Auditions - FSU College of Music - Florida State University

Brass Audition Information

Trumpet

Auditions are to be unaccompanied. Recorded auditions will not be accepted.

Non-Performance Applicants

1) All major scales and arpeggios

2) Goedicke: Concert Etude

3) Charlier: Etude no. 2 from 36 Trancendental Etudes.

Performance Applicants

1) All major scales and arpeggios

2) Goedicke: Concert Etude

3) Charlier: Etude no. 2 from Trancendental Etudes

4) 3-4 orchestral excerpts of contrasting styles.

French horn

Applicants may audition with accompaniment or unaccompanied. Accompanists will not be provided by the College of Music for on-campus brass auditions.

Non-Performance Applicants      

1) All major scales

2) Two contrasting solos of your choice

Performance Applicants 

1) All major scales

2) Standard excerpts

3) Two contrasting solos of your choice.

Euphonium

Applicants may audition with accompaniment or unaccompanied. Accompanists will not be provided by the College of Music for on-campus brass auditions.

Non-Performance Applicants

1) All major scales and arpeggios

2) Two etudes of contrasting styles from Voxman Selected Studies or Rochut Melodious Etudes Volume 1

Performance Applicants

1) All major and minor scales and arpeggios

2) Two solo works of contrasting styles

3) Three standard wind band excerpts

Trombone

Applicants may audition with accompaniment or unaccompanied. Accompanists will not be provided by the College of Music for on-campus brass auditions.

Non-Performance Applicants

All major scales

Two works such as - Handel: Sonata No. 3; Blazevich: Concert Piece No. 5; Barat: Andante et Allegro; Galliard: Sonatas; Marcello: Sonatas; Teleman: Sonata in F minor.

Performance Applicants

All major scales

Two works such as - Guilmant: Morceau Symphonique; Galliard: Sonatas; Marcello: Sonatas; Jones: Sonatina; Handel: Concerto in f minor; Corelli: Sonata in F major; Hindemith: Sonata; Saint-Säens: Cavatine; David: Concertino; Larson: Concertino.

Tuba

Applicants may audition with accompaniment or unaccompanied. Accompanists will not be provided by the College of Music for on-campus brass auditions.

Non-Performance Applicants      

All major scales and arpeggios

Two etudes of contrasting styles from Blazhevich 70 Studies Volume 1 or Bordogni/Rochut Melodious Etudes Volume 1

Performance Applicants 

All major and minor scales and arpeggios

Two solo works of contrasting styles

Three standard orchestral or wind band excerpts

Updated on08/31/2018