UW School of Music
School of Music | University of Washington
Brass Audition Information
Trumpet (BM, MM, & DMA)
A selection of contrasting
works;
l 1st movement Hummel Concerto
l 2nd movement of the Haydn Concerto
l 1st movement of the Hindemith or Halsey Stevens Sonata
l Goedicke Concert Etude
A movement or movements from two
contrasting pieces or equivalent:
l Ballade by Bozza (complete)
l Concertino by David (2nd and 3rd movements.)
l Saint-Saëns Cavetina (complete)
l Know all major and min or scales
French Horn (BM, MM, & DMA)
Undergraduate:
l Two pieces of contrasting style (etudes or solo pieces)
l major scales
l chromatic scale demonstrating your full range
l Sight reading
Graduate:
l Two pieces of contrasting style (etudes or solo pieces)
l Five orchestral excerpts
l Sight reading
Euphonium (BM, MM, & DMA)
Two contrasting solo movements
l 1st and 2nd movements of Ellerby concerto
or
l Horovitz concerto
or
l Two contrasting solo pieces that demonstrate technique and lyrical playing.
l Know all major and minor scales.
Tuba (BM, MM, & DMA)
Two contrasting solo movements
l The 1st and 2nd movements of Vaughn Williams tuba concerto
or
l Gregson Tuba concerto
or
l Any two contrasting solo pieces that demonstrate technique and lyrical playing.
l Know all major and minor scales.
Updated on 05/09/2019