Blair School of Music
Blair School of Music | Vanderbilt University
Strings Audition Information
Strings (BM)
Violin
l First or third movement of a standard concerto, memorized (prescreening & live audition)
l Two contrasting movements of a Bach solo sonata or partita, memorized (prescreening & live audition)
Viola
l Étude or any short work or sonata movement (live audition only)
l Two contrasting movements from a Bach solo suite (originally for cello) or sonata or partita (originally for violin); memorized (only one movement required for prescreening)
l One movement of standard concerto. Examples include (but are not limited to): first movement of the Stamitz D Major, Hoffmeister D Major, slow-fast pair of movements of the Telemann G Major, any movement from Hindemith Der Schwanendreher or Walton, Bartok Concerti; memorized (prescreening & live audition)
l Étude demonstrating technical proficiency (live audition only)
l Two contrasting movements of a Bach unaccompanied suite; memorized (only one movement required for prescreening
l Movement of a standard concerto or sonata; memorized (prescreening & live audition)
Double Bass
l Movement of a standard concerto or sonata; memorized (prescreening & live audition)
l Contrasting selection from the Baroque Period; memorized (prescreening & live audition)
Harp (No memorization required.)
l One movement of a concerto by Handel, Mozart, Dittersdorf, or similar work (prescreening & live audition)
l Two contrasting solo pieces from different periods (prescreening & live audition)
Updated on 04/22/2019