Undergraduate
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At least one week prior to the
audition, pianists should submit a list of repertoire performed and studied in
the last three years to Professor Delbeau
Bachelor of Music in Applied Piano (Performance)
- ​J. S. Bach: A prelude and fugue from the Well-Tempered
Clavier​​, or four movements from a suite
- A fast movement from a sonata by Beethoven, excluding Opus
49, or a fast movement from a sonata by Mozart, excluding K. 545.
- One large-scale work or a group of shorter pieces from
the 19th or 20th century demonstrating lyrical and virtuoso styles (9-11
minutes in length)
- All music is to be played from memory
- Major and minor scales and arpeggios—hands together, four
octaves, memorized fingerings
- Sight-reading
Bachelor of Music in Music Education with Piano
Concentration; Bachelor of Music in Composition, Theory, and History and Literature
- An original work of J. S. Bach
- A movement from a sonata by Mozart (excluding K.
545) or Beethoven (excluding Opus 49)
- A third work from the Romantic, Impressionistic or
Contemporary period. This piece must reflect the pianist's highest level of
musical and technical accomplishment. Jazz, pop, or self-composed pieces are
not acceptable.
- All music is to be played from memory
- Major and minor scales and arpeggios—hands together, four
octaves, memorized fingerings
- Sight-reading
Bachelor of Arts; Minors; Merit and Honors Private Study
- Two pieces in contrasting styles (no jazz, pop or
self-composed pieces)
- At least one piece is to be played from memory
Graduate
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Applied Music (Performance)
- J. S. Bach—a suite or Prelude and Fugue from the WTC
- An entire sonata by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven
- A large-scale major Romantic work
- An Impressionistic or Contemporary work
- All music is to be played from memory
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