Undergraduate Strings
Major Audition Requirements
Students auditioning for admission into a music degree curriculum as a string major should be prepared to perform, at acceptable standards, repertoire at the representative level of difficulty as indicated by the following:
Violin:
- an etude of Kreutzer
- demonstrated fluency in 3-octave scales and arpeggios in all keys
- a sonata of Handel
- two contrasting movements of a concerto of Mozart
Viola:
- an etude of Campagnola
- two contrasting movements of the Telemann Concerto
- 3-octave scales and arpeggios
Cello:
- An etude of Popper
- two contrasting movements of a Sammartini sonata
- 3-octave scales and arpeggios
String Bass:
- An etude of Simandl
- two contrasting movements of a Marcello sonata
- 2-octave scales and arpeggios.
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.
