I. All prospective undergraduates must perform the following:
a. keyboard percussion solo or etude
b. snare drum solo or etude
II. Solos or etudes in two other areas of applicant's choice:
a. timpani
b. multiple percussion
c. world percussion
d. drum set
i. Big band chart sightreading
ii. Demonstration of styles (including brush technique)
iii. Drum set solo or etude
iv. FOR JAZZ MAJORS ONLY: “melodic drum solo," in which you interpret a well-known jazz standard
on the drum kit, in the following format:
1. head
2. two choruses of improvised solo
3. head out
III. Two-mallet sightreading
IV. (Vocal) pitch matching
N.B. If a personal audition is not possible, applicant may submit a DVD or other digital video format. Audio alone is not acceptable.
I. All prospective graduate students should be prepared to perform senior recital level literature in each of the following areas:
a. two-mallet keyboard percussion
b. four-mallet keyboard percussion
c. timpani
d. snare drum
II. One Standard orchestral excerpt on each of the following:
a. keyboard percussion (glock OR xylo)
b. snare drum
c. cymbals
III. In addition, applicant may also choose to perform:
a. drum set (see details in undergrad description above)
b. jazz vibraphone
c. world percussion instruments
d. multi-percussion solo (please write ahead of time with specific instrument requests
to make sure your selection is possible)
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