Percussion Auditions

Dates

Spring 2024

Auditions for Spring semester entry are arranged individually the week of November 13 following the application deadline. This area does not accept applications to the Artist Diploma for Spring semester.

Fall 2024

In-person auditions for Fall semester entry will be held on February 26, 2024, and is subject to change. Students are reminded not to book travel until their audition slot has been confirmed by the Office of Admission. Audition slots will be released mid-December.

Requirements

If you have questions about your repertoire selections within these requirements, please first consult with your current private teacher or other mentor.

All Percussion applicants are required to submit unedited audiovisual recordings fulfilling the prescreening requirements listed below with the application. Applicants will be informed if they are invited to attend an audition or have been denied in prescreening.

Works with piano are not required to be performed with a pianist or piano recording.

Prescreening

Undergraduate

• One two-minute solo étude on timpani
• One two-minute solo étude on mallets (two OR four mallet)
• One two-minute solo étude on snare drum

Graduate and Postgraduate

• One two-minute solo étude on timpani
• One two-minute solo étude on mallets (two AND four mallet)
• One two-minute solo étude on snare drum

Final Audition

Undergraduate

• Mallet percussion

  • One two-mallet piece (your choice)
  • One four-mallet piece (your choice)
• Snare drum
  • One étude: Cirone, Peters, Delecluse
  • One rudimental: Wilcoxon, Pratt
• Timpani
  • One étude: Hochrainer, Goodman, Woud, etc.
• Sight-Reading (Mallets or Snare Drum)

Graduate and Postgraduate

• Mallet percussion

  • One two-mallet piece (your choice)
  • One four-mallet piece (your choice)
  • 2-3 orchestral excerpts on xylophone, glockenspiel, and/or vibraphone
• Snare drum
  • One étude: Delecluse, Peters, Macarez
  • One rudimental: Wilcoxon, Pratt, Tompkins
  • 2-3 orchestral excerpts
• Timpani
  • One étude: Hochrainer, Woud, Delecluse, etc.
  • 3-4 orchestral excerpts