Audition Requirements
Students desiring to major or minor in music must successfully audition for acceptance into the
Department of Music. Audition requirements for each music degree and performance area are listed below.
To be considered for a music scholarship, students must audition and be admitted to the University of Tampa by March 1. Bachelor of Music in Performance or Music Education:
- Piano: Three memorized pieces of contrasting styles, with matching scales (four octaves, hands together); see requirements under Keyboard Studies.
- Voice: Two contrasting art songs or arias (both memorized, one in a foreign language); demonstration of sight singing ability. Pianist provided. CD player provided if recorded accompaniment is preferred.
- Strings: Three-octave major scales, two contrasting movements of J.S. Bach solo sonata, one movement of a standard concerto
- Woodwinds and Brass: Grade V, VI, or VII solo or first movement of a standard concerto, major scales (two octaves) and sight reading. Accompanist is not required.
- Percussion: Grade V, VI, or VII solos and/or etudes demonstrating proficiency in snare drum, timpani and mallet percussion (drum set optional); major scales on mallets; sight reading
- Classical Guitar: On a nylon-string classical guitar, student must perform major and minor scales (Segovia edition or play two octaves from the 6th and 5th string root around the circle of fifths); one etude by Carcassi (op. 60), Sor (Segovia edition) or Villa-Lobos; one minor work (by Bach, Carulli, Milan, Tarrega) or a standard/jazz ballad from the Real Book (e.g. Misty. Play the melody harmonized "chord-melody" unaccompanied; 1-2 minutes); right-hand studies (1 – 10 or 81 – 90) (Giuliani); sight-reading
Bachelor of Arts in Music or Music Minor:
- Piano: Two memorized pieces of contrasting styles, with matching scales (four octaves, hands together)
- Voice: Two contrasting songs, one must be an art song or aria (both memorized). Pianist provided. CD player provided if recorded accompaniment is preferred.
- Strings: Three-octave major scales, Etude, one movement of a standard concerto
- Woodwinds and Brass: Etudes or a solo demonstrating contrasting musical styles; major scales and sight reading. Accompanist is not required.
- Percussion: Solos and/or etudes demonstrating proficiency in snare drum, timpani and mallet percussion (drum set optional); major scales on mallets; sight reading
- Guitar: On a nylon-string classical guitar, student must perform major and minor scales (Segovia edition or play two octaves from the 6th and 5th string root around the circle of fifths); one etude by Carcassi (op. 60), Sor (Segovia edition) or Villa-Lobos; one minor work (by Bach, Carulli, Milan, Tarrega) or a standard/jazz ballad from the Real Book (e.g. Misty. Play the melody harmonized "chord-melody" unaccompanied; 1-2 minutes); right-hand studies (1 – 10 or 81 – 90) (Giuliani); sight-reading
Bachelor of Arts in Performing Arts (Musical Theatre):
- Two contrasting musical theater selections, one or two short monologues and a description of your dance or movement background. Pianist provided. CD player provided if recorded accompaniment is preferred.