Seating Placement Audition Information

SeatingPlacementAuditions

Seating placement auditions for woodwind, brass, percussion, and string students will take place on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 and Wednesday, January 23, 2013.  Seating placement auditions for jazz ensembles will take place Wednesday, January 23, 2013. These placement auditions are for all music majors, minors, and university students enrolling in MUSI 380, 383, 387, 389, 682, 683, 687 or 689.

Students will be expected to arrive outside of the room assigned for their specific instrument at least 10 minutes prior to your audition. You must have your instrument and music out, tuned and ready to perform at this time.
 

To sign up for audition times, click below.

  
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jazz 
 
  
 
 
This is for current students only.
For questions or concerns regarding auditions, please contact Melinda Wildman.

Click below for the audition excerpts.
 
Voice
Voice part checks will take place during the first class meeting. No seating audition is necessary.		  
 
 
      
 
Violin
 

Viola
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
Cello
 
Bass
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
Harp
Handel Harp Concerto in Bb and Excerpt 1, Excerpt 2
Flute
Excerpt 1, Excerpt 2, Taffanal Fantaisie Sur Le Freischutze page 1, Taffanal Fantaisie Sur Le Freischutze page 2
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
Oboe
Excerpts
  
 
 
 
 
 
Bassoon
Excerpts
Clarinet
Excerpts
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
Alto Saxophone
Excerpt 1, Excerpt 2, Excerpt 3
  
 
 
 
 
 
Horn
Strauss Horn Concerto, Excerpt 1, Excerpt 2
Trumpet
Excerpt 1, Excerpt 2, Kennan Sonata Mvmt. I page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4
  
 
 
 
 
 
Trombone
Excerpt 1, Excerpt 2, Excerpt 3
Bass Trombone
Excerpt 1, Excerpt 2, Excerpt 3
  
 
 
 
 
 
Euphonium
Excerpts
Tuba
Excerpt 1, Excerpt 2 page 1, Excerpt 2 page 2, Excerpt 3
  
 
 
      
 
 
Percussion
Timpani, Mallet, Snare
  
 
 
 
      
 
Jazz Ensembles (including jazz vocal): The audition for jazz ensembles will include jazz scales, improvisation, a prepared piece and sight reading. The prepared piece for Spring 2013 is "What is this Thing Called Love" by Cole Porter in C Major.  Be prepared to play the head "melody" once through and improvise (vocalists scat) 1 chorus over the changes.  The student is responsible for finding the sheet music and checking out recordings prior to the audition.  Information about scales can be found on the Jazz Ensemble Auditions web page.