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Brass

Admission & Auditions

Department of Music audition requirements for brass instruments are as follows.

Brass Audition Requirements

Perform two selections of contrasting styles that best represent your performance level. The compositions need not be long and may include a representative etude. You will be asked to perform major scales and sight-read passages chosen to suit your technical capabilities.

The following repertoire is encouraged but not required. Substitutions of equal difficulty and style are welcome. 

French Horn Repertoire:

  • W.A. Mozart - Concerto No. 3, First Movement
  • Selections from Solos for the Horn Player and First Solos for the Horn Player, ed. Mason Jones.

If you have any questions about french horn repertoire, please contact Mr. Brady Catlett.

Trumpet Repertoire:

  • Guillaume Balay - "Petite Piece Concertante"
  • Guillaume Balay - "Prelude et Ballade"
  • J. Guy Ropartz - "Andante et Allegro"
  • Joseph Haydn - Concerto for Trumpet, First Movement

If you have any questions about trumpet repertoire, please contact Dr. Christopher Luebke-Brown.

Trombone Repertoire:

  • Alexandre Guillmant - "Morceau Symphonique"
  • Ferdinand David - Concertino
  • Johann Ernst Galliard - Six Sonatas for Trombone

If you have any questions about trombone repertoire, please contact Dr. Andrew Alcocer.

Euphonium Repertoire:

  • Marco Bordogni / Johannes Rochut - "Vocalise No. 4" 
  • G.F. Handel / Voxman - "Saraband and Vivace," from the Concert and Contest Collection, ed. H. Voxman

Tuba Repertoire:

  • Marco Bordogni / Arnold Jacobs - "Vocalise No. 4" 
  • G.F. Handel / Himi Voxman - "Air Gai," from the Concert and Contest Collection, ed. H. Voxman

If you have any questions about either tuba or euphonium repertoire, please contact Dr. Dan Johnson.

 

Jazz Studies Audition Requirements

Play (with correct melody, chord changes and improvisation) at least one prepared piece (of your choice, from the recommended repertoire); and improvise on a jazz blues progression in the concert key of B-flat, F, or C.

Recommended Repertoire:

Autumn Leaves, Blue Monk, Blue Bossa, Maiden Voyage, Now's The Time, Satin Doll, Take the 'A' Train, Summertime, Tenor Madness

If you have any questions about jazz repertoire for brass instruments, please contact Dr. Andrew Alcocer.