Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

String Audition Information 

Violin (BM)

Piano accompaniment is not required. 

l  Scales and Arpeggios: All major and minor three octave scales and arpeggios. 

l  An outer movement of a standard concerto. 

l  J.S. Bach: One movement from any of the unaccompanied violin partitas or sonatas. 

Recorded Auditions:

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

Viola (BM)

Piano accompaniment is not required.  

l  Scales and Arpeggios: All major and minor three octave scales and arpeggios. 

l  J.S. Bach: One movement from any of the unaccompanied cello suites. 

l  A movement or piece from the standard viola repertoire comparable to: 

ü  Bloch: Suite Hebraique 

ü  Handel: Casadesus B Minor Concerto 

ü  Hummel: Fantasie 

ü  Stamitz: Concerto 

ü  Vaughan Williams: Suite 

ü  Weber: Andante and Hungarian Rondo

Recorded Auditions: 

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

Cello (BM)

These guidelines should be used for all programs and majors, although performance majors should anticipate a higher entrance standard than non-performance majors (composition, music education, theory, music therapy, Bachelor of Arts). Piano accompaniment is not required. 

l  An etude. 

l  Two works contrasting in tempo and style. 

Recorded Auditions:

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

Double Bass (BM)

Spring 2019 applicants should contact Professor Catalin Rotaru directly to schedule an ad-hoc audition. The dates listed above are for fall admission only.

These guidelines should be used for all programs and majors, although performance majors should anticipate a higher entrance standard than non-performance majors (composition, music education, theory, music therapy, Bachelor of Arts). Piano accompaniment is not required. 

l  An etude exemplifying the applicant's technical ability. 

l  Two works (or movements) contrasting in tempo and style. 

Recorded Auditions:

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

Jazz

Applicants interested in the Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies should refer to the Jazz Instruments section for audition dates and repertoire. To audition on both classical and jazz double bass, select "Bachelor of Music: Jazz Studies" as your 2nd Choice Degree on the School of Music application.

Harp (BM)

These guidelines should be used for all programs and majors, although performance majors should anticipate a higher entrance standard than non-performance majors (composition, music education, theory, music therapy, Bachelor of Arts). All solos to be performed from memory. 

l  Two solos of choice in contrasting style, one of which is a programmatic work from the standard harp repertoire. 

l  One Orchestral Cadenza. 

l  Level III/Advanced–Professional Warmup from On Playing the Harp by Yolanda Kondonassis.

Applicants may practice and audition on ASU harps. ASU owns a Lyon & Healy 85 CG.

Recorded Auditions

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

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