Audition Information

Audition Requirements

Brass (Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba and French Horn)

• 2 Major Scales and Arpeggios
  • 2 Octaves
  • ♩= 60
• 2 Contrasting Etudes, Solo Selections or Ensemble Excerpts
  • 1 Technical/Fast
  • 1 Lyrical/Slow
• Sight Reading

Woodwinds (Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon)

• 2 Major Scales and Arpeggios
  • 2 Octaves
  • ♩= 60
• 2 Contrasting Etudes, Solo Selections or Ensemble Excerpts
  • 1 Technical/Fast
  • 1 Lyrical/Slow
• Sight Reading

Piano

• 2 Major Scales and Arpeggios
  • 2 Octaves
  • ♩= 60
• 2 Contrasting Etudes, Solo Selections
  • 1 Technical/Fast
  • 1 Lyrical/Slow
• Sight Reading

Drumset

• 2 Rudiments from the PAS 40 Rudiments
  • http://www.pas.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/pas-drum-rudiments-2018dcccc96de1726e19ba7fff00008669d1.pdf
• The Art of Bop Drumming by John Riley
• Play 3 Choruses of Blues
  • Chorus 1: Time
  • Chorus 2: Solo
  • Chorus 3: Time
• Sight Reading

Bass

• 2 Major Scales and Arpeggios
  • 2 Octaves
  • ♩= 60
• 3 Choruses of Blues
• 3 Choruses of Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham
  • Chorus 1: Melody
  • Chorus 2: Bassline
  • Chorus 3: Melody
• Sight Reading

Voice

• 2 Contrasting Selections
  • One art song, aria, or choral selection
  • One pop, jazz, musical, or show choir selection
• Sight Reading
  • Using some form of solfege (numbers, solfege syllables, generic syllable)