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): Grigorios Zamparas
Orchestral Strings: major scales (two octaves); two contrasting etudes or two contrasting movements of a solo sonata/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 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
Area director for organ auditions (contact for additional info): Ryan Hebert
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 Styles (Jazz/Pop/World)
Area director for contemporary styles 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
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
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
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 style of your choice
