Video (Optional)
•Bullet: Upload an audio or video file through the admissions applicant portal
Repertoire List (Optional)
•Bullet: Piano: two pieces chosen from any of the categories below
◦Sub-bullet: The Baroque Era (examples include works by such composers as J.S. Bach, François Couperin, or Domenico Scarlatti)
◦Sub-bullet: The Classical Era (examples include works by such composers as Joseph Haydn, W.A. Mozart, or Muzio Clementi)
◦Sub-bullet: The Romantic Era (examples include works by such composers as Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, or Liszt)
◦Sub-bullet: The Modern Era (examples include works by such composers as Debussy, Bartók, Copland, or Ginastera)
◦Sub-bullet: Any other prepared pieces
•Bullet: Piano: the selections should be played from memory whenever possible and should contrast with one another in style and/or historical era
•Bullet: Woodwinds, brass and orchestral strings: two contrasting selections (or excerpts from extended works) of medium to difficult levels as indicated on the graded lists of various music publishers
•Bullet: Woodwinds, brass and orchestral strings: selections do not need to be memorized and should demonstrate your ability to play both lyrical and technically demanding passages
•Bullet: Woodwinds, brass and orchestral strings: playing with a live accompanist at the time of recording is preferred, except in the case of a solo sonata
•Bullet: Percussion: one selection from works composed for each of the following instruments: snare drum, timpani, and mallet percussion, for a total of three examples
•Bullet: Percussion: the selections do not have to be memorized
•Bullet: Classical guitar: two contrasting pieces from the standard classical guitar repertoire, such as those by Villa Lobos, Ponce, Giuliani or Bach
•Bullet: Acoustic guitar: two pieces of any style or origin, learned by standard notation whenever possible as opposed to tablature
•Bullet: Harp: two contrasting pieces from the standard classical harp repertoire, such as those by Carlos Salzedo, Marcel Grandjany, Henriette Renié, or J.S. Bach (transcriptions); both pieces must be played from memory
•Bullet: Harp: one standard orchestra excerpt of your choosing; excerpts may be played with music and memorization is not required
•Bullet: Organ: two pieces from works by Bach, Pachelbel, or any classical composer; a hymn setting; or any other prepared pieces
