U of Miami (Frost School of Music)
Frost School of Music | University of
Miami
Keyboard Audition Information
Prescreen
is required for Regular Decision applicants in the following areas:
contemporary/CAM, jazz, flute, keyboard, tuba/euphonium, viola, and violin
Prescreening
- Two contrasting works selected from the
Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and/or Contemporary/Impressionistic periods,
with a minimum playing time of 10 minutes
- A single movement out of a larger
composition is allowed to count as a work
- Prescreening repertoire and live audition
repertoire may differ
Piano Performance Major
- Baroque - A Prelude and Fugue or complete
larger work (Partita, English Suite, French Suite, Toccata) by J.S. Bach.
- Classical - A complete sonata (all movements)
by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven or Schubert (no exceptions).
- Romantic - A major solo work (10-15 mins)
from the 19th-century (no exceptions).
- Etude - A virtuosic etude by one of the
following composers: Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Debussy, Bartok,
Stravinsky or Ligeti (no exceptions).
All other music majors
- Baroque - Any work by J.S. Bach, Scarlatti,
Soler, or Handel
- Classical - A sonata (or one movement) by
Mozart, Clementi, Scarlatti, or the equivalent.
- Romantic and/or Contemporary/Impressionistic
periods - Work of your choice
Note: All
applicants are expected to play from memory. No exceptions will be made to the
requirements listed above. All recorded auditions should include date-stamped
audio and video made during the current year only and will be submitted online
via SlideRoom. Each piece should be announced before it is played.
Updated on 09/03/2018