Oberlin College Conservatory
Oberlin College and Conservatory
Percussion Audition Information
Percussion (BM)
Marimba, Xylophone
l One composition or movement from a composition, of your choice with four mallets and another with two mallets.
l A variety of major and minor scales.
l Sight reading with two mallets.
Snare Drum
l Two études or compositions of diverse styles demonstrating musicality as well as technical ability.
l Sight reading.
Timpani
l One composition or movement from a composition.
l Demonstration of tuning ability. (Mr. Rosen will ask you to match pitches and tune various intervals from given pitches.)
Updated on 04/13/2019