School of Music - The Ohio State University

Percussion Audition Information

Percussion (BM)

Prospective students need only bring sticks, mallets and music. Instruments will be provided (snare drum, marimba, xylophone, timpani).

1. Snare drum: concert solo or etude (Portraits in Rhythm by Anthony Cirone, Intermediate Snare         Drum Studies by Mitchell Peters). Students may also prepare a rudimental solo (14 Modern Contest Solos by John Pratt, The All-American Drummer by Charley Wilcoxon)

2. Mallet keyboard: two-mallet solo or etude (Furioso and Valse by Earl Hatch, The Whistler by G. H. Green) and a four-mallet solo or etude (Yellow After the Rain by Mitchell Peters, Etude in B Major by Claire Musser)

3. Timpani: solo or etude (Sonata for Timpani by John Beck, Six Concert Pieces by Bill Cahn)

The pieces listed above are suggested works. Other repertoire of a comparable level is acceptable.

                                                                                                                                                   Updated on 04/15/2019