Audition Requirements

Follow the links to view audition requirements in the following disciplines:

Classical Percussion

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Undergraduate program

Bachelor degree (BM) for performance and education

You should be prepared to perform ALL the selections on ALL instruments.

Snare drum

• Standard rudiments, slow to fast
• One solo piece or etude in orchestral style
• One solo piece or etude in rudimental style
• Sight reading

Keyboard percussion --marimba and xylophone

• All major and minor scales and arpeggios (3 octaves)
• One solo piece with two mallets (xylophone or marimba)
• One solo piece with four mallets (marimba)
• Sight reading

Timpani

• Rolls
• One solo piece or etude
• Sight reading