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Required Courses

Curriculum: Bachelor of Music in Orchestral Instruments (Woodwinds)
Credit total: 127

Repertoire Requirements for Wind Majors

Flute

Freshman Jury

• Concerti: Quantz G Major, Mozart D Major or G Major
• Sonatas: Hindemith, J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Poulenc
• Pieces: Griffes Poème, Telemann Fantasias for solo flute, Chaminade Concertino, Fukushima Mei

Sophomore Jury

• Concerti: Vivaldi "Il Cardellino" in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3, Mozart Concerto in G Major (with cadenzas)
• Sonatas: Piston, Dutilleux Sonatine, Bach (any with keyboard), Sancan Sonatine
• Pieces: Martin Ballade, Telemann Suite in A Minor, Hüe Fantasie, Hindemith Acht Stücke, Berio Sequenza

Junior Jury

• Concerti: Mozart Concerto in D Major (with cadenzas), Ibert, Nielsen
• Sonatas: Martinů, Reynolds, Prokofiev, Gaubert
• Orchestral repertoire

Senior Jury and Senior Recital

• Similar to junior jury, with strong concentration on orchestral repertoire. All movements of each work are required. Works need not be performed from memory.
• Flute majors must perform a senior recital to determine fulfillment of performance requirements.

Oboe

Freshman Jury

• One étude by Barret or Ferling
• One classical work
• One impressionistic or contemporary work
• Jury music must be prepared during the freshman year

Sophomore Jury

• One étude by Ferling
• One baroque or classical work
• One romantic or contemporary work
• Jury music must be prepared during the sophomore year

Junior Jury

A 35- to 45-minute program of material prepared during the junior year, to be approved by the major teacher. The program should include:

• One movement of a sonata or concerto, preferably with piano accompaniment
• One étude from the Grand Studies by Barret or Études by Ferling
• Three orchestral excerpts: Beethoven, "Funeral March" from the Eroica Symphony, first solo passage; Ravel Tombeau de Couperin, opening solo from Prelude; Rossini La scala di seta, fast staccato solo
• Jury music must be prepared during the Sophomore year

Senior Jury and Senior Recital

• A full program of at least 40–50 minutes, to be approved by the major teacher. Music from a variety of historical periods and genres, as well as chamber music with prominent oboe parts, is encouraged.
• Oboe majors must perform a senior recital to determine fulfillment of performance requirements.

Clarinet

Freshman Jury

• Études and studies: Baermann Method for Clarinet, Third Division; Kell 17 Staccato Studies; Klosé 45 Exercises on Articulation and 12 Studies in the Various Registers; Rose 32 Études for Clarinet; Thurston Passage Studies for Clarinet, Vol. 1
• Solo literature: Saint-Saëns Sonata, Op. 167; Schumann Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73; Mozart Concerto in A Major, K. 622; Carl Stamitz Concerto No. 3 in B-flat Major; Weber Concertino, Op. 26

Sophomore Jury

• Études and studies: Baermann Method for Clarinet, Part 4; Gates Odd Meter Études; Rose Studies for Clarinet; Voxman Classical Studies for Clarinet(Bach and Handel); transposition study
• Solo literature: Hindemith Sonata (1939); Johann Stamitz Concerto in B-flat Major; Weber Concerti in F and E-flat Major, Op. 73 and 74; Brahms Sonatas in F Minor and E-flat Major, Op. 120, Nos. 1 and 2

Junior Jury

• Études and studies: Baermann Method for Clarinet, Part 5; Rose 20 Grandes Études after Rode; Cavallini 30 Caprices; transposition study; orchestral excerpts
• Solo literature: Weber Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48; Poulenc Sonata; Hindemith Concerto; Spohr Concerto

Senior Jury and Senior Recital

• Études and studies: Uhl 48 Études; Sigel The Twentieth-Century Clarinetist; Jeanjean 16 Études Modernes; orchestral excerpts
• Solo literature: Debussy Première Rhapsodie; Stravinsky Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet; Copland Concerto; Nielsen Concerto, Op. 57; Berg Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5
• Clarinet majors must perform a senior recital to determine fulfillment of performance requirements.

Bassoon

Freshman Jury

• Major and minor scales
• Weissenborn Advanced Studies
• Milde Scale Studies
• Telemann Sonata in F minor; Galliard sonatas or other works of equivalent difficulty
• Orchestral excerpts
• Reed-making

Sophomore Jury

• Major and minor scales and arpeggios
• Milde Concert Studies
• Kovar 24 Daily Exercises
• Giampieri 16 Studies; Bozza Studies
• Hindemith Sonata
• Weber Concerto or other work of equivalent difficulty
• Orchestral excerpts
• Reed-making

Junior Jury

• Orefici Bravura Studies
• Pierne New Techniques of Bassoon
• Piard Studies
• Mozart Concerto or other work of equivalent difficulty
• Orchestral excerpts
• Reed-making

Senior Jury and Senior Recital

• Mozart concerti
• Vivaldi concerti
• Hummel Concerto
• Bach cello suites
• Saint-Saëns sonata or other work of equivalent difficulty
• Orchestral excerpts from memory
• Reed-making
• Bassoon majors must perform a senior recital to determine fulfillment of performance requirements.