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Auditions

Flute

Please contact Dr. Laura Kellogg at laura.kellogg@ndsu.edu for any questions pertaining to the audition requirements, and/or to schedule an audition.

Undergraduate Students (Incoming Freshmen & Transfer Students)

1. Scales:

  • All Major scales up to two sharps/two flats (At least two octaves)
  • Chromatic scale (Full Range)

2. Two contrasting works, preferably from the standard repertoire.

3. Sight reading may be included.

Graduate Students (MM only):

1. Scales (Taffanel & Gaubert and/or Moyse patterns are suggested):

  • All Major & Minor scales (harmonic & melodic) (Full Range)
  • Chromatic scale (Full Range)
  • Excerpts: 3-4 Standard Orchestral Excerpts

2. Two contrasting works, preferably from the standard repertoire.3. Sight-reading may be included.

Oboe

Please contact Prof. Philip McKenzie at philip.mckenzie@ndsu.edu for any questions pertaining to the audition requirements, and/or to schedule an audition.

Undergraduate Students (Incoming Freshmen & Transfer Students):

1. Scales:

  • All Major Scales (Two or more octaves)
  • Chromatic Scale (Low B-flat to high D above staff)
  • Works may be chosen from studies and or contrasting movements of oboe sonatas/concerti.

2. Two contrasting works (ONE technical & ONE lyrical)Suggested Repertoire- Selections may be chosen from but not limited to: Studies

  • W. Ferling: Studies (No.1-48)
  • Barret: Studies (forty progressive melodies)

Solos

  • R. Schumann: 3 Romances
  • D. Cimarosa: Concerto
  • C. Saint Saens: Sonata for oboe and piano

3. Sight Reading

Graduate Students (MM only)

1. Scales:

  • All Major Scales (Two or more octaves)
  • Any two Minor Scales: (Two or more octaves)
  • Chromatic Scale (Low B-flat to 3rd octave G above staff)
  • Works may be chosen from contrasting movements of clarinet sonatas/concerti.

2. Two contrasting complete works (ONE technical & ONE lyrical).Suggested Repertoire- Selections may be chosen from but not limited to:
Solos

  • C. Saint Saens: Sonata
  • P. Hindemith: Sonata
  • F. Poulenc: Sonata
  • W.A. Mozart: Concerto or Quartet
  • B. Britten: Six Metamorphoses
  • Marcello: Concerto

3. Sight Reading

Clarinet

Please contact Dr. Cassie Keogh at Cassie.Keogh@ndsu.edu for any questions pertaining to the audition requirements, and/or to schedule an audition.

Undergraduate Students (Incoming Freshmen & Transfer Students):

1. Scales

  • All Major scales up to two sharps/two flats
  • Chromatic scale (full comfortable range)
  • Please prepare all slurred and all articulated patterns for all of the scales.
  • These works may be chosen from studies and or contrasting movements of standard clarinet studies/sonatas/concerti.

2. Two contrasting works (ONE technical & ONE lyrical).Suggested Repertoire- Selections may be chosen from but not limited to:
Studies

  • C. Rose: Studies (Set of 40)
  • C. Rose: Studies (Set of 32)
  • D. Hite: Melodious and Progressive Studies
  • D. Hite: Melodious and Progressive Studies

Solos

  • G. Tartini: Concertino (Arr. Gordon Jacobs)
  • G. Finzi: Five Bagatelles
  • C. Saint Saens: Sonata
  • C. Stamitz: Concerti
  • C.M. Weber: Concertino and Concerti
  • Other approved work by Dr. Keogh

Graduate Students (MM & DMA):

1. Scales:

  • All Major Scales (Full Range)
  • All Minor Scales: (Harmonic & Melodic in full range)
  • Chromatic Scale (Full Range) 
  • Please prepare all slurred and various articulation patterns for all major and minor scales.
  • These works may be chosen from studies and or contrasting movements of clarinet studies/sonatas/concerti.

2. Two contrasting works (ONE technical & ONE lyrical).Suggested Repertoire- Selections may be chosen from but not limited to:
Studies

  • C. Rose: Studies (Set of 32 or 40)
  • Polatschek: Advanced Studies for Clarinet
  • Cavallini: 30 Caprices
  • Baermann: Complete Method for Clarinet
  • J.S. Bach: Partitas & Suites

Solos

  • C. M. von Weber: Concertino
  • R. Schumann: Fantasy Pieces (I or II)
  • W.A. Mozart: Concerto (I or II)
  • I. Stravinsky: Three Pieces
  • Other approved work by the instructor.

3. Two Contrasting Orchestral Excerpts

4. Sight Reading

Saxophone

Please contact Dr. Matthew Patnode at Matthew.Patnode@ndsu.edu for any questions pertaining to the audition requirements, and/or to schedule an audition.

Undergraduate Students (Incoming Freshmen & Transfer Students):

1. Scales:

  • Chromatic scale (low Bb to high F or F#.)
  • s.

2. Two contrasting works (ONE technical & ONE lyrical).These works may be chosen from studies and or contrasting movements of original saxophone works or etude
Suggested Repertoire- Selections may be chosen from but not limited to:
Studies

  • Ferling: 48 Famous Studies
  • Voxman: Selected Studies for Saxophone
  • Rubank Advanced Method Volume 1 and/or Volume 2
  • Mule: 18 Exercises after Berbiguer

Solos

  • Paul Creston: Sonata
  • Bernhard Heiden: Sonata
  • Lawson Lunde: Sonata
  • Glazounov: Concerto
  • Gurewich: Concerto
  • Other approved work by Dr. Patnode.
  • (Optional) Jazz standard or blues approved by Dr. Patnode

Graduate Students (MM & DMA):

1. Scales:

  • All majors and harmonic minors (Full Range & Various Articulation Patterns)
  • Broken Thirds
  • The works may be chosen from studies and or contrasting movements of saxophone sonatas/concerti.

2. Two contrasting works (ONE technical & ONE lyrical).Suggested Repertoire: Please contact Dr. Patnode
3. Sight Reading

Bassoon

Please contact Dr. Martin Van Klompenberg at m.vanklompenberg@ndsu.edu for any questions pertaining to the audition requirements, and/or to schedule an audition.

Undergraduate Students (Incoming Freshmen & Transfer Students)

1. Scales

  • F, G major 2 octaves
  • C, B-flat major 3 octaves
  • F chromatic 2 octaves
  • The works may be chosen from studies and or contrasting movements of bassoon sonatas/concerti.

2. Two contrasting works (ONE technical & ONE lyrical).Suggested Repertoire- Selections may be chosen from but not limited to:
Studies

  • Weissenborn Studies for Bassoon
  • Rubank Advanced Method for Bassoon
  • Ozi Caprices

Solos

  • Jenni Brandon: Colored Stones
  • Concert and Contest Collection (Rubank)
  • Schoenbach: Solos for the Bassoon Player
  • Weissenborn: Any solo
  • Telemann: Sonata in f minor
  • Vivaldi: Any concerti

3. Sight Reading

Graduate Students (MM only):

1. Scales:

  • All 12 major scales in 2 octaves
  • F harmonic and melodic minor 2 octaves
  • Bb harmonic and melodic minor 2 octaves
  • Bb chromatic 3 octaves
  • The works may be chosen from studies and or contrasting movements of bassoon sonatas/concerti.

2. Two contrasting works (ONE technical & ONE lyrical).Suggested Repertoire:
Studies

  • Milde
  • Ozi
  • Weissenborn
  • Jancourt

Solos

  • Hindemith: Sonata
  • Saint-Saens: Sonata
  • Mozart: Concerto in Bb
  • Weber: Concerto in F
  • Bourdeau: Premiere Solo
  • Hummel: Concerto in F
  • Weber: Andante and Hungarian Rondo
  • Zwilich: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra

3. Sight Reading

Trumpet

Please contact Dr. Jeremy Brekke at jeremy.brekke@ndsu.edu for any questions pertaining to the audition requirements, and/or to schedule an audition.

Undergraduate Students (Incoming Freshmen & Transfer Students)

1. Scales

  • Major Scales (slurred, one octave) three will be asked
  • Chromatic scale (playable range)

2. Two contrasting musical selections (ONE lyrical & ONE technical) 2-5 minutes each in length, accompaniment is optional. Suggested Repertoire- Selections may be chosen from but not limited to:
Studies

  • J. L. Small: Twenty Seven Melodious and Rhythmical Studies
  • H. L. Clarke: Technical Studies (etudes)
  • J. B. Arban: Characteristic Studies

Solos

  • Haydn, Hummel or Neruda Trumpet Concerti
  • Balay: Andante and Allegro
  • Ropartz: Andante and Allegro
  • Clarke: Maid of the Mist    
  • Barat: Andante and Scherzo
  • Goedicke: Concert Etude

Graduate Students (MM & DMA)

Please contact Dr. Brekke for audition repertoire.

Horn

Please contact Prof. Kayla Nelson at kayla.l.nelson@ndsu.edu for any questions pertaining to the audition requirements, and/or to schedule an audition.

Undergraduate Students (Incoming Freshmen & Transfer Students)

1. Scales:

  • Any scales in full range – minimum of two
  • One work from the following or any other piece approved by the instructor

2. Solos:Suggested Repertoire:

  • Mozart: Concerto (Any Movement)
  • Strauss: Concerto No.1 (Movement I)
  • Strauss: Nocturno
  • Saint Saens: Moreau de Concert (Movement I)
  • Any other piece approved by the instructor

Trombone & Euphonium

Please contact Prof. Connor Challey at Connor.Challey@ndsu.edu for any questions pertaining to the audition requirements, and/or to schedule an audition.

Undergraduate Students (Incoming Freshmen & Transfer Students)

Tenor Trombone and Euphonium:

1. Scales:

  • Major Scales: Bb, C & F (Two octaves)
  • Two Contrasting Works

2. Solos:Suggested Repertoire:
Studies:

  • Bordogni/Rochut: Melodious Etudes, Vol. 1
  • Arban: Complete Method

Solos:

  • Galliard: Sonata No. 1
  • Guilmant: Morceau Symphonique
  • Hasse: Hasse Suite
  • Ropartz: Andante et Allegro
  • Saint-Saens: Cavatine
  • Telemann: Sonata in F minor
  • David: Concertino (Tenor Trombone only)
  • Jacob: Fantasia (Euphonium only)

Bass Trombone:

1. Scales:

  • Same with Bb Major down to pedal Bb
  • Two Contrasting Works

2. Solos:Suggested Repertoire- Selections may be chosen from but not limited to:
Studies:

  • Bordogni/Rochut: Melodious Etudes, Vol. 1 (8ba/Loco)
  • Arban Complete Method
  • Bordogni/Ostrander: Melodious Etudes for Bass Trombone
  • Gillis: 20 Studies
  • Grigoriev: 24 Studies

Solos:

  • Hoffman: The Big Horn
  • Koetsier: Allegro Maestoso
  • Lebedev: Concerto in One Movement
  • Lieb: Concertino Basso
  • Tcherepnin: Andante
  • Telemann: Sonata in F minor

Undergraduate Students (Transfer Upper Class)

Solos:
Same as Incoming Freshmen with more focus on (depending on level of experience):

  • Tenor Trombone: Guilmant and David
  • Euphonium: Guilmant and Jacob
  • Bass Trombone: Lebedev and Telemann

Graduate Students (MM & DMA):

1. Scales:

  • C, D & F Major (2 octaves), Bb Major (3 octaves)

Studies: Same as above

Solos: Contact Prof. Challey

Tuba

Please contact Prof. Connor Challey at Connor.Challey@ndsu.edu for any questions pertaining to the audition requirements, and/or to schedule an audition.

Undergraduate Students (Incoming Freshmen & Transfer Students)

Tuba:

1. Scales:

  • Major Scales: Bb (Two Octaves), C & F (One Octave)
  • Two Contrasting Works (Etudes or Solo)

2. Solos:Suggested Repertoire:
Studies:

  • Bordogni/Rochut: Melodious Etudes, Vol. 1
  • Blazhevich Book 1
  • Arban: Complete Method

Solos:

  • Capuzzi: Andante and Rondo
  • Gregson: Tuba Concerto
  • Haddad: Suite for Tuba
  • Lebedev: Concerto in One Movement
  • Marcello: Sonata No. 1 in F Major
  • Barat: Introduction and Dance
  • Bach: Air and Bouree

Strings

If you have any questions pertaining to the audition process, and/or to schedule an audition, please contact Dr. Sigurd Johnson at sigurd.johnson@ndsu.edu.

Undergraduate Students (Incoming Freshmen & Transfer Students)

  • Two selections or movements that contrast in tempo and style, one of which may be an etude

Percussion

Please contact Dr. Sigurd Johnson at Sigurd.Johnson@ndsu.edu for any questions pertaining to the audition requirements, and/or to schedule an audition.

Undergraduate Students (Incoming Freshmen & Transfer Students)

Snare Drum

Concerto Solo:

  • Cirone: Portraits in Rhythm (Any Etude)
  • Contact Dr. Johnson for suggestions

Rudimental Solo (Optional)

Mallet Instruments

Scales: C Chromatic, Bb Major, D Harmonic Minor- (3 Octaves, Ascending & Descending)

“2” Mallet Solo Suggested Repertoire- from the following books:

  • McMillan: Masterpieces for Marimba
  • Goldenberg: Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone (Any Etude)
  • Contact Dr. Johnson for suggestions

“4” Mallet Solo (Optional)

Timpani

Firth: The Solo Timpanist

Drum Set (Optional)

Contact Dr. Johnson for suggestions

Graduate Students (MM & DMA):

Please contact Dr. Johnson for suggestions.