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Ars Sonora
The largest Ars Sonora® in the world and the first of its kind in the U.S. This grand musical sculpture soars over 105 feet in the center of campus.
Audition Requirements
Please select and carefully review the particular audition requirements for your performance area below. Bachelor of Music degrees have different audition requirements than the Bachelor of Arts degree in music and music minor.
Voice
Area director for voice auditions (contact for additional info): Hein Jung
Voice: one aria and two contrasting art songs (all memorized, two in different foreign languages); pianist provided for on-campus auditions, CD player provided if recorded accompaniment is preferred.
Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion
Area director for woodwind, brass, percussion auditions (contact for additional info): Brandon McDannald
Woodwinds and Brass: grade V, VI or VII (5, 6, or, 7)solo or first movement of a standard concerto (accompanist not required); major scales (two octaves)
Percussion: grade V, VI or VII (5, 6, or, 7)solos and/or etudes demonstrating proficiency in snare drum, timpani and mallet percussion; major scales on mallets
Orchestral Strings, Harp, Classical Guitar
Area director for orchestral strings, harp, classical guitar auditions (contact for additional info): Megan Maddaleno
Orchestral Strings (For Scholarship): a major scale (three octaves) and melodic minor scale (2 or 3 octaves); two contrasting etudes or two contrasting movements of a solo sonata or concerto. Unaccompanied pieces of rigor (Bach Sonatas and Partitas, Popper Etudes etc.) are acceptable and encouraged for higher scholarship consideration.
Orchestral Strings (For Admission): major scale (at least two octaves); one etude or one movement of a solo sonata or concerto
Harp: arpeggios (four octaves) in fluent tempo; one etude of Grandjany, Bochsa, Larivière, Salzedo or Pozzoli; one standard harp solo work originally written for harp
Classical Guitar: on a nylon-string classical guitar, perform major and minor scales; one standard classical guitar solo work; one classical guitar etude
Piano, Organ
Area director for piano, organ auditions (contact for additional info): Grigorios Zamparas
Piano: three contrasting pieces from three of the following categories: a work from the Baroque period (for example, a prelude and fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier by J.S. Bach or a sonata by D. Scarlatti); a movement from a classical sonata or concerto (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven); a 19th-century piece (Schubert, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Chopin, Brahms, Schumann, etc.); an Impressionistic piece (Debussy or Ravel) or representative 20th-century piece
Organ: organ majors at UT may only audition for the Bachelor of Arts in music degree program; Bachelor of Arts in music audition requirements for organ include two pieces of contrasting style, one of which is by J.S. Bach.
Contemporary (Jazz/Pop/World)
Area director for contemporary auditions (contact for additional info): Bradford Blackburn
Electric Guitar (Contemporary Guitar): perform all major and natural minor scales (two octaves); simple solo chord/melody arrangement (1-2 minutes) for a jazz standard; melody and comping (playing chords) for a 12-bar blues standard; simple sight reading in treble clef, including melody, chord symbols and rhythm
Keyboard/Synthesizer (Contemporary Keyboard): perform all major and natural minor scales (two octaves); right-hand comping (playing chords) and left-hand walking bass over a circle of fifths progression; right-hand melody and left-hand comping for a 12-bar blues standard; simple sight reading in treble and bass clef, including melody, chord symbols and rhythm
Electric Bass (Contemporary Bass): perform all major and natural minor scales (two octaves); melody and walking bass line for a 12-bar blues standard; a prepared solo for electric or upright bass in a style of your choice; simple sight reading in bass clef, including bass line, chord symbols and rhythm
Drum Set (Contemporary Percussion): perform accompaniment patterns in several different styles: jazz, latin, rock, funk, reggae, etc.; perform a prepared, unaccompanied solo in a style of your choice; simple sight reading from drum notation
Voice
Area director for voice auditions (contact for additional info): Hein Jung
Voice: two contrasting songs (both memorized), one must be an art song or aria; pianist provided for on-campus auditions, CD player provided if recorded accompaniment is preferred
Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion
Area director for woodwind, brass percussion auditions (contact for additional info): Brandon McDannald
Woodwinds and Brass: etudes or a solo demonstrating contrasting musical styles (accompanist not required); major scales
Percussion: solos and/or etudes demonstrating proficiency in snare drum, timpani and mallet percussion; major scales on mallets
Orchestral Strings, Harp, Classical Guitar
Area director for orchestral strings, harp, classical guitar auditions (contact for additional info): Grigorios Zamparas
Orchestral Strings: major scales (one octave); one etude or one movement of a solo sonata/concerto
Harp: arpeggios (four octaves) in fluent tempo; one standard harp solo work originally written for harp
Classical Guitar: on a nylon-string classical guitar, perform major and minor scales; one standard classical guitar solo work
Piano, Organ
Area director for piano, organ auditions (contact for additional info): Grigorios Zamparas
Piano: two contrasting pieces from two of the following categories: a work from the Baroque period (for example, a prelude and fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier by J.S. Bach or a sonata by D. Scarlatti); a movement from a classical sonata or concerto (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven); a 19th-century piece (Schubert, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Chopin, Brahms, Schumann, etc.); an Impressionistic piece (Debussy or Ravel) or representative 20th-century piece
Organ: two pieces of contrasting style, one of which is by J.S. Bach
Contemporary (Jazz/Pop/World)
Area director for contemporary auditions (contact for additional info): Bradford Blackburn
Electric Guitar (Contemporary Guitar): melody and comping (playing chords) for a 12-bar blues standard; improvised solo or original composition (in your preferred style); for music scholarship consideration include: simple sight reading in treble clef, including melody, chord symbols, and rhythm
Keyboard/Synthesizer (Contemporary Keyboard): right hand melody and left hand comping (playing chords) for a 12-bar blues standard; improvised solo or original composition (in your preferred style); for music scholarship consideration include: simple sight reading in treble and bass clef, including melody, chord symbols, and rhythm
Electric Bass (Contemporary Bass): melody and walking bass line for a 12-bar blues standard; improvised solo or original composition (in your preferred style); for music scholarship consideration include: simple sight reading in bass clef, including bass line, chord symbols, and rhythm
Drum Set (Contemporary Percussion): perform accompaniment patterns in several different styles: jazz, Latin, rock, funk, reggae, etc.; improvised solo or original composition (in your preferred style); for music scholarship consideration include: simple sight reading from drum notation
Live Technology - Laptop, Controller, etc. (Contemporary Technology): perform an original song, arrangement, and/or remix using your live technology setup; discuss and demonstrate your ability to change/trigger musical parameters in real-time including pitch, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, and timbre; for music scholarship consideration include: simple sight reading in treble and bass clef, including melody, chord symbols, and rhythm, and/or live improvisation with an audio file or MIDI sequence (provided during audition)
Prospective students have separate musical theatre audition requirements from classical voice majors.
Prospective students have separate theatre audition requirements.
Prospective students have separate dance audition requirements.
