Repertoire List
•Repertoire list: prepare repertoire on your principal instrument; specific requirements vary by performance area (strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, keyboard, organ, guitar, harp)
•Repertoire list: strings (violin, viola, cello, double bass) prepare at least two contrasting pieces that differ in tempo and historical period, demonstrating your present skill level
•Repertoire list: woodwinds (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone) prepare two contrasting selections, or one selection paired with an etude, showing lyrical and technical playing
•Repertoire list: brass (trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba) prepare repertoire totaling 5 to 7 minutes that demonstrates lyrical, technical, and expressive playing
•Repertoire list: percussion applicants prepare at least one piece or etude on each of snare drum, mallet keyboard, and timpani
•Repertoire list: piano applicants prepare three contrasting pieces from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th/21st-century periods, all performed from memory
•Repertoire list: organ applicants prepare a J.S. Bach (or Buxtehude/Bohm/de Grigny/F. Couperin) work, two contrasting-period pieces, and one hymn tune
•Repertoire list: guitar applicants prepare two contrasting-period pieces from the standard classical guitar repertoire
•Repertoire list: harp applicants prepare two contrasting pieces from different historical periods, plus an orchestral excerpt for Performance applicants
•Repertoire list: repertoire by under-represented composers is encouraged across all areas
Repertoire List - Scales & Technique
•Repertoire list: prepare scales and arpeggios appropriate to your instrument; Music Performance applicants typically prepare all major scales plus a chromatic scale
•Repertoire list: strings prepare a two- or three-octave scale (violin/viola/cello three-octave; bass two-octave) with the tonic arpeggio, memorized where noted
•Repertoire list: brass prepare major scales up to four sharps/four flats plus a two-octave chromatic scale, selected at random by the panel
•Repertoire list: piano applicants prepare two scales of your choice, four octaves, hands together, ascending and descending
•Repertoire list: harp applicants prepare a two-handed three-octave scale and a five-octave arpeggio
