Audition Process
•Bullet: No audition required for admission to the Music Performance program
•Bullet: Acceptance to the college allows you to pursue any major
•Bullet: Optional scholarship audition is completed in person on a selected music audition date
•Bullet: Applicants who cannot attend a listed date should request an alternate date as soon as possible
•Bullet: Open to students of any major
Audition Expectations
•Bullet: In-person auditions are 10-20 minutes
•Bullet: Instrumentalists may bring their own accompanist, but most audition without accompaniment
•Bullet: Auditioning with or without accompaniment has no impact on results
•Bullet: Notification of audition time approximately two weeks before the audition date
Woodwinds
•Bullet: Two contrasting movements or etudes that best demonstrate musicality, tone, time and technique
•Bullet: No longer than 3-4 minutes each
Brass
•Bullet: Two excerpts in contrasting styles and tempi
•Bullet: Any combination of repertoire from standard solo and etude literature
•Bullet: Full-range chromatic scale, plus a major and minor scale of your choice
•Bullet: No longer than 3-4 minutes each
Strings
•Bullet: Two excerpts in contrasting style: etudes or a movement from a sonata or concerto
•Bullet: Three-octave major scale (violin, viola, cello); two-octave major scale (bass)
•Bullet: About 8 minutes of music total
•Bullet: Memorization and sight-reading are not required
Harp
•Bullet: Two works from contrasting style periods (an etude may be substituted for one)
•Bullet: About 8 minutes of music total
•Bullet: Memorization and sight-reading are not required
Guitar
•Bullet: One movement from a suite or sonata and one piece in a contrasting style
•Bullet: An etude by Sor, Carcassi or Villa-Lobos may be used for one selection
•Bullet: One piece originally written for guitar; the other may be a transcription
•Bullet: Three-octave major scale
Percussion
•Bullet: Two excerpts in contrasting styles on snare drum, timpani, and/or mallets (marimba, vibraphone or xylophone)
•Bullet: Demonstrating two or more instruments is encouraged
•Bullet: No longer than 10 minutes; memorization not required
•Bullet: Contact Dr. Tony Oliver after applying; drum-set jazz auditions should email Dr. Tony Oliver
Contact
•Bullet: Margaretellis@augustana.edu
