Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts 

Keyboard Audition Information

Piano(BM)

l  All prospective students must be able to play major and minor scales and arpeggios with facility and appropriate fingerings, and be prepared to sight–read at the audition.

l  The audition must be memorized and demonstrate technical facility, musicality and understanding of musical styles consisting of the following works or their equivalents. 

Audition Repertoire 

l  A Prelude and Fugue by J.S. Bach, or at least two movements of a French or English Suite or Partita.

l  A complete Classical sonata.

l  A work from the 19th century.

l  A work from the 20th or 21st century. 

Recorded Auditions: While recorded auditions are acceptable, a live audition is strongly recommended for scholarship consideration. Recorded auditions must be submitted in video format. Audio recordings are not accepted.  

Collaborative Piano: Students interested in the collaborative piano major should prepare the solo performance major audition and email Dr. Andrew Campbell prior to their audition.

Organ(AUDITION BY APPOINTMENT)

Prospective organists should contact Dr. Kimberly Marshall directly to set up an ad hoc audition (by appointment). Organ auditions are not offered on regular audition dates.

Audition Repertoire

l  Sight-reading of a hymn or four-part chorale.

l  Bach: One Prelude and Fugue from Eight Little Preludes and Fugues.

l  Bach: Two chorale preludes from Orgelbüchlein.

l  One romantic or modern work of your choice. This work may be appropriate for a church service. 

Recorded Auditions: While recorded auditions are acceptable, a live audition is strongly recommended for scholarship

consideration.

                                                                                                                                 Updated on 08/01/2019