Undergraduate Pre-screen Requirements and Live Audition Requirements

A note from Dr. Patterson:

The strongest auditions demonstrate not only technical proficiency, but also imagination, stylistic awareness, expressive communication, and artistic maturity. Applicants are encouraged to select repertoire that best showcases their musical strengths while demonstrating a variety of styles, periods, and technical demands.

The suggested repertoire lists (below) are representative rather than exhaustive. Comparable substitutions are welcome.

 Please contact Dr. Patterson with questions at pattersons@uncsa.edu

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements

• Approximately 5-8 minutes total in length.
• 2 or more samples from the undergraduate audition requirements (see below). 
• 1 sample should be an étude. Other sample(s) can be from any of the categories, and it can be a whole movement or parts/sections of a movement. Selected pre-screen pieces should highlight playing in both technical and lyrical styles.

Undergraduate Live Audition Repertoire
(15-minute audition + 15-minute interview)

• 2 contrasting movements from concertos, sonatas or solo works for bassoon (may be from the same work or from different works)
• It is strongly recommended that at least one (1) movement be from a piece written since 1950, from a composer who is traditionally underrepresented in the field, either because of gender, identity, race, or ethnicity, or who was for other reasons previously excluded from the traditional canon. There are numerous resources with examples of these works, but for suggestions of pieces at different difficulty levels, please contact Dr. Patterson.
• 1 étude that showcases the technical and lyrical ability from Weissenborn 50 Advanced Studies, Milde Op. 26 or similar book.
• Be prepared to play all major & minor scales.
• Be prepared to sight read a portion of a piece or an étude.
• Piano accompaniment is not required.

Undergraduate Suggested Audition Repertoire

Etudes
Weissenborn 50 Advanced Studies
Milde Scale and Arpeggio and/or Concert Studies
Etudes from other books for bassoon, including Jancourt, Piard, Pivonka, etc.

Baroque Works
Vivaldi - Concerti for bassoon and orchestra
Telemann - Sonatas for bassoon or arranged for bassoon
S. Bach - arrangements of cello suites or sonatas
Fasch - Sonata
Galliard - Sonatas
Boismortier - Sonatas

Classical/Romantic/20th Century Concertos
Mozart – Concerto in Bb Major, K. 191
Weber - Concerto or Andante and Hungarian Rondo
Tower - Red Maple
Zwilich - Concerto

Bassoon and Piano
Hindemith – Sonata
Bourdeau – Premier Solo
Bozza – Recit, Sicilienne et Rondo
Schreck – Sonata
Devienne - Sonata
José Siqueira - Three Etudes for bassoon and piano
William Grant Still - Three songs

Solo Bassoon
Brandon – Colored Stones
Hailstork - Bassoon Set
Bland - For Bassoon
Gyring - Arabesque

Please contact bassoon professor Stephanie Patterson at pattersons@uncsa.edu if there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

Undergraduate Live Audition Requirements
(10 audition, 5-minute interview)

1. 1 major movement of a 19th or 20th century concerto, preferably played from memory.
2. 1 Prelude and a contrasting movement from Bach Suite, preferably played from memory.
3. An étude, caprice or virtuosic work of the student’s choice.

Undergraduate Suggested Audition Repertoire

The following examples demonstrate the level of difficulty expected for undergraduate admission. Students may prepare other works of similar or greater difficulty. 

Category 1: 19th or 20th Century Concertos

Haydn (C or D)
Boccherini
Saint-Saens
Lalo
Elgar
Bloch (Schelomo)
Schumann
Tchaikovsky
Dvorak
Shostakovich 

Category 2

Bach cello suites

Category 3: Etudes/Caprices/Other Works

Etudes
Popper
Greutzmacher

Caprices
Piatti
Dall’Abaco

Other Works
Weber Rondo
Ginastera Pampeana #2
Faure Papillon
Tchaikovsky Pezzo
Ligeti Sonata mvt. 2
Casarrubios SEVEN

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements
(Pre-screen Videos should be submitted as soon as possible) 

• The Undergraduate Cello program invites candidates to audition based on the required Pre-screen Video.
• Pre-screen Videos must include the applicant’s work from numbers 1 and 2 in the Undergraduate Live Audition Requirements (above).

Please contact cello professor Brooks Whitehouse at whitehouseb@uncsa.edu if there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

The suggested repertoire lists below are representative rather than exhaustive. Comparable substitutions are welcome with previous approval by Dr. Espina Ruiz. Be sure to present contrasting styles that best feature your strengths. Demonstrating a strong foundation is key: a consistent tone quality across all registers, a controlled and nuanced sound production, smooth legato technique, clear and smooth tonguing across registers; can perform consistently in tune, and can consistently and rapidly adjust intonation in  performance when necessary; can perform consistently all major and minor scales legato, stepwise and in thirds, as well as arpeggios; can sightread proficiently; performs projecting a good understanding of the main style of interpretation in each piece (Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary, possibly including some extended techniques); takes an active role in avoiding racial inequality in music by learning about and performing excellent works by BIPOC and under-represented composers.

Please contact Dr. Espina Ruiz with questions at espina-ruizo@uncsa.edu.

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements

• 8-10 minutes total in length.
• 1 selection from each of two contrasting works from the Undergraduate Repertoire list (below).  Selections may be a whole movement or a significant section of a movement. 
• 1 or more excerpts from the Undergraduate Orchestral Excerpts list (below). Comparable substitutions are welcome with prior approval.
• 1 selection from the Undergraduate Unaccompanied Clarinet Repertoire list (see below). Selections may be a whole movement or a significant section.

Undergraduate Live Audition and Repertoire 
(15-minute audition, 15-minute interview)

Comparable substitutions are welcome, with prior approval.

• Mozart Clarinet Concerto, mvt. I, exposition.
• Stravinsky Three Pieces mvts. II and III. 
• Two selections of contrasting styles from the Undergraduate Suggested Repertoire and/or the Undergraduate Suggested  Unaccompanied Repertoire (below). Selections may be a whole movement or a significant section of a movement. 
• One or more excerpts from the Undergraduate Undergraduate Suggested Orchestral Excerpts (below).
• Sight reading

Undergraduate Suggested Repertoire
Copland Concerto
Mozart Concerto
Weber Concerto No. 1
Coleman Sonatina
Debussy Premère Rhapsodie
Menéndez Introducción, Andante y Danza
Rossini Intro., Theme and Variations
Saint-Saëns Sonata
Schumann Fantasiestücke Op. 73

Undergraduate Suggested Orchestral Excerpts
Beethoven Symphony No. 6, mvt. I, solo starting 2 measures before letter “K.”
Beethoven Symphony No. 8, mvt. III, Trio (all)
Kodaly Dances of Galanta (solo in Lento and into Andante maestoso)
Mendelssohn Scherzo from Midsummer Night’s Dream (solos in Allegro vivace, including solo with trills)

Undergraduate Suggested Unaccompanied Repertoire
Messiaen Abyss of the Birds (mvt. III from the Quartet for the End of Time)
Rozsa Sonatina Op. 27
Saariaho Duft
Sierra Cinco Bocetos
Stravinsky Three Pieces

Please contact clarinet professor Oskar Espina-Ruiz at espina-ruizo@uncsa.edu if there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

Undergraduate Pre-screen Requirements

• Pre-screen Video recordings are not required for Composition applicants.
• Upload 2 original compositions to a submitted application.
• At least 2 compositions should feature fully notated scores.
• If available, upload recordings of the submitted compositions. Recordings may be of live musicians or using MIDI.

Candidates selected to advance based on the submitted prescreen materials are invited by faculty to schedule a live interview on the UNCSA campus. Interview dates can be found on the School of Music Admissions page.

Undergraduate Live Audition Requirements
(15 minute interview included)

• Applicants should be prepared to speak about their musical background plus compositional interests and influences.
• The interview is also an appropriate time for applicants to ask questions about the Composition program.
• Composition applicants are not required to audition on an instrument.

Please contact composition professors Jared Miller at millerja@uncsa.edu or Lawrence Dillon at  dillonl@uncsa.edu if there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

A note from Professor Sharpe:

The strongest auditions demonstrate not only technical proficiency, but also imagination, stylistic awareness, expressive communication and artistic maturity. Applicant is encouraged to select repertoire that best showcases musical strengths while demonstrating a variety of styles, periods, and technical demands.

The suggested repertoire lists below are representative rather than exhaustive. Comparable substitutions are welcome.

Contact Professor Sharpe with questions: sharpep@uncsa.edu

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements

Choose one of the following options:

• Option 1: One movement of a standard double bass concerto from the Undergraduate Suggested Audition Repertoire List below, or
• Option 2: One etude from any of the etude books in the Undergraduate Suggested Audition Repertoire List

Undergraduate Live Audition Requirements
(15-minute audition, 5-minute interview)

• 1 movement of a standard double bass concerto from the Undergraduate Suggested Audition Repertoire list below
• 2 standard double bass excerpts from the Undergraduate Suggested Audition Repertoire list
• Choose 1 of the following:
• 1 or 2 movements from a Baroque sonata by Vivaldi, Marcello, Scarlatti, or Handel, or
• 1 movement from a Bach Cello Suite, or
• 1 etude from the Etude Books in the Undergraduate Suggested Audition Repertoire list.

Undergraduate Suggested Audition Repertoire 

Standard Double Bass Concertos
Capuzzi
Dragonetti
Dittersdorf
Koussevitzsky
Vanhal
Bottesini
Martín

Baroque Sonatas
Vivaldi
Marcello
Scarlatti
Handel

Bach Cello Suites

Etude Books
Storch-Hrabe, 57 Studies, Bk. 1 or Bk. 2 (International)
Simandl, 30 Etudes (International)
Simandl, New Method, Vols. 1 or 2 (Carl Fischer or International)

Orchestral Excerpts
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, III. Scherzo and Trio, m. 1-100; m. 140-183
Wagner, Meistersinger Overture, m. 158-222
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9, IV. Recitative, m. 8-90
Mahler, Symphony No. 1, III. Feierlich und gemessen, m. 1-10

Please contact double bass professor Paul Sharpe at sharpep@uncsa.edu if there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

A note from Dr. Harvey:

The suggested repertoire lists below are representative rather than exhaustive. Comparable substitutions are welcome. Also, I would love to talk to you about what you are working on! Please do not hesitate to contact me.

Contact Brent Harvey with questions: harveyb@uncsa.edu.

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements
(Please refer to the Undergraduate Suggested Repertoire below)

A single, uninterrupted video that includes:

• 2 Scales (One Major and One Minor)
• 1 Standard Etude
• 1 Standard Solo, or single movement from multi-movement solo work
• 1 Standard Excerpt (Orchestral or Band)

Undergraduate Live Audition Requirements
(Please refer to the Undergraduate Suggested Repertoire below.)

• 2 Scales (One Major and One Minor) 
• 1 Standard Etude
• 1 Standard Solo (or single movement from multi-movement solo work)
• 1 Standard Excerpt (Orchestral or Band)

Undergraduate Suggested Repertoire
The repertoire lists below are representative, not exhaustive. Comparable substitutions are welcome.

Euphonium Etudes
Jean-Baptiste Arban, Complete Method for Trombone and Baritone
Marco Bordogni/Joannes Rochut, Melodious Etudes
W. Tyrell, 40 Progressive Studies

Euphonium Solos
Donald Haddad – Suite for Baritone
Benedetto Marcello/Frey – Sonata in F Major
Dario Argentesi – Quatrille

Euphonium Excerpts
Gustav Holst, First Suite in E^b
John Philip Sousa, The Stars and Stripes Forever
Modest Mussorgsky/Ravel, “Bydlo” from Pictures at an Exhibition

Please contact tuba/euphonium professor Brent Harvey at harveyb@uncsa.edu if there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

A note from Dr. Coelho:

The strongest auditions demonstrate not only technical proficiency, but also imagination, stylistic awareness, expressive communication and artistic maturity. Applicant is encouraged to select repertoire that best showcases musical strengths while demonstrating a variety of styles, periods, and technical demands.

The suggested repertoire lists below are representative rather than exhaustive. Comparable substitutions are welcome.

Contact Dr. Coelho with questions at coelhot@uncsa.edu.

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements

• 5-8 minutes total video length.
• 2 or more selections from the Undergraduate Suggested Repertoire lists (see below).
• 1 selection must be from the Orchestral Excerpts list. Comparable substitutions are welcome with prior approval.
• Other selection(s) may be from any of the other repertoire lists (Sonata, Concerto,Solo, BIPOC, or Excerpts). Selection(s) may be a whole movement or parts/sections of a movement.

Undergraduate Live Audition and Repertoire
(10-minute audition, 20-minute interview)

• Exposition of the first movement of a Mozart Concerto in G Major (K. 313) or D Major (K. 314), or another concerto selected from the Undergraduate Repertoire List.
• 1 work from the Undergraduate Repertoire list that is representative of applicant's musical and technical abilities. Works by BIPOC composers encouraged.
• 2 contrasting standard orchestral excerpts selected from the Undergraduate Suggested Repertoire lists.

Applicant may substitute material to better demonstrate musical and technical strengths. Contact Dr. Coelho for with questions.

Undergraduate Suggested Audition Repertoire

Substitutions to the listed repertoire are allowed.

Baroque Sonatas
Vivaldi - Sonata in A minor
J.S. Bach – Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035
Handel – Sonata in A minor
Handel – Sonata in G Major

Classical/Romantic/20th Century Concertos
Mozart – Concerto in G Major (Exposition or complete first movement)
Mozart – Concerto in D Major (Exposition or complete first movement)
Quantz - Concerto in G Major
Stamitz - Concerto in G Major

Flute and Piano
Poulenc - Sonata
Fauré – Fantaisie
Gaubert – Madrigal
Enesco – Cantabile et Presto
Chaminade – Concertino
Burton – Sonatina
Sancan – Sonatine

Solo Flute
Debussy – Syrinx
Ian Clarke – The Great Train Race
Telemann – Fantasias
Bozza – Image

Suggested BIPOC Composers
Valerie Coleman: Danza de la Mariposa
Osvaldo Lacerda: Poemeto
Tania León: Alma
Camargo Guarnieri: Sonatina
Florence Price: Adoration
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Lament (arr. For fl and pno.)
José Siqueira: Three Etudes for flute and piano
William Grant Still: Summerland
Adolphus Hailstork: Yuhwa; Flute Set
Carlos Simon: Move It
Jeffrey Mumford: an evolving romance (flute & piano)
Allison Loggins-Hull: Homeland

Orchestral Excerpts
Applicant encouraged to prepare 3 or more standard orchestral excerpts. Suggested excerpts include:
Beethoven – Leonore Overture No. 3
Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night's Dream (Scherzo)
Sain-Saens - Carnival of the Animals
Brahms – Symphony No. 4
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8
Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé
Debussy – Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Please contact flute professor Dr. Tadeu Coelho at coelhot@uncsa.edu if there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

Admission into the Undergraduate Guitar Studio is competitive and based on the strength of the applicant pool and the number of spaces available each year.

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements

The purpose of the Pre-screen Video is to provide a representative sample and demonstration of the breadth of an applicant’s current playing and is required to include:

• A single Pre-screen Video file of approximately 5 minutes in length. Applicants are not to upload multiple files.
• A single-take recording of the entire submission is not expected. A Pre-screen Video compiled from excerpts from live performances or an applicant's informal run-through is acceptable. 
• Required to include the player’s full guitar and hands.
• Include at least 2 excerpts from works written for solo guitar, performed using right-hand fingerstyle technique.
• Have reasonably clear sound quality, but professional production quality is not expected.
• Include 3–5 contrasting musical excerpts, 30 seconds to 1 minute long, highlighting as much variety as possible.
• Applicants are advised to include strong musical contrast in their Pre-screen Video, such as:
  • Fast and slow tempos
  • Melodic and textural playing
  • Single-line and polyphonic (multi-voice) music
  • Different musical styles, techniques, and expressive approaches
• Optional: Excerpts from works intended for ensemble performance are welcome, including performances with accompaniment or a backing track.
• Optional: If singing while playing guitar is a strength, applicants are welcome to include a brief example. However, this should represent a small portion of the Pre-screen Video, as the conservatory guitar program primarily evaluates instrumental performance rather than songwriting or vocal ability.

Undergraduate Live Audition Requirements

There are no fixed minimum expectations for any individual component of the audition. Rather, applicants are evaluated holistically, with consideration given to their overall musical potential, current level of achievement, and capacity for future growth.

• Live auditions are a recital-style performance
• Prepare 3 contrasting selections
• At least 2 selections must be works for solo guitar
• Sight-reading standard notation
• Chordal accompaniment from lead sheets
• Scales in first (open) position and movable positions
• Current understanding of fundamental musical concepts including keys, chords, scales, intervals, and musical structure
• Applicants are also welcome to prepare:
  
  • A contrasting solo guitar work
  • An original composition
  • An improvisation
  • A selection demonstrating artistic interests and musical strengths

•  Selections should demonstrate:
  • Technical abilities
  • Interpretive abilities
  • Overall performance abilities
• Selections may be in any musical style and may include:
  • Solo guitar works
  • Works performed in ensemble settings
• Videos of selections studied and performed by guitar students are available for review on the UNCSA Guitar Student Recital Sampler.

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements

• Submit a Pre-screen Video of at least 2 contrasting compositions.
• The recording should be no more than 15 minutes in length.
• All compositions must be performed from memory.
• Choose at least 1 selection from the repertoire list below.
• The repertoire list serves as a guide for an applicant's general level of accomplishment.

Undergraduate Live Audition Requirements

• Be prepared to perform a minimum of 3 contrasting solos.
• All solos must be performed from memory.
• Choose at least 1 selection from the repertoire list.
• The repertoire list serves as a guide for an applicant's general level of accomplishment.
• The performance will be followed by an interview.

Undergraduate Pre-screen and Live Audition Repertoire

Grandjany, Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Fauré, Impromptu
Tournier, Féerie
Pierné, Impromptu Caprice
Bach/Grandjany, Largo
Bach/Salzedo, Bourrée
Couperin/Salzedo, Sarabande
Watkins, Petite Suite
Hovhaness, Nocturne
Renié, Contemplation
Handel, Concerto in Bb
Ravel, Introduction et Allegro
Debussy, Danse Sacrée et Profane

Pease contact harp professor Jacquelyn Bartlett at bartlettj@uncsa.edu if there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

• 3 minutes of either a solo, or a single movement from a concerto, or and etude.
• 3 minutes of a second solo, movement, or etude that is a contrasting style from the first selection.

• 1 movement from a concerto from the Suggested Repertoire List (below).
• A second movement, work or etude of a contrasting style.
• 3 orchestral excerpts of the applicant's choice from the Suggested Repertoire List (below).
• Applicants might be asked to sight read.

Please contact horn professor Dr. Maria Serkin at serkinm@uncsa.edu if there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

A note from Dr. Messing:

The strongest auditions demonstrate not only technical proficiency, but also imagination, stylistic awareness, expressive communication and artistic maturity. Applicant is encouraged to select repertoire that best showcases musical strengths while demonstrating a variety of styles, periods, and technical demands.

The suggested repertoire lists below are representative rather than exhaustive. Comparable substitutions are welcome.

Contact Dr. Messing with questions: messingr@uncsa.edu.

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements

• 8-10 minutes total in length.
• 1 Major and 1 minor two-octave scales, in eighth notes at quarter = 60.
• 2 contrasting etudes (one demonstrating lyricism and one technical skill) from Barret Oboe Method, 40 Progressive Melodies.

Undergraduate Live Audition and Repertoire
(10-minute audition, 20-minute interview)

• Either a Ferling étude or one of the Barret 16 Grand Studies
• 2 contrasting movements from a concerto, sonata, or solo work for oboe (not necessarily from the same work). No piano accompaniment is required.
• Major and minor scales.
• Sight reading.

Applicant may substitute material to better demonstrate musical and technical strengths. Contact Dr. Messing with questions.

Undergraduate Suggested Audition Repertoire Lists

Albinoni Concerto in “d” Minor
Bellini Concerto
Britten Six Metamorphoses after Ovid (movements 1 and 2)
Cimarosa/Benjamin concerto
Contemporary French Recital Pieces
Cowell Three Ostinati with Chorales
Dunhill, Friendship’s Garland, A Suite of 5 Miniatures
Fiocco Arioso
Handel Concerto in B-flat Major
Handel Concerto in G Minor
Handel Sonata in C Minor
Haydn Concerto
Hindemith Sonata
Jacob Seven Bagatelles
Marcello Concerto in D or C Minor
Nielsen Fantasy Pieces
Poulenc Sonata (movement I)
Reizenstein Sonatina
Reizenstein Three Concert Pieces
Sammartini Sonata in G Minor
Schumann Three Romances
Telemann Sonata in A Minor
Telemann Concerto in F Minor
Paladilhe Solo de Concours
Tustin (ed.) Solos for the Oboe Player

Please contact oboe professor Dr. Rachel Messing at messingr@uncsa.edu if there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements

Undergraduate Live Audition Requirements

Undergraduate Suggested Audition Repertoire
The suggested repertoire lists below are representative rather than exhaustive. Comparable substitutions are welcome.

Please contact organ professor Timothy Olsen at olsent@uncsa.edu if there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements

Applicants are required to upload a Pre-screen Video demonstrating playing abilities. Requirements for a Pre-screen Video include:

• 5–7 minutes in length.
• Pre-screen videos should be recent (within the past year).
• Thoughtfully recorded smartphone videos and professionally produced videos are both acceptable.
• Consist of 30–60 second excerpts highlighting the applicant's strongest playing.
• Include only solo repertoire and concerto performances (when applicable).
• Include short performances on each of the following:
  • Concert snare drum and rudimental snare drum
  • Timpani
  • A keyboard percussion instrument (2- or 4-mallet)
• Optional (not required to be included in a Pre-screen Video):
  • Applicants who wish to demonstrate multi-percussion, theatrical percussion, works with electronics, or orchestral excerpts are strongly encouraged to include this in the Pre-screen Video as time limitations may prevent these performances during the live audition.
  • Although optional, faculty encourage applicants to include multi-percussion in a Pre-screen Video. Suggested repertoire includes:
    • Lynn Glassrock, Motion
    • Chad Floyed, Chatterbox
    • Aleksandra Šuklar, Domitus
    • Fredricc Rzewski, To the Earth

Undergraduate Live Audition Requirements

IMPORTANT: Applicants invited to audition are required to contact percussion professor Dr. Ksenija Komljenović to confirm instrument needs no less than 2 weeks before a scheduled audition.

Live auditions last approximately 30 minutes and include:

• 5 minutes: Instrument and Room Setup
• 20 minutes: Audition performance
• 5 minutes: Interview

Applicants should prepare 20 minutes of material, showcasing their skills on the following instruments:

• Snare Drum: An intermediate (or higher) rudimental solo/etude and a concert snare drum solo/etude.
• Timpani: A solo or etude performed on 2 or more drums demonstrating tuning.
• Keyboard Percussion: A solo on marimba, or vibraphone, or xylophone demonstrating either 2-mallet or 4-mallet technique. (Demonstrating four-mallet proficiency is encouraged.)
• Optional: Drum set is encouraged, but not required.

Live auditions are sometimes video recorded and, in the interest of time, may need to be interrupted.

Undergraduate Musicianship Assessment

An assessment of an applicant's musicianship is a part of the Undergraduate Live Audition. This includes:

• Sight reading
• Timpani tuning
• Scales
• Rudiments
• A brief interview

Undergraduate Suggested Repertoire

The following works represent an appropriate level of difficulty for a successful undergraduate percussion audition. This list is intended as a guide, and comparable repertoire of similar musical and technical demands is also welcome. Applicants are encouraged to select repertoire that best showcases their musicality, technical ability, stylistic versatility, and artistic expression.

Snare Drum

Concert

• Anthony J. Cirone, Portraits in Rhythm
• Jacques Delécluse, Douze Études pour Caisse-Claire (12 Etudes for Snare Drum)

Rudimental

• John S. Pratt, 14 Modern Contest Solos
• Charley Wilcoxon, The All-American Drummer
• Joseph Tompkins, 9 French-American Rudimental Solos Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3

Timpani

• Richard Hochrainer, Etüden für Timpani (Etudes for Timpani)
• Saul Goodman, Modern Method for Timpani
• Vic Firth, The Solo Timpanist
• John Beck, Sonata for Timpani
• William Cahn, Raga #1

Keyboard Percussion

Two-Mallet Literature

• George Hamilton Green, Xylophone Rags
• Randy Eyles and Floyd Werle, The Golden Age of the Xylophone
• J.S. Bach, a movement from a Cello Suite, Lute Suite, Violin Partita, or Violin Sonata
• Keiko Abe, Prism 

Four-Mallet Marimba Literature

• Keiko Abe, Variations on Japanese Children’s Songs
• Kazunori Miyake, Chain
• Toshimitsu Tanaka, Two Movements for Marimba
• Robert Oetomo, Somewhere Over the Rainbow
• Takatsugu Muramatsu, Land
• Emmanuel Séjourné, Romantica
• Eric Sammut, Caméléon

Four-Mallet Vibraphone Literature

• Mark Glentworth, Blues for Gilbert
• Eckhard Kopetzki, Three Songs for Vibraphone
• Jan Freicher, Soaring in the Sky

Please contact percussion professor Dr. Ksenija Komljenović if there are questions about the audition process or requirements. 

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements

Submit 2 Pre-screen Videos of contrasting repertoire that best showcases the applicant's playing.

• Examples: A Prelude & Fugue by J. S. Bach and a movement of Classical sonata; or, a movement of a Classical sonata and a work by Chopin.
• Pre-screen Videos should be unedited, of complete works only, and show the face and hands of the applicant clearly. 
• Pre-screen Videos can be of any length as long as they best showcase the performer's musicality and technique. 
• Selections included in the Pre-screen Video should be performed from memory.

Undergraduate LIve Audition Requirements

A recital performance consisting of:

• A Prelude & Fugue by J. S. Bach
• A complete classical sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, or Schubert
• A major romantic work
• Selections are to be performed from memory

Please contact piano professor Dmitri Vorobiev at vorobievd@uncsa.edu or piano professor Dmitri Shteinberg at shteinbergd@uncsa.edu if there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

A note from Professors Banks and Broder:

The Classical and Jazz tracks provide focused instruction in each student's primary area of study while also developing foundational skills in the complementary discipline. This approach prepares students to become versatile saxophonists with a broad artistic perspective and the flexibility to succeed in a variety of musical settings.

The Hybrid track is designed for students who wish to pursue both classical and jazz studies equally. This track is particularly well suited for students interested in careers that require fluency in multiple musical styles, including military bands, musical theater, and commercial music.

Contact Professor Banks at bankss@uncsa.edu or Professor Broder at brodero@uncsa.edu with questions.

A note from Professor Ilika:

The strongest auditions demonstrate not only technical proficiency, but also imagination, stylistic awareness, expressive communication and artistic maturity. Applicant is encouraged to select repertoire that best showcases musical strengths while demonstrating a variety of styles, periods, and technical demands.

The suggested repertoire lists below are representative rather than exhaustive. Comparable substitutions are welcome.

Contact Professor Ilika with questions at ilikaj@uncsa.edu.

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements

• Single video, all one take.
• Two octave B^b and F scales and arpeggios, tongued
• Rochut/Bordogni, Melodius Etudes #5
• Marcello, Sonata in F. Major 1st movement (without repeats)

Undergraduate Live Audition Requirements
(Auditions include both performance and an interview.)

• Two major scales, one minor scale
• Solo of choice (see suggested repertoire list, below).
• 1 orchestral excerpt (see repertoire list)
• Rochut/Bordogni Melodic Etude
• Kopprasch Study.
• Sight reading (duets with instructor)

Applicant may substitute material to better demonstrate musical and technical strengths. Contact Professor Ilika with questions.

Undergraduate Suggested Audition Repertoire Lists

Orchestral Excerpts

Tenor Trombone
A. Mozart, Requiem, Tuba Mirum (2nd trombone)
Hector Berlioz, Hungarian March (2nd trombone) 6 measure before rehearsal #4 to 2 measures after rehearsal #5
Richard Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries, (2nd trombone) pickup to rehearsal #6 to 3^rd measure after rehearsal #7

Solo Repertoire

Tenor Trombone
Ed. Barat, Andante et Allegro (1st half).
Benedetto Marcello, Sonata in F major, 1^stmovement
C. Saint Saens, Cavatine, rehearsal #1 to rehearsal #2.

Scales and Arpeggios
All major scales up to 4 flats and 4 sharps, with B^b, C, F and G in two octaves
Minor scales: C, F (natural, harmonic, melodic)
Tongued and Slurred

Etudes
Rochut/Bordogni, Melodius Etudes for Trombone, #5
Kopprasch, 66 Studies for Trombone, #5 and #7 (without repeats) 

Please contact trombone professor John Ilika at ilikaj@uncsa.edu if there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

A note from Professor David Dash:

I encourage you to select repertoire that best showcases your current abilities. The repertoire lists below are just examples, not the only options. Feel free to pick something similar instead, and I'm glad to talk through your choices with you.

Contact professor Dash with questions at dashd@uncsa.edu.

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements

• 3-5 minutes total length
• 1 selection from the Suggested Repertoire Solo and Etude List (see below)

Undergraduate Live Audition Requirements
(10-minute audition, 5-minute interview)

• 1 concerto selection: Arutunian Concerto (beginning to Rehearsal D), Hummel Concerto (1st movement), or another concerto selected from the Solo List.
• 1 Brandt Etude or another etude from the list below
• 2 excerpts from the list below

Applicant may substitute material to better demonstrate musical and technical strengths. Contact Dave Dash at dashd@uncsa.edu with questions.

Undergraduate Suggested Audition Repertoire
Comparable substitutions are welcome.

Solos
Alexander Arutunian - Concerto
Oskar Boehme - Concerto
Franz Joseph Haydn - Concerto 
Johann Nepomuk Hummel - Concerto
Paul Hindemith - Sonata
Alexandra Pakhmutova - Concerto
Grace Williams - Concerto

Etudes
Vassily Brandt – 34 Etudes
Theo Charlier – 36 Etudes Transcendantes
Walter Smith – Top Tones for the Trumpeter

Orchestral Excerpts
Mahler – Symphony No. 5 opening
Beethoven – Leonore Overture No. 2 or No. 3
Ravel – Piano Concerto in G Major 1st mvt solo 
Stravinsky – Petrouchka (Ballerina's Dance and Waltz)
Respighi – Pines of Rome (offstage solo)

Please contact trumpet professor David Dash at dashd@uncsa.edu if there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements

A note from Dr. Harvey:

I look forward to hearing your performance and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. I would love to talk to you about what you are working on!

Contact professor Brent Harvey with questions at harveyb@uncsa.edu.

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements
(refer to the Suggested Repertoire List, below)

A single, uninterrupted pre-screen video that includes:

• 2 Scales (one major, one minor)
• 1 Standard Etude
• 1 Standard Solo or a single movement from multi-movement solo work
• 1 Standard Excerpts (orchestral or band)

Undergraduate Live Audition Requirements
(refer to the Suggested Repertoire List, below)

• 2 Scales (one major, one minor)
• 1 Standard Etude
• 1 Standard Solo (or single movement from multi-movement solo work)
• 1 Standard Excerpts (one orchestral, one band)

Undergraduate Suggested Repertoire

The suggested repertoire lists below are representative rather than exhaustive. Comparable substitutions are welcome.

Etudes
Marco Bordogni – Melodious Etudes
Vladislav Blazhevich – 70 Studies (Volumes 1 or 2)
H.W. Tyrell – 40 Advanced Studies

Solos
Donald Haddad – Suite for Tuba
Paul Hindemith – Sonata
Walter Hartley – Suite for Unaccompanied Tuba

Excerpts
Gustav Holst – First Suite in E^b
John Philip Sousa – The Stars and Stripes Forever
Sergei Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5

Please contact tuba/euphonium professor Brent Harvey at harveyb@uncsa.edu if there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

A note from Professor Deubner:

The audition process is designed to show all aspects of musicianship such as technical command of the viola, as well as an understanding of the various music styles through nuance, colors, phrasing and overall artistic communication. Applicants should choose repertoire that reveals the player's strengths in addition to demonstrating the highest level of ability.

Contact Professor Deubner with questions at deubnerb@uncsa.edu.

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements

• Submit a Pre-screen Video that contains one of the following:
• 1 major movement of a 18th, 19th or 20th century concerto from the Undergraduate Repertoire List (see below); or
• 2 contrasting movements of a Bach Cello Suite (does not need to be from same Suite).

Undergraduate Live Audition Requirements
(10-minute audition, 5-minute interview)

• 1 major movement of a 18th, 19th or 20th century concerto from the Undergraduate Repertoire List (see below).
• 2 contrasting movements of a Bach Cello Suite (does not need to be from same Suite).
• First movement from a sonata for viola and piano from Romantic or 20th century, or a Concert piece from the Undergraduate Repertoire List.

Undergraduate Suggested Audition Repertoire

Concertos: 18th and 19th Century 
Telemann G Major
Rossetti G Major
Karl Zelter E flat
Stamitz D Major
Hoffmeister D Major
Vanhal C major
Henri Casadesus Concerti, in style of CP Bach in C minor
Henri Casadesus Concerti, in style of Handel in B minor

Concertos: 20th Century 
Bartok
Hindemith
der Schwanendreher
Walton

Suites
Bach Cello Suites

Sonatas: Romantic and 20th Century 
Johannes Brahms op 120 nos. 1 and 2
Franz Schubert Arpeggione
Hindemith 3 sonatas for viola and piano
Rebecca Clarke
Ernest Bloch Suite
York Bowen

Concert Pieces
Bruch Romance
Hans Sitt Albumblatter
Clarke Morpheus

Please contact viola professor Brett Deubner at deubnerb@uncsa.eduif there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

Live Audition Requirements
(10-minute audition, 5-minute interview)

1. One major movement of a 19th or 20th century concerto
2. Two contrasting movements of a Bach solo sonata or partita
3. An etude, caprice or virtuosic work of the applicant's choice

Prescreening Video Requirements
(Pre-screen Video expected to be uploaded as soon as possible after submitting an application.)

Pre-screen Video must include a selection from Category 1 of the Live Audition Requirements (above) and a movement or work from either Category 2 or 3 (below).

Undergraduate Suggested Audition Repertoire

The following examples demonstrate the level of difficulty expected for the Undergraduate academic level. Applicants may prepare other works of similar or greater difficulty. 

Category 1

Concertos: 18th, 19th, and 20th Century 
Bruch
Vieuxtemps
Lalo
Mendelssohn
Saint-Saens
Wieniawski

Category 2

J. S. Bach, Solo sonatas or partitas

Category 3

Etudes
Dont Op. 35
Kreutzer
Paganini
Rode

Short works by:
Paganini
Sarasate
Tchaikovsky
Vieuxtemps
Wieniawski
Ysaye 

Please contact either violin professor Kevin Lawrence (lawrencek@uncsa.edu) or violin professor Ida Bieler (bieleri@uncsa.edu) if there are questions about the audition process or requirements.

Undergraduate Pre-screen Video Requirements

• Pre-screen Videos are to be recordings of “live” singing with accompaniment.  
• Choose a minimum of 2 contrasting selections from the categories specified in the required Undergraduate Audition Repertoire (below), with at least one piece in a language other than English.
• Live piano accompaniment is preferred but prerecorded accompaniment is acceptable.
• Guitar accompaniment is acceptable when using published guitar arrangements of acceptable pieces.
• Pre-screen Videos should be unedited, without use of a separate microphone, reverb, or other audio enhancements. Faculty is assessing where the applicant currently is in their development and not relative to a version of engineered perfection.
• Pre-screen Videos should be recent and not recorded more than one year ago.
• Separate Pre-screen Videos may be submitted for each selection, but the total combined time should not exceed 9 minutes.
• All uploaded Pre-screening Videos must include the applicant’s name in the file name.

Candidates selected to advance based on the submitted prescreen materials are invited by faculty to schedule a live audition on the UNCSA campus.

Unacceptable Repertoire for a Pre-screen Video Recording or Live Audition

• Pop, R&B, Rock, Contemporary Gospel, or other style normally sung with amplification are not acceptable
• A cappella pieces
• Exception: a published unaccompanied piece such as “The Singer” by Michael Head)
• A voice part from a multi-part choral arrangement
• Exception: an aria or solo song from a larger choral work such as "Pie Jusu" from Fauré's Requiem

Undergraduate Live Audition Requirements

• If a live virtual audition is scheduled, pre-recorded accompaniment is acceptable.
• If live on-campus audition is scheduled, a pianist will be provided.
• Audition selections: If an applicant wishes to change the audition selections from what was originally included in their application, changes must meet the audition requirements and be submitted to faculty no less than one week prior to the live audition.
• Provide a list of audition pieces.
• Sheet music:
• Applicants are required to bring sheet music for each audition selection.
• Sheet music must be in a binder for the pianist.
• Applicants will be notified if their assigned pianist requires PDFs.
• Originals or copies of selections are acceptable.

• Applicants choose which piece to perform first. Faculty choose the second piece.
• A short poem will be provided in advance. Poem is to be read at the audition and is not required to be memorized.
• Auditions include a demonstration of sight-singing ability.
• Applicants participate in a short interview.

Undergraduate Live Audition Repertoire Requirements

• Applicant must provide a list of the audition selections.
• Must be published (available for purchase as a hard copy or PDF).
• Must be memorized.
• Prepare 3 selections of contrasting style, language, and tempo.
  • It is not necessary to have an example from each category in the Live Audition Repertoire list (below). 
  • At least 1 selection must be in English.
  • At least 1 classical selection must be in a foreign language.
• 3 classical selections, or
• 2 classical selections and a non-belt musical theatre selection

Undergraduate Live Audition Repertoire

Classical Art Song from Baroque, Classical, Romantic or Contemporary period in any language

• Source examples: 26 Italian Songs and Arias, The First Book of Soprano Solos(Joan Frey Boytim), The Art Song Anthology(Hal Leonard).
• "Classical" does not refer to classic rock, classic musical theatre, classic folk or pop. Songs that meet the definition were either written or arranged by a classical composer. (e.g., "Caro mio ben") 

Folksong or Spiritual for Solo Voice
(required to be published)

• Required to have been arranged by a classical composer such as John Jacob Niles, Kenneth Frazelle, Aaron Copland, Florence Price, Ben Moore, Harry T. Burleigh, etc.
• Source examples: 44 Songs and Spirituals (Florence Price), Folk Song Arrangements: British Isles (Benjamin Britten). 

Lyric, Non-belt Musical Theatre

• Suggested composers include Jason Robert Brown, George Gershwin, Andrew Lippa, Adam Guettel, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Jeanine Tesori.

Aria from an Opera, Oratorio or Cantata
(Only on the advice of a voice professional and must be developmentally appropriate.)

• Bach, Handel, Rossini, and Mozart provide a few suitable options for young singers.

Please contact voice professor Phyllis Pancella at pancellap@uncsa.edu with questions about the audition process or requirements.