Mead Witter School of Music ll University of Wisconsin - Madison

Brass Audition Information 

Brass (BM) 

l  Perform an audition, up to 15 minutes, on your major instrument (baritone-euphonium, horn, trombone, trumpet, or tuba) for the area faculty.  

l  It is not necessary to have an accompanist.  

l  The music performed should be as listed below: 

ü  Any standard solo (one movement of concerto or sonata or comparable solo of Class A level or above) 

ü  Major and minor* scales with arpeggios, and chromatic scales. *Please prepare all three forms of the minor scale – natural, harmonic and melodic. 

ü  Sight-reading of commensurate difficulty for all instruments 

ü  Trumpet and Horn: may be asked to transpose a piece 

ü  Tuba: if familiar with orchestral repertoire, prepare excerpts of your choice (optional) 

ü  Trombone: may be asked to play tenor or alto clef 

ü  Horn: may be asked to play bass clef

                                                                                                                            Updated on 05/12/2019