Prospective Undergraduates
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​Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following:
- Snare Drum
- ​Rudimental Solo or Etude (Pratt, Wilcoxon, or similar)
- Concert Solo or Etude (Delecluse, Cirone, Peters, or similar)
- ​Keyboard
- ​All major and minor scales
- Two-mallet solo (etude, movement, or short piece)
- Four-mallet solo (etude, movement, or short piece)
- Timpani
- Etude or Solo (Firth, Goodman, Peters, or similar)
- Drum Set (optional)
- Demonstrate Styles (swing, rock, Latin, Afro-Cuban, etc…)
Prospective Graduate Students
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Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following:
- ​​Snare Drum
- 2 advanced solos (or etudes) of contrasting styles
- Marimba
- Two-mallet solo
- Four-mallet solo
- Excerpts - 2 selections for each of the following:
- Snare drum
- Xylophone
- Glockenspiel
- Timpani
- In Addition – Please Prepare at least TWO from the list below:
- Vibraphone Solo
- Multiple Percussion Solo (if necessary, may be a video performance)
- Drum Set (prepare a play-along track + demonstrate styles)
- Timpani Solo
- ​Hand drum, steel drum, or other solo
For Graduate Percussion Group Fellowship Consideration
If you are inte​rested in the fellowship, in addition to all of the above, please prepare:
​​​Two videos of past performances of contrasting chamber works for 2-6 players that are unconducted.
You may be asked to perform live with a chamber group during your in-person audition. The musical excerpt will become available one month prior to the audition date.
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