Percussion Audition Repertoire

All Undergraduate Students and Programs

Undergraduate 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…) 

Applied Music (Performance)

Graduate 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 
  

Drum Set (optional) 

• Demonstrate Styles (swing, rock, Latin, Afro-Cuban, etc…) 
  
  

In Addition – Please Prepare TWO selections from the list below: 

• Vibraphone Solo 
• Multiple Percussion Solo 
• Timpani Solo 
• Hand drum, steel drum, or other solo