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Undergraduate Percussion
Major Audition Requirements

(Live or taped audition acceptable)

  • Performance of a prepared etude or piece demonstrating proficiency in at least one of the following areas: snare drum, keyboard percussion (2 or 4 mallets), timpani.
  • Performance of selected rudiments and/or scales.
  • Sight-reading related particularly to the percussion instrument(s) from your prepared piece or pieces.
  • Any additional percussion performance areas desired by the applicant.

 

If you would like more specific information about any aspect of your audition, please feel free to contact any of the individual instructors.

Transfer, graduate, and students returning after an extended absence should expect more advanced criteria in audition materials and must contact the appropriate instrumental instructor for complete requirements.

 

timpani player in Wind Ensemble rehearsal

 

Percussion on the ULM field