fetter: Spain
    • Hidas: Meditation
    • Bozza: New Orleans
    • Ewazen: Concerto
    • Ritter George: Concerto
    • Lebedev: Concerto
    • Spillman: Concerto
  • Suggested excerpts:
    • Bach: "Sarabande" from Cello Suite No. 5
    • Haydn: The Creation
    • Respighi: The Fountains of Rome
    • Rossini: William Tell Overture (Storm Scene)
    • Schumann: Symphony No. 3, "Rhenish"
    • Wagner: Das Rheingold
    • Wagner: "Ride of the Walküre" from Die Walküre

Recorded Auditions: While recorded auditions are acceptable, a live audition is strongly recommended for scholarship consideration. See "Recordings + Portfolios" for technical specifications.

 

HORN (11/17/2018, 01/26/2019, 02/09/2019, 02/16/2019)

 The entrance audition must display a level of development in embouchure, articulation, range, tone, flexibility and musicality that allows you to start with the listed repertoire or comparable literature. Piano accompaniment is not required for brass auditions.

Master of Music

  • Transposing at sight.
  • Orchestra excerpts to include:
    • Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (third movement–first horn)
    • Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel (opening calls–first horn)
    • Four other orchestral excerpts of the applicant's choice
  • Two works comparable in difficulty to the following representative samples:
    • Dukas: Vilanelle
    • Gliere: Concerto
    • Haydn:Concerto No. 1
    • Jacob: Concerto
    • Mozart: Concerto No. 2 or 4
    • Schumann: Adagio and Allegro
    • R. Strauss: Concerto No.2

Doctor of Musical Arts

To be considered for a live, in-person audition, applicants for all doctoral performance concentrations must upload a prescreening recording to the School of Music Application and submit the application by October 1 for spring admission and December 1 for fall admission. See "Recordings + Portfolios" for technical specifications.

The prescreening consists of the following:

  • Two solo works or movements of contrasting style.
  • Three standard excerpts.

For the live audition, please prepare the following:

  • Transposing at sight.
  • Orchestra excerpts to include:
    • Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (third movement–first horn)
    • Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel (opening calls–first horn)
    • Four other orchestral excerpts of the applicant's choice
  • Two works comparable in difficulty to the following representative samples:
    • Dukas: Vilanelle
    • Gliere: Concerto
    • Haydn:Concerto No. 1
    • Jacob: Concerto
    • Mozart: Concerto No. 2 or 4
    • Schumann: Adagio and Allegro
    • R. Strauss: Concerto No.2

Recorded Auditions: While recorded auditions are acceptable, a live audition is strongly recommended for scholarship consideration. See "Recordings + Portfolios" for technical specifications.

 

TUBA (11/17/2018, 01/26/2019, 02/09/2019, 02/16/2019)

The entrance audition must display a level of development in embouchure, articulation, range, tone, flexibility and musicality that allows you to start with the listed repertoire or comparable literature. Piano accompaniment is not required for brass auditions.

Master of Music

  • Scales: Major and minor scales.
  • Sight–reading.
  • Six orchestral excerpts.
  • Two selections from the following:
    • Charlier: Transcendantes from 36 Etudes:
    • Smith: Top Tones for Trumpet
    • Arban: Characteristic Studies
    • Vaughn Williams: Concerto for Bass Tuba
    • Benjamin Miles: Contraptions for Solo Tuba (Movements 1, 2, 3, or 5)
    • Penderecki: Capriccio
    • Plog: Three Miniatures
    • Gregson: Concerto for Tuba
    • Roland Szentpali: Concerto for Tuba

Doctor of Musical Arts

To be considered for a live, in-person audition, applicants for all doctoral performance concentrations must upload a prescreening recording to the School of Music Application and submit the application by October 1 for spring admission and December 1 for fall admission. See "Recordings + Portfolios" for technical specifications.

The prescreening consists of the following:

  • Two solo works or movements of contrasting style.
  • Three standard excerpts.

For the live audition, please prepare the following:

  • Scales: Major and minor scales.
  • Sight–reading.
  • Six orchestral excerpts.
  • Two selections from the following:
    • Charlier: Transcendantes from 36 Etudes:
    • Smith: Top Tones for Trumpet
    • Arban: Characteristic Studies
    • Vaughn Williams: Concerto for Bass Tuba
    • Benjamin Miles: Contraptions for Solo Tuba (Movements 1, 2, 3, or 5)
    • Penderecki: Capriccio
    • Plog: Three Miniatures
    • Gregson: Concerto for Tuba
    • Roland Szentpali: Concerto for Tuba

Recorded Auditions: While recorded auditions are acceptable, a live audition is strongly recommended for scholarship consideration. See "Recordings + Portfolios" for technical specifications. 

 

EUPHONIUM (11/17/2018, 01/26/2019, 02/09/2019, 02/16/2019)

 The entrance audition must display a level of development in embouchure, articulation, range, tone, flexibility and musicality that allows you to start with the listed repertoire or comparable literature. Piano accompaniment is not required for brass auditions.

Master of Music

  • Scales: Major and minor scales.
  • Sight-reading.
  • Six band/orchestra excerpts.
  • Two selections from the following:
    • Charlier: 36 Etudes: Transcendantes
    • Arban: Characteristic Studies
    • Joseph Horovitz: Concerto for Euphonium
    • James Curnow: Symphonic Variants
    • Jan Bach: Concert Variations
    • David R. Gillingham: Blue Lake Fantasie
    • Simone Mantia: All Those Endearing Young Charms
    • Rolf Wilhelm: Concertino for Euphonium and Piano
    • John Stevens: Concerto for Euphonium

Doctor of Musical Arts

To be considered for a live, in-person audition, applicants for all doctoral performance concentrations must upload a prescreening recording to the School of Music Application and submit the application by October 1 for spring admission and December 1 for fall admission. See "Recordings + Portfolios" for technical specifications.

The prescreening consists of the following:

  • Two solo works or movements of contrasting style.
  • Three standard excerpts.

For the live audition, please prepare the following:

  • Scales: Major and minor scales.
  • Sight-reading.
  • Six band/orchestra excerpts.
  • Two selections from the following:
    • Charlier: 36 Etudes: Transcendantes
    • Arban: Characteristic Studies
    • Joseph Horovitz: Concerto for Euphonium
    • James Curnow: Symphonic Variants
    • Jan Bach: Concert Variations
    • David R. Gillingham: Blue Lake Fantasie
    • Simone Mantia: All Those Endearing Young Charms
    • Rolf Wilhelm: Concertino for Euphonium and Piano
    • John Stevens: Concerto for Euphonium

Recorded Auditions: While recorded auditions are acceptable, a live audition is strongly recommended for scholarship consideration. See "Recordings + Portfolios" for technical specifications.

Updated on 08/03/2018