Mason Gross School of the Arts
Audition
Requirements | Mason Gross School of the Arts
Woodwinds Audition
Information
Bassoon (BM)
• Major and minor scales
• Chromatic scale, full range
• One standard orchestral excerpt of the student's choice
• An Etude from Wessenborn Fifty Advanced Studies
• Two contrasting movements from a Concerto or Sonata- One
must be from the Baroque or Classical era, the other can be from any period
Clarinet (BM)
• All major scales
• Any etude at the level of Rose 32 studies
• Two contrasting selections from the Concerto, Sonata, and/or
solo literature
Flute (BM)
• Major, minor and chromatic scales
• An Etude at the level of Andersen, Op. 33
• A Baroque Sonata or Classical Concerto
• A 19th or 20th century piece
Oboe (BM)
• Major and minor scales
• Two contrasting Etudes from Barret or Ferling
• Two contrasting movements of a Sonata or Concerto (one must
be from the Baroque of Classical era)
• Possible sight reading
Saxophone (BM)
Students interested in audition on Soprano Saxophone at the Undergraduate level
should contact Paul Cohen directly at paulcohen.saxo@gmail.com to
discuss repertoire choices
Alto Saxophone (Classical, BM)
• Major and minor scales
• Two prepared Etudes (one slow, one fast) from Voxman
Selected Studies for Saxophone
• Two complete works (all movements) from the following:
-Creston
Sonata
-Lunde
Sonata
-Jacobi
Sonata
-Eccles
Sonata (arr. Rascher)
-Handel
Sonata #3 (arr. Rascher)
(Contact
Paul Cohen directly to discuss alternate repertoire choices)
Tenor Saxophone (Classical, BM)
• Two selections (one slow, one fast) from Voxman Selected
Studies
• Two complete works (all movements) from the following:
-Galliard
Sonata No. 4
-Telemann
Sonata in C minor
-Tuthill
Sonata
-Schmidt
Sonatine
-Hartley
Poem
(Contact
Paul Cohen directly to discuss alternate repertoir choices)
Baritone Saxophone (Classical)
• Two selections (one slow, one fast) from Voxman Selected
Studies
• Two complete works (all movements) from the following:
-Caravan
Sonata
-Presser
Prelude
-Spears
Ritual and Celebration
-Sonata
#3 Handel (arr. Rascher) or Fasch Sonata (arr. Rascher)
(Contact
Paul Cohen directly to discuss alternate repertoire choices)
Updated on 10/13/2018