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Percussion Audition Information

Prescreening

Applicants to the following programs and instruments need to submit a prescreening video recording or portfolio for review before they can be invited to a live audition or interview.

• Applicants to cello, double bass, flute, percussion, piano, trumpet, violin, or voice regardless of degree or program
• Graduate Composition majors
• All applicants to the Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance
• All applicants to the Artist Diploma

Prescreening recordings and portfolios are due by December 1. Applicants will be notified of prescreening results in early January.

Percussion (MM) and Performance Diploma (PD)

Prescreen & Audition Repertoire

The repertoire for the prescreening and live audition is the same.

Applicants should prepare four solo pieces, utilizing the snare drum, timpani, 2 and 4 mallet, as well as three to five excerpts from the classical orchestral repertoire on snare drum, mallets, and timpani.

Percussion (DMA)

Prescreen & Audition Repertoire

The repertoire for the prescreening and live audition is the same.

Applicants should prepare material equivalent to a master’s-level recital program.

Percussion Artist Diploma (AD)

Prescreen & Audition Repertoire

The repertoire for the prescreening and live audition is the same.

Applicants should prepare material equivalent to a master’s-level recital program.

Updated on 09/25/2018