Audition & Interview Requirements

Degree Page: B.M. Composition

Additional Application Requirements:

1. Two (2) scores of original works (with sound files, if possible). 

Audition Requirements:

15 minutes of your best playing, which may include, but is not limited to:

1. One (1) three-octave scale of your choice - major, minor, or any mode you choose; OR three (3) two-octave scales of your choice - major, minor or any mode you choose.
2. Two (2) contrasting orchestral excerpts demonstrating technical and expressive skills. The current popular "canon" features excerpts from Mozart (symphonies No. 35, 39, and 40), Beethoven (symphonies 5, 7, and 9), and Brahms (symphonies 1 and 2), as well as works by Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Mahler, and Shostakovich.
3. Three (3) works of contrasting style demonstrating technical and expressive skills. One (1) selection should be from a major work, such as a movement from a concerto, sonata, suite, or comparable piece.

Other music to be considered may include unaccompanied J.S. Bach, jazz standards from the Great American Song Book, concert pieces, an etude, popular music transcription, or other piece of your choosing. We encourage you to select a piece by an underrepresented and/or living composer.  Please do not hesitate to reach out directly to our bass professor, Tristen Jarvis, for any questions or clarifications on audition repertoire.

Interview Requirements:

1. Speak with a member of our Composition faculty and ask any specific questions you may have about the Composition degree program.

Degree Page: B.M. Jazz Studies

For more information see the B.M. Jazz Studies Audition Requirements page.

Degree Page: B.A. Music

Audition Requirements:

15 minutes of your best playing, which may include, but is not limited to:

1. One (1) three-octave scale of your choice - major, minor, or any mode you choose; OR three (3) two-octave scales of your choice - major, minor or any mode you choose.
2. Two (2) contrasting orchestral excerpts demonstrating technical and expressive skills. The current popular "canon" features excerpts from Mozart (symphonies No. 35, 39, and 40), Beethoven (symphonies 5, 7, and 9), and Brahms (symphonies 1 and 2), as well as works by Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Mahler, and Shostakovich.
3. Three (3) works of contrasting style demonstrating technical and expressive skills. One (1) selection should be from a major work, such as a movement from a concerto, sonata, suite, or comparable piece.

Other music to be considered may include unaccompanied J.S. Bach, jazz standards from the Great American Song Book, concert pieces, an etude, popular music transcription, or other piece of your choosing. We encourage you to select a piece by an underrepresented and/or living composer.  Please do not hesitate to reach out directly to our bass professor, Tristen Jarvis, for any questions or clarifications on audition repertoire.

Degree Page: B.M. Music Education

Audition Requirements:

15 minutes of your best playing, which may include, but is not limited to:

1. One (1) three-octave scale of your choice - major, minor, or any mode you choose; OR three (3) two-octave scales of your choice - major, minor or any mode you choose.
2. Two (2) contrasting orchestral excerpts demonstrating technical and expressive skills. The current popular "canon" features excerpts from Mozart (symphonies No. 35, 39, and 40), Beethoven (symphonies 5, 7, and 9), and Brahms (symphonies 1 and 2), as well as works by Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Mahler, and Shostakovich.
3. Three (3) works of contrasting style demonstrating technical and expressive skills. One (1) selection should be from a major work, such as a movement from a concerto, sonata, suite, or comparable piece.

Other music to be considered may include unaccompanied J.S. Bach, jazz standards from the Great American Song Book, concert pieces, an etude, popular music transcription, or other piece of your choosing. We encourage you to select a piece by an underrepresented and/or living composer.  Please do not hesitate to reach out directly to our bass professor, Tristen Jarvis, for any questions or clarifications on audition repertoire.

Interview Requirements:

1. Speak with a member of our Music Education faculty to discuss any teaching experiences you have had, share any future teaching aspirations, and ask any specific questions you may have about the Music Education degree program. Approximately 10 minutes. 

Degree Page: B.M. Music in Combination with an Outside Field

Audition Requirements:

15 minutes of your best playing, which may include, but is not limited to:

1. One (1) three-octave scale of your choice - major, minor, or any mode you choose; OR three (3) two-octave scales of your choice - major, minor or any mode you choose.
2. Two (2) contrasting orchestral excerpts demonstrating technical and expressive skills. The current popular "canon" features excerpts from Mozart (symphonies No. 35, 39, and 40), Beethoven (symphonies 5, 7, and 9), and Brahms (symphonies 1 and 2), as well as works by Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Mahler, and Shostakovich.
3. Three (3) works of contrasting style demonstrating technical and expressive skills. One (1) selection should be from a major work, such as a movement from a concerto, sonata, suite, or comparable piece.

Other music to be considered may include unaccompanied J.S. Bach, jazz standards from the Great American Song Book, concert pieces, an etude, popular music transcription, or other piece of your choosing. We encourage you to select a piece by an underrepresented and/or living composer.  Please do not hesitate to reach out directly to our bass professor, Tristen Jarvis, for any questions or clarifications on audition repertoire.

Degree Page: B.M. Performance

Audition Requirements:

15 minutes of your best playing, which may include, but is not limited to:

1. One (1) three-octave scale of your choice - major, minor, or any mode you choose; OR three (3) two-octave scales of your choice - major, minor or any mode you choose.
2. Two (2) contrasting orchestral excerpts demonstrating technical and expressive skills. The current popular "canon" features excerpts from Mozart (symphonies No. 35, 39, and 40), Beethoven (symphonies 5, 7, and 9), and Brahms (symphonies 1 and 2), as well as works by Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Mahler, and Shostakovich.
3. Three (3) works of contrasting style demonstrating technical and expressive skills. One (1) selection should be from a major work, such as a movement from a concerto, sonata, suite, or comparable piece.

Other music to be considered may include unaccompanied J.S. Bach, jazz standards from the Great American Song Book, concert pieces, an etude, popular music transcription, or other piece of your choosing. We encourage you to select a piece by an underrepresented and/or living composer.  Please do not hesitate to reach out directly to our bass professor, Tristen Jarvis, for any questions or clarifications on audition repertoire.

Degree Page: B.M. Music Education & Performance

Audition Requirements:

15 minutes of your best playing, which may include, but is not limited to:

1. One (1) three-octave scale of your choice - major, minor, or any mode you choose; OR three (3) two-octave scales of your choice - major, minor or any mode you choose.
2. Two (2) contrasting orchestral excerpts demonstrating technical and expressive skills. The current popular "canon" features excerpts from Mozart (symphonies No. 35, 39, and 40), Beethoven (symphonies 5, 7, and 9), and Brahms (symphonies 1 and 2), as well as works by Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Mahler, and Shostakovich.
3. Three (3) works of contrasting style demonstrating technical and expressive skills. One (1) selection should be from a major work, such as a movement from a concerto, sonata, suite, or comparable piece.

Other music to be considered may include unaccompanied J.S. Bach, jazz standards from the Great American Song Book, concert pieces, an etude, popular music transcription, or other piece of your choosing. We encourage you to select a piece by an underrepresented and/or living composer.  Please do not hesitate to reach out directly to our bass professor, Tristen Jarvis, for any questions or clarifications on audition repertoire.

Interview Requirements: 

1. Speak with a member of our Music Education faculty to discuss any teaching experiences you have had, share any future teaching aspirations, and ask any specific questions you may have about the Music Education degree program. Approximately 10 minutes. 

Degree Page: B.M. Sound Recording Technology

Pre-screen Requirements:

1. 10-15 minutes of your best playing. We are happy to hear whatever you have prepared and whatever you feel most excited about playing, even if it is not on a standard college audition list.

Audition Requirements:

15 minutes of your best playing, which may include, but is not limited to:

1. One (1) three-octave scale of your choice - major, minor, or any mode you choose; OR three (3) two-octave scales of your choice - major, minor or any mode you choose.
2. Two (2) contrasting orchestral excerpts demonstrating technical and expressive skills. The current popular "canon" features excerpts from Mozart (symphonies No. 35, 39, and 40), Beethoven (symphonies 5, 7, and 9), and Brahms (symphonies 1 and 2), as well as works by Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Mahler, and Shostakovich.
3. Three (3) works of contrasting style demonstrating technical and expressive skills. One (1) selection should be from a major work, such as a movement from a concerto, sonata, suite, or comparable piece.

Other music to be considered may include unaccompanied J.S. Bach, jazz standards from the Great American Song Book, concert pieces, an etude, popular music transcription, or other piece of your choosing. We encourage you to select a piece by an underrepresented and/or living composer.  Please do not hesitate to reach out directly to our bass professor, Tristen Jarvis, for any questions or clarifications on audition repertoire.

Interview Requirements:

1. Meet with members of the SRT faculty, practice critical listening skills, and discuss your background in audio engineering thus far. Approximately 20 minutes.

Degree Page: B.M. Sound Recording Technology

For more information see the B.M. Jazz Studies Audition Requirements page.

Program Page: Music Minor

Audition Requirements:

1. One (1) three-octave scale of your choice - major, minor, or any mode you choose.
2. One (1) work such as a movement from a concerto, sonata, stand alone piece, unaccompanied Bach, etude, or other piece of your choosing. We encourage you to select a piece by an underrepresented and/or living composer.