Audition Process
•No audition required for program admission — open-access pre-major
•Audition is for Fine Arts Scholarship consideration only
Instrumental Audition
•Prepare two contrasting pieces from Jazz and/or Classical repertoire
-Jazz: Medium Swing, Latin, Blues, or Ballad (improvisation optional)
-Classical: solo etudes or concert band literature showing technical and lyrical ability
•Bring six copies of sheet music or lead sheets
Piano Audition
•Prepare two pieces from contrasting periods, played from memory
•Complete pieces or movements only
•Bring six copies of sheet music
AUDITION DAY (Thursday, June 4, 2026)
•9:00-9:30 AM — Check in at E-Lyceum Auditorium, meet music faculty
•9:30-11:30 AM — Auditions and interviews (practice rooms available)
•Brief interview with music faculty on fundamentals and theory
•Final interview with Fine Arts Chair required
Submission
•Submit scholarship materials by May 22, 2026
•Email to: claire.orenduff@sfcollege.edu and david.smith2@sfcollege.edu
•Contact: David Smith, Director of Bands — 352-395-5313
