Live Audition
•Bullet: Classical repertoire on your primary instrument
•Bullet: Brass & Woodwinds: one faster movement or etude (rhythmic/technical) and one slower movement or etude (lyrical); all major scales and a full-range chromatic scale, tongued and slurred; sight-reading
•Bullet: Strings (Violin/Viola/Cello): two contrasting pieces or movements of your choosing; sight-reading may be required
•Bullet: Bass: a concerto movement, a Baroque sonata movement or Bach solo suite movement, and an etude
•Bullet: Guitar: 2-3 selections of contrasting styles
•Bullet: Harp: a solo piece, the cadenza from Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the Flowers," one concerto movement (Mozart, Debussy, or Handel), and two contrasting pieces
•Bullet: Percussion: snare drum solo/etude, marimba (and/or vibraphone/xylophone) solo, timpani solo/etude, optional drum set
•Bullet: Keyboard placement assessment and a musicianship placement exercise on audition day — for course placement only, not part of the admission decision
•Bullet: Virtual auditions available on request via Zoom
Contact
•Bullet: JCA Admissions: jcaadmissions@butler.edu | 317-940-9656
