Audition Requirements
	back to: • Conservatory Admissions • Winds, Brass and Percussion Division		Bassoon, Classical Saxophone, Flute, Oboe, Trumpet, Tuba Two or three selections--including movements from sonatas, concertos, and other solo pieces--of contrasting styles from standard repertoires; major and minor scales. Compositions chosen should demonstrate the applicant's ability in phrasing, sustained playing, and technical facility, including legato and staccato at varied tempi. Oboists should also perform one of the Sixteen Grand Studies of Barret. Bassoonists should include one of the Milde Concert Studies. Auditions are not heard in euphonium. Students wishing to audition in tuba or classical saxophone should contact the Conservatory Admissions Office to schedule an audition appointment, since these auditions usually are not heard on the scheduled weekends.
			Horn first movement from Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 2, 3 or 4 first movement from Strauss' Concerto No. 1. Orchestral excerpts include: first horn solo from Till Eulenspeigel (two calls in F) the second movement solo from Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 the solo from Brahms' Symphony No. 3, slow movement.
			Percussion Marimba or Xylophone: One composition, or movement from a composition, of your choice with four mallets and another with two mallets. A variety of major and minor scales. Sight reading with two mallets. Snare Drum: Two études or compositions of diverse styles demonstrating musicality as well as technical ability. Sight reading. Timpani: One composition or movement from a composition. Demonstration of tuning ability. (Mr. Rosen will ask you to match pitches and tune various intervals from given pitches.) Preferably, the compositions should be works written specifically for the instrument, rather than transcriptions.