Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Music Audition Requirements |
Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Percussion Audition Information
Auditions must be performed
without accompaniment.
Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in the three areas described below. You are encouraged to program creatively so as to represent your skills well and also demonstrate something unique about yourself as a musician.
Snare Drum
Perform both of the following, totaling about four minutes:
Mallets (xylophone, marimba,
vibraphone: your choice)
Perform both of the following, totaling at least four minutes:
Note: For two-mallet and/or four-mallet solo, creative adaptations of any other composers' works are most welcome. In general, pieces with tempo fluctuations and a variety of rhythms and characters are preferred over perpetual motion pieces.
Timpani
Perform the following, totaling about three minutes:
Note: Etudes that demonstrate standard orchestral timpani musicianship are preferred (e.g., Woud or Hochrainer etudes are preferred over Carter solos).