Trumpet Audition Requirements

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Trumpet Audition Requirements

Degree Page: B.M. Composition

Additional Application Requirements:

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

Audition Requirements:

  1. Two (2) contrasting movements, pieces, or études.
  2. All major scales from memory.

NOTE: Orchestral excerpts are not required of performance applicants, but the inclusion of several standard excerpts as a part of your audition is welcomed.

NOTE: All those auditioning are expected to perform without accompaniment.

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.

NOTE: Orchestral excerpts are not required of performance applicants, but the inclusion of several standard excerpts as a part of your audition is welcomed.

NOTE: All those auditioning are expected to perform without accompaniment.

Degree Page: B.A. Music

Audition Requirements:

  1. Two (2) contrasting movements, pieces, or études.
  2. All major scales from memory.

NOTE: Orchestral excerpts are not required of performance applicants, but the inclusion of several standard excerpts as a part of your audition is welcomed.

NOTE: All those auditioning are expected to perform without accompaniment.

Degree Page: B.M. Music Education

Audition Requirements:

  1. Two (2) contrasting movements, pieces, or études.
  2. All major scales from memory.

NOTE: Orchestral excerpts are not required of performance applicants, but the inclusion of several standard excerpts as a part of your audition is welcomed.

NOTE: All those auditioning are expected to perform without accompaniment.

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:

  1. Two (2) contrasting movements, pieces, or études.
  2. All major scales from memory.

NOTE: Orchestral excerpts are not required of performance applicants, but the inclusion of several standard excerpts as a part of your audition is welcomed.

NOTE: All those auditioning are expected to perform without accompaniment.

Degree Page: B.M. Performance

Audition Requirements:

  1. Two (2) contrasting movements, pieces, or études.
  2. All major scales from memory.

NOTE: Orchestral excerpts are not required of performance applicants, but the inclusion of several standard excerpts as a part of your audition is welcomed.

NOTE: All those auditioning are expected to perform without accompaniment.

Degree Page: B.M. Music Education & Performance

Audition Requirements:

  1. Two (2) contrasting movements, pieces, or études.
  2. All major scales from memory.

NOTE: Orchestral excerpts are not required of performance applicants, but the inclusion of several standard excerpts as a part of your audition is welcomed.

NOTE: All those auditioning are expected to perform without accompaniment.

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. Two (2) pieces of contrasting styles.
  2. Three (3) scales and arpeggios of your choosing.

Audition Requirements:

  1. Two (2) contrasting movements, pieces, or études.
  2. All major scales from memory.

NOTE: Orchestral excerpts are not required of performance applicants, but the inclusion of several standard excerpts as a part of your audition is welcomed.

NOTE: All those auditioning are expected to perform without accompaniment.

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.

NOTE: Orchestral excerpts are not required of performance applicants, but the inclusion of several standard excerpts as a part of your audition is welcomed.

NOTE: All those auditioning are expected to perform without accompaniment.

Program Page: Music Minor

Audition Requirements:

  1. Two (2) contrasting movements, pieces, or études.
  2. All major scales from memory.

NOTE: Orchestral excerpts are not required of performance applicants, but the inclusion of several standard excerpts as a part of your audition is welcomed.

NOTE: All those auditioning are expected to perform without accompaniment.

Suggested Repertoire

The following repertoire list is intended to help guide you in choosing appropriate pieces. These pieces are intended to serve as recommendations, not requirements.
  • Alexander Grigori Arutiunian: Concerto for Trumpet
  • Charles Lloyds Jr. The Crucifixion for Trumpet and Piano
  • Halsey Stevens: Sonata for Trumpet
  • Jennifer Higdon: "Trumpet Songs"
  • Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trumpet Concerto
  • Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto
  • Lauren Bernofsky: "Fantasia" for solo trumpet
  • Lauren Bernofsky: Concerto for Trumpet
  • Libby Larsen: Fanfare for the Women
  • Mary D. Watkins: "Mount Cathedral"
  • Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Trumpet
  • Ulysses Kay: "TROMBA"