Blair School of Music | Vanderbilt University

Woodwinds Audition Information

Bassoon

l  Major and minor scales (any form; live audition only) 

l  Two or three selections, including movements from sonatas, concertos, and other solo pieces, of contrasting styles. (prescreening & live audition) 

l  An étude from Weissenborn or Milde (live audition only) 

Applicants should feel free to contact bassoon professor Peter Kolkay for specific suggestions.

 Clarinet 

l  Major and melodic minor scales, full range (live audition only) 

l  Choose one from the following: Mozart Concerto, Debussy Premiere Rhapsodie, or either Weber Concerto (prescreening & live audition) 

l  Two contrasting Rose (32) études (prescreening & live audition) 

l  Major orchestral excerpts (at least 2; live audition only) 

Applicants should feel free to contact clarinet professor Bil Jackson for specific suggestions.

Flute  

l  Major and minor scales (All 3 Forms; Only 1 of each required for prescreening video.) 

l  Three solo pieces, standard sonata or concerto movements of contrasting styles/periods, demonstrating technical proficiency and musical maturity (prescreening & live audition) 

Oboe 

l  Major and minor scales (live audition only) 

l  Two movements of a sonata, concerto, or similar work from the standard oboe literature that contrast in style and time period, and represent the applicant's musical and technical skill. Applicants should feel free to contact oboe professor Jared Hauser for specific suggestions. (prescreening & live audition) 

l  Either a Ferling étude or one of the Barret 16 Grand Studies (prescreening & live audition) 

Saxophone 

l  Major and minor scales (live audition only) 

l  Two contrasting études from Ferling's 48 Famous Studies or Voxman Selected Studies (prescreening & live audition) 

l  Two contrasting movements from contemporary works such as Creston Sonata, Ibert Concertino da Camera, Glazunov Concerto (excerpts permitted), Heiden Sonata, or similar work (prescreening & live audition) 

If desired, applicants are welcome to include any supplemental material for pre-screening, and should feel free to contact saxophone professor Brian Utley with any questions.  

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