Clarinet Audition Requirements
Undergraduate requirements (BM, BME)
Prospective students will be evaluated on their skills of tone production, intonation, musicality, lyrical phrasing, rhythmic accuracy, technical proficiency, and overall musical experience. The student will be asked to perform:
• Two or more contrasting movements from standard solo repertoire, sonata or concerto (an etude is acceptable for one of these) demonstrating lyrical phrasing and technical proficiency
• All Major scales (2 octaves, 3 octaves where appropriate ex: F Major, G Major, E Major, F#/Gb Major) chromatic scale (full range-low chalumeau E through altissimo G).
On-campus audition dates can be found here. It is highly recommended that all undergraduate candidates attend an on-campus audition. If you are unable to audition on-campus, please select the “recorded” audition format preference on your supplemental music form. Undergraduate applicants who would like to submit a recorded audition should follow the steps outlined here.
Graduate requirements (MM, DMA)
Prospective M.M. and D.M.A. students should prepare thirty minutes of music, including repertory that demonstrates diversity of styles, time periods, and forms (sonatas, concerti, orchestral excerpts, and studies).
It is highly recommended that all graduate candidates attend an on-campus audition. If an applicant is unable to travel to campus for a live audition, the faculty will accept a recorded audition, and a virtual interview may occur. Graduate applicants who would like to submit a recorded audition should upload the audition directly to their Graduate College application.