Undergraduate Music Audition Requirements and Repertoire - UNCSA

Brass Audition Information

Trumpet (BM)

• One complete solo trumpet work from standard literature (ex. Arutunian) or one movement from a sonata or concerto
• One contrasting etude of choice
• Display proficiency in all major and minor scales
• Demonstrate the ability to sight-read

If you have any questions about the audition process or requirements, please contact trumpet professor David Dash at dashd@uncsa.edu. 

Trombone (BM)

Tenor Trombone:

• One complete movement from a standard concerto for trombone (e.g., Grondahl, Hindemith)
• Two etudes of contrasting style (i.e., technical and lyrical)
• Major and minor scales
• Sight-reading 

Bass Trombone:

• One complete movement from a standard concerto for bass trombone (e.g., Ewazen, Lebedev)
• Two etudes of contrasting style (i.e., technical and lyrical)
• Major and minor scales
• Sight-reading

If you have any questions about the audition process or requirements, please contact trombone professor John Ilika at ilikaj@uncsa.edu.

Horn (BM)

• Two contrasting works or movements from standard repertoire (Mozart, Strauss, etc.)
• Two standard orchestral excerpts of your choice
• Major and minor scales
• Sight-reading

If you have any questions about the audition process or requirements, please contact horn professor Dr. Maria Serkin at serkinm@uncsa.edu.

Euphonium (BM)

• Two contrasting sections from a standard solo (Curnow, DeLuca, etc.)
• One etude from Rochut Melodious etudes
• Two standard band excerpts of your choice
• All major scales

If you have any questions about the audition process or requirements, please contact tuba/euphonium professor Mark Norman at normanm@uncsa.edu.

Tuba (BM)

• Two contrasting sections from a standard solo (Hindemith, Lebedev, Broughton, etc.)
• One etude from a standard method for tuba (Blazhevich, Rochut, Vasiliev, etc.)
• Two standard orchestral excerpts of your choice
• All major scales
• Demonstrate the ability to sight-read

If you have any questions about the audition process or requirements, please contact tuba/euphonium professor Mark Norman at normanm@uncsa.edu.

Updated on 10/11/2018