Admission & Scholarship Audition Dates 2012-2013
Saturday, November 17- Contact the appropriate advisor in order to schedule your audition.
- Download and complete the application form. The completed form should be mailed to the address found at the bottom of this page, or FAX'ed to (561) 297-2944.
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Two memorized pieces from any of the categories listed below:
- An opera, operetta, or oratorio aria. Can include 17th and 18th century arias, or
- English, Italian, German, Spanish, or French art songs.
- You must provide your own piano accompaniment (live or recorded).
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Other aspects of the audition:
- A sight singing evaluation.
- An aural perception evaluation (pitch and rhythm).
Woodwind, Brass and Percussion (contact Dr. Kyle Prescott at 561-297-3826/kpresco2@fau.edu)
- Find the specific requirements for your instrument/ degree program on the attached page:
- Wind and Percussion Undergraduate Audition Requirements
- 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
Orchestral Strings (Contact Dr. Laura Joella, at 561-297-2262 / joella@fau.edu)
- Two contrasting movements from a major concerto, sonata or unaccompanied solo work.
- Orchestral excerpts or an etude may be substituted in consultation with the area director.
- Sight-reading evaluation
- 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.
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
