Audition Requirements
Vocal
- Two selections in contrasting languages and/or styles, memorized
- Sight-singing and ear-training evaluation and placement exam
- Theory evaluation and placement exam
- Sight-reading evaluation
- Music history evaluation
- Opportunity for 15-minute private evaluation with member of voice faculty
- Keyboard proficiency evaluation
Instrumental
- Two selections in contrasting styles (pianists: at least one by memory)
- All scales in major keys (two octaves, ascending and descending)
- Sight-singing and ear-training evaluation and placement exam
- Theory evaluation and placement exam
- Music history evaluation
- Sight-reading evaluation
- Keyboard proficiency evaluation
Electric Guitar/Bass
- Two Pieces of contrasting styles (latin, swing, ballad) including one jazz standard (no original or rock songs; two jazz standards preferred)
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12 Bar Blues in F or Bb
- Melody
- Chords
- Improvised solo
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Sight Reading
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Guitar
- Consistent melody by itself at any tempo
- Comp the chord progression
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Bass
- Consistent melody by itself at any tempo
- Walking bass line over chord changes
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Guitar
Scholarship awards are based on performance of repertoire alone. Theory, sight-singing/ear-training and history evaluations will not be factored when awarding scholarships.
Admissions & Scholarship Audition Dates 2010*
Saturday, January 23 Saturday, February 20 Saturday, March 20
Saturday, April 17 Saturday, May 1
*All scholarships will be awarded on or before April 17, 2010.
Application Form
Please download and complete the application form and contact the appropriate advisor in order to schedule your audition.
Contact Information
Department of Music
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton FL 33431
Phone: 561.297.3820
Fax: 561.297.2944
Email: music@fau.edu
Florida Atlantic University is an accredited institutional member of the
National Association of Schools of Music
