Jacobs School of Music

Brass Audition Information

Trumpet

BM, BME, BSOF

All undergraduate applicants should prepare:

ü  Candidates should be able to demonstrate major scales up to 4 sharps and flats, covering two or more octaves as possible.

ü  5-8 minutes of contrasting selections from the candidate's current repertoire of solos, etudes and/or excerpts.

ü  Candidates may also be asked to demonstrate sight-reading abilities.

Tenor Trombone

Video Prescreening Repertoire- to be recorded in one continuous, unedited video (do not stop camera between repertoire selections):

 Please click here for detailed instructions for submitting the prescreening recording online to Acceptd.

* Please Note: Applicants who are required to submit prescreening will submit their letters of recommendation to Acceptd.

Bachelor of Music (BM)

Solo (to be performed without piano): Guilmant-Morceau Symphonique, Op. 88, final Andante sostenuto to end

Excerpts:

Mozart-Requiem, Tuba mirum first 18 measures

Ravel-Bolero solo only

Rossini-Overture to La Gazza Ladra all three excerpts

Saint-Saens-Symphony No. 3 (Organ) first excerpt only

BME and BSOF

Solo (to be performed without piano): Guilmant-Morceau Symphonique, Op. 88, final Andante sostenuto to end

Excerpts:

Mozart-Requiem, Tuba mirum

Rossini-Overture to La Gazza Ladra all three excerpts

Saint-Saens-Symphony No. 3 (Organ) first excerpt only

Live Audition Repertoire:

*Auditions are available on the Saturday of audition weekends only.

Bachelor of Music (BM)

Solo (to be performed without piano): Guilmant-Morceau Symphonique, Op. 88

Etude: One etude of choice from either Blazhevich, Bordogni or Kopprasch

Excerpts:

Mozart-Requiem, Tuba mirum

Ravel-Bolero

Rossini-Overture to La Gazza Ladra

Saint-Saens-Symphony No. 3 (Organ)

Wagner-Ride of the Valkyries, minor and major sections

Major scales up to four flats and four sharps, two octaves, three where possible. Possible sight-reading.

BME and BSOF

Solo (to be performed without piano): Guilmant-Morceau Symphonique, Op. 88

Etude: One etude of choice from either Blazhevich, Bordogni or Kopprasch

Excerpts-candidate's choice of three of the following:

Mozart-Requiem, Tuba mirum

Ravel-Bolero

Rossini-Overture to La Gazza Ladra

Saint-Saens-Symphony No. 3 (Organ)

Wagner-Ride of the Valkyries, minor and major sections

Major scales up to four flats and four sharps, two octaves, three where possible. Possible sight-reading

Bass Trombone

Bachelor of Music (BM)

Solo (to be performed without piano): Lebedev-Concerto No. 1 (Concerto in OneMovement)

Etude: One etude of choice from either Blazhevich, Bordogni or Kopprasch (any edition)

Excerpts:

Haydn-The Creation, No. 26

Bach-Sarabande from the 5th Cello Suite

Berlioz-Hungarian March

Wagner-Ride of the Valkyries, minor and major sections

Wagner-Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla from Das Rheingold

Major scales up to four flats and four sharps, two octaves, three where possible. Possible Sight-reading

BME, BSOF

Solo (to be performed without piano): Lebedev-Concerto No. 1 (Concerto in OneMovement)

Etude: One etude of choice from either Blazhevich, Bordogni or Kopprasch (any edition)

Excerpts-candidates choice of three of the following:

Haydn-The Creation, No. 26

Bach-Sarabande from the 5th Cello Suite

Berlioz-Hungarian March

Wagner-Ride of the Valkyries, minor and major sections

Wagner-Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla from Das Rheingold

Major scales up to four flats and four sharps, two octaves, three where possible. Possible Sight-reading

Tuba

*PLEASE NOTE: Tuba auditions will only be held during the January and February audition weekends.

BM, BME and BSOF

All undergraduate applicants should prepare:

• A melodious etude (to demonstrate good sound, solid intonation, and musicianship);
• A study (to demonstrate technical facility);
• A solo and two orchestral excerpts of your choice
• All major scales; and
• Applicants will also be asked to demonstrate sight-reading ability.

Recommended freshman etudes: Arban, Complete Method for the Tuba, ed. Young; Blazevich, 70 Studies; Bordogni/Jacobs, Complete Vocalises for Tuba; Kopprasch/Young, 60 Studies for tuba; Phil Snedecor, Low Etudes;Tyrell Advanced Etudes for BB Flat bass.

Recommended freshman solos: Bruce Broughton, Sonata; Jean-Michel Defaye, Suite; Hindemith, Sonata; Paul Holmes, Lento; Jan Koetsier, Sonatina; Vincent Persichetti, Serenade No. 12 for Unaccompanied Tuba; Halsey Stevens, Sonatina; Alec Wilder, Effie Suite; Gregson Concerto; Vaughan Williams, Concerto.

Recommended Orchestra Excerpts: Prelude to DIe Meistersinger von Nurnberg by Richard Wagner; The Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner; The Damnation of faust by Hector Berlioz; Symphony No. 5 by Serge Prokofiev; Symphony No. 1 by Gustav Mahler

All transfer applicants: Should be able to demonstrate at the advanced level. Prepare a melodious etude (to demonstrate good sound, solid intonation, and musicianship), a study (to demonstrate your technical facility), several of the major orchestral excerpts and a solo of your choice.

Horn

BM, BME and BSOF

All undergraduate applicants should prepare:

ü  Candidates should be able to demonstrate major scales up to 4 sharps and flats, covering two or more octaves as possible.

ü  Exposition of a Mozart or Strauss concerto or equivalent solo from the candidate's current repertoire

ü  BM degree candidates should prepare 4 contrasting orchestral excerpts.

ü  BME degree candidates should prepare an etude.

ü  Candidates may also be asked to demonstrate sight-reading abilities.

Euphonium

BM, BME and BSOF

All undergraduate applicants should prepare:

• A melodious etude (to demonstrate good sound, solid intonation, and musicianship).
• A study (to demonstrate technical facility).
• Any solo of your choice. Applicants may also be asked to demonstrate sight-reading ability.

Please contact Dr. Thurman directly at dthurman@iu.edu if you have any questions regarding the required audition repertoire.

Updated on 09/12/2018