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