• Audition Requirements
  • Instrumental Music
    • Brass Instruments
    • Woodwind Instruments
    • Percussion Instruments
  • Vocal Music
  • Piano
  • Audition Dates

Audition Requirements

Instrumental Music

Brass Instruments

Scales and Technique

1. Demonstrate all major scales (by memory), two octaves where possible.
2. Demonstrate a chromatic scale, full range of your instrument.
3. Demonstrate legato and staccato styles.
4. Demonstrate single, double, and triple tonguing on instrument.

Solo or Etude

1. Perform and etude or technical study showing technical proficiency on your instrument.
2. Perform a solo work from standard repertoire (grade 3-5)
3. Students may choose to perform a solo and an etude

Sight-reading

1. Demonstrate the ability to read at sight on your instrument.

Woodwind Instruments

Scales and Technique

1. Demonstrate all major scales (by memory), two octaves where possible.
2. Demonstrate a chromatic scale, full range of your instrument.
3. Demonstrate legato and staccato styles.

Solo or Etude

1. Perform and etude or technical study showing technical proficiency on your instrument.
2. Perform a solo work from standard repertoire (grade 3-5)
3. Students may choose to perform a solo and an etude

Sight-Reading

1. Demonstrate the ability to read at sight on your instrument.

Percussion Instruments

Students will be expected to audition on snare drum, timpani, and keyboard percussion.

Snare Drum

1. Demonstrate the 40 P.A.S. Rudiments (Rolls, Diddles, Flams, etc) in the and open-closed-open (slow-fast-slow) fashion and at various dynamic levels.
2. Perform a snare drum solo piece (Rudimental or Concert) or etude (grade 3-5)

Timpani

1. Demonstrate the ability to tune the timpani to assigned pitches.
2. Demonstrate the ability to match and recognize pitches.
3. Perform a solo work or etude from standard repertoire (grade 3-5).

Keyboard Mallets

1. Demonstrate all major scales (by memory), two octaves ascending and descending.
2. Perform a chromatic scale (at least two octaves ascending and descending).
3. Perform a mallet solo piece or etude from stand repertoire (grade 3-5).

Sight-Reading

1. Demonstrate the ability to read at sight on the above instruments.

Vocal Music

Students should prepare two songs of contrasting styles, one preferable in a foreign language (Italian, German, French, or Spanish art song). At least one of the songs should be memorized. A selection from musical theatre is acceptable. Voice auditions must be accompanied. UA Fort Smith can provide an accompanist if arrangements are made prior to the audition day. Following the presentation of solo material, the candidate will be asked to demonstrate basic pitch and rhythmic sight-reading ability.

Piano

Two memorized pieces of contrasting style. All Major scales, four octaves. All Major and Minor Arpeggios in root position, two octaves.

Audition Dates

Auditions dates for the the school year of 2009-2010 have not been decided yet. Please check back often until they are posted.