Undergraduate
Marimba
- Four-mallet solo (approximately 5-12 minutes in length)
- Two-mallet transcription of any movement of a cello suite or violin partita or sonata by J.S. Bach
- Two-mallet sight reading will be required
Snare Drum
- One etude from either Cirone’s Portraits in Rhythm or Delecluse’s Douze Etudes
Timpani
- Etude of candidate’s choice from any of the following: Elliott Carter Eight Pieces for Solo Timpani, Richard Hochrainer Etuden Fur Timpani, Jacques Delecluse Vingt Etudes, or Vic Firth The Solo Timapnist
- Candidate will be expected to recognize and sing intervals played on the piano and demonstrate fluency of tuning
Excerpts from the standard orchestral repertoire for timpani, snare drum, and xylophone are suggested but not required.
Graduate (MM, GPD, DMA)
Marimba
- A major work for either marimba or vibraphone
- A movement from a cello suite or violin sonata or partita by J.S. Bach
- Sight reading will be required
Multiple-percussion
- A solo piece for multiple percussion (7-15 min duration)
- This solo should be submitted as a recording to the Portfolio section of you application status page by the date of the live audition
Snare drum
- One etude from either Cirone’s Portraits in Rhythm or Delecluse’s Douze Etudes
- Two excerpts from the standard orchestral repertoire
Timpani
- One solo from Elliott Carter’s Eight Pieces for Four Timpani.
- Two excerpts from the standard orchestral repertoire
Xylophone
- Two excerpts from the standard orchestral repertoire
Artist Diploma
Artist Diploma applicants must prepare a program of no less than 70 minutes duration in line with what the candidate would offer for a professional solo recital.