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Woodwind Audition Information

 

 

 

Bassoon (BM) 

 

 

l  Three-octave B♭ chromatic scale from low B♭ to the highest B♭, slurred up & down 

l  Two-octave major & minor scales--up to four flats/sharps; some articulated 

l  Two contrasting styles of music from the traditional bassoon repertoire. (One to demonstrate your technical facility and the other for lyrical expression) 

l  Sight-reading should also be expected

 

 

 

Clarinet (BM) 

 

 

l  Two pieces in contrasting styles, selected from the standard concerto, sonata, or solo repertoire 

l  One etude chosen from the Rose 40 or 32 Studies 

l  All major and minor scales and a chromatic scale 

l  Sight reading may be requested

 

 

 

Flute (BM) 

 

 

l  Three pieces of contrasting styles, which may include movements from concerti, sonatas and solo repertoire 

l  All two-octave major and minor scales 

l  Three-octave chromatic scale 

l  Sight reading may be requested

 

 

 

 

 

Oboe (BM) 

 

 

l  Two contrasting works. (A movement from a larger work is acceptable.  One work may be an etude such as Barret or Ferling.) 

l  All major and minor scales from memory. 

l  Sight reading may be included at on-campus auditions.

 

 

 

Saxophone (BM) 

 

 

l  Two or three pieces or movements (~15 minutes of repertoire) in contrasting styles, demonstrating technical facility and melodic expressiveness. 

l  The following works represent an appropriate level of audition repertoire:  

 

ü  Bozza - Improvisation et caprice 

ü  Creston – Sonata 

ü  Glazunov – Concerto 

ü  Heiden – Solo or Sonata 

ü  Ibert – Concertino da camera 

ü  Maurice – Tableaux de Provence 

ü  Milhaud – Scaramouche 

ü  Muczynski – Sonata 

ü  Noda – Improvisations I, II, or III 

ü  Villa-Lobos – Fantasia 

 

 

l  All major and minor scales (harmonic or melodic), played both ascending and descending through the full range of the instrument 

l  A chromatic scale (Bb-F#3), played both ascending and descending 

l  Sight-reading required  

l  In addition, students may elect to perform a transcribed jazz solo or improvise with pre-recorded accompaniment

 

※ On-campus auditions take the form of a private lesson.  Students auditioning on campus begin the audition with a performance of their 

   prepared repertoire and scales; the audition continues with a lesson of 30 to 40 minutes duration that includes work on the prepared repertoire 

   and sight-reading.