Euphonium
Undergraduate Auditions
Auditionees should be prepared to perform the following (memorization is not required and candidates may perform with or without accompaniment):
- Bordogni/Rochut - Melodius Etudes for Trombone, bk. 1, No. 16
- Voxman - Selected Studies for Baritone, pp. 14-15: Ab Major, Allegro marziale
- Solo selection of the candidate's choice from the standard repertoire listings on the state and national levels of grade IV or above
- All 12 major scales - 2 octaves (eighth notes at 100bpm)
Contact Professor Stees if you have any questions or need help securing copies of the etudes: steeskj@jmu.edu
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Graduate Auditions (MM & DMA)
The application process for graduate music admissions involves submitting two applications:
1) The Graduate School Application
2) School of Music Application via Slideroom
Please contact Professor Kevin Stees at steeskj@jmu.edu for information about your pre-screening repertoire.
Areas will contact applicants that pass the pre-screening round to relay the next steps in the audition process. In conjunction with auditions, invited applicants will need to complete a writing prompt, solely for the purpose of assessing language skills. Date to be announced.
French Horn
Undergraduate Auditions
Auditionees should be prepared to perform the following:
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Two contrasting selections from the standard Concerto, Sonata, or Unaccompanied repertoire. Choices should demonstrate both lyrical playing and technical command. Memorization and accompaniment are optional. For questions related to repertoire, please contact Professor Zook directly (zookir@jmu.edu)
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Four major scales, played across two octaves followed by two-octave arpeggios. Please play as Horn in F, not concert pitch: F major, Bb major, Ab major, E major.
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Optional: a short standard etude from Kopprasch, Kling, Maxime-Alphonse, Miersch, or Gallay.
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Optional: up to three standard orchestral excerpts
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Master of Music Graduate Auditions
The application process for graduate music admissions involves submitting two applications:
1) The Graduate School Application
2) School of Music Application via Slideroom
Please submit the following for your MM Horn Audition Materials:
1) Choice of three contrasting solos from the following:
- Bozza - En Forét (complete)
- Dukas - Villanelle (complete)
- Jacob - Concerto, 1st movement
- Schumann - Adagio and Allegro (complete)
2) Choice of one Mozart Concerto, 1st movement only
3) One complete unaccompanied solo choice from:
- Arnold - Fantasy op. 88
- Krol - Laudatio
- Berge - Horn Lokk
- Persichetti - Parable
4) Five (5) contrasting standard orchestral excerpts
Please contact Professor Ian Zook at zookir@jmu.edu if you have any questions about your pre-screening repertoire.
Areas will contact applicants that pass the pre-screening round to relay the next steps in the audition process. In conjunction with auditions, invited applicants will need to complete a writing prompt, solely for the purpose of assessing language skills. Date to be announced.
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Doctor of Musical Arts Graduate Auditions
The application process for graduate music admissions involves submitting two applications:
1) The Graduate School Application
2) School of Music Application via Slideroom
Please submit the following for your DMA Horn Audition Materials:
1) Choice of three contrasting solos from the following:
- Mozart Concerto, K. 417, 1st movement
- Bozza - En Forét (complete)
- Dukas - Villanelle (complete)
- Jacob - Concerto, 1st movement
- Schumann - Adagio and Allegro (complete)
2) One complete unaccompanied solo choice from:
- Arnold - Fantasy op. 88
- Krol - Laudatio
- Berge - Horn Lokk
- Persichetti - Parable
3) One Gallay Prelude, op. 27 (unmeasured only)
4) Five (5) contrasting standard orchestral excerpts
Please contact Professor Ian Zook at zookir@jmu.edu if you have any questions about your pre-screening repertoire.
Areas will contact applicants that pass the pre-screening round to relay the next steps in the audition process. In conjunction with auditions, invited applicants will need to complete a writing prompt, solely for the purpose of assessing language skills. Date to be announced.
Trombone
Undergraduate Auditions
Students should prepare a minimum of two different pieces in contrasting styles that will best demonstrate their musical and technical abilities. These selections should be of a classical nature and can be selected from the standard solo or etude repertoire. Memorization is not required, and instrumentalists may perform with or without accompaniment.
In addition to the prepared audition repertoire, students should be prepared to demonstrate their proficiency with 2-octave major scales.
Students who wish to demonstrate their proficiency with orchestral excerpts and/or jazz are encouraged to do so. Students may audition on either tenor trombone or bass trombone. Those who are comfortable performing on both instruments are encouraged to demonstrate that in their submitted materials.
For suggested repertoire and information about the trombone studio, please contact Dr. Andrew Lankford, Professor of Trombone at JMU (lankfoab@jmu.edu). Students are also encouraged to visit the JMU Trombone Studio website (http://www.jmutrombone.org).
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Graduate Auditions (MM & DMA)
The application process for graduate music admissions involves submitting two applications:
1) The Graduate School Application
2) School of Music Application via Slideroom
Please contact Dr. Andrew Lankford at lankfoab@jmu.edu for information about your pre-screening repertoire.
Areas will contact applicants that pass the pre-screening round to relay the next steps in the audition process. In conjunction with auditions, invited applicants will need to complete a writing prompt, solely for the purpose of assessing language skills. Date to be announced.
Trumpet
Undergraduate Auditions
Trumpet auditionees should be prepared to perform the following in a live audition or in a pre-recorded video audition. If performing a live or pre-recorded audition please be advised of the guidelines below:
Live audition:
Part I
Trumpeters should prepare a minimum of two different pieces in contrasting styles that will best demonstrate their musical and technical abilities. These selections should be of a classical nature and can be selected from the standard solo repertoire listings on the state and national levels of grade IV or above. Memorization is not required, and instrumentalists may perform with or without accompaniment.
Part II
Students should be prepared to perform major scales plus arpeggios in all 12 keys at least 2 octaves up to high C from memory. You will be asked to perform at least 2 scales with arpeggios during your live audition.
Pre-recorded Video Audition:
Part I (video 1)
Trumpeters should prepare a minimum of two different pieces in contrasting styles that will best demonstrate their musical and technical abilities. These selections should be of a classical nature and can be selected from the standard solo repertoire listings on the state and national levels of grade IV or above. Memorization is not required, and instrumentalists may perform with or without accompaniment. Materials recorded for this part should be 1 continuous recording.
Part II (video 2)
Students should also submit 2 major scales plus arpeggios performed 2 octaves in the key of B major and C major (trumpet pitch). Materials recorded for this part should be 1 continuous recording.
For a list of suggested repertoire and answers to frequently asked questions, please visit https://www.chriscarrillotrumpet.com/jmu-trumpet-studio
For more information, please contact Dr. Chris Carrillo at carrilcj@jmu.edu or www.chriscarrillotrumpet.com.
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Master of Music Graduate Auditions
The application process for graduate music admissions involves submitting two applications:
1) The Graduate School Application
2) School of Music Application via Slideroom
Audition requirements for the MM program in trumpet are commensurate with repertoire performed on a senior level undergraduate recital. Selections from solo repertoire performbed on Bb, C, Eb, and/or piccolo trumpets are acceptable with additional contrasting etudes by Charlier or Bitsch. Accompaniment is not required.
There are no specific repertoire requirements and the choice of literature is entirely up to the applicant. For the recorded audition round, please submit no more than 15 minutes of music. If accepted to perform a live audition, the applicant may prepare up to 25 minutes of material.
Areas will contact applicants that pass the pre-screening round to relay the next steps in the audition process. In conjunction with auditions, invited applicants will need to complete a writing prompt, solely for the purpose of assessing language skills. Date to be announced.
For more information, please contact Dr. Chris Carrillo at carrilcj@jmu.edu or www.chriscarrillotrumpet.com.
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Doctor of Musical Arts Graduate Auditions
The application process for graduate music admissions involves submitting two applications:
1) The Graduate School Application
2) School of Music Application via Slideroom
Audition requirements for the DMA program in trumpet are commensurate with repertoire performed on a master's level recital. Selections from solo repertoire performed on Bb, C, Eb, and piccolo trumpets are expected with additional contrasting etudes by Charlier or Bitsch. Accompaniment is not required.
There are no specific repertoire requirements, and the choice of literature is entirely up to the applicant. For the recorded audition round, please submit no more than 15 minutes of music. If accepted to perform a live audition, the applicant may prepare up to 30 minutes of material.
Areas will contact applicants that pass the pre-screening round to relay the next steps in the audition process. In conjunction with auditions, invited applicants will need to complete a writing prompt, solely for the purpose of assessing language skills. Date to be announced.
For more information, please contact Dr. Chris Carrillo at carrilcj@jmu.edu or www.chriscarrillotrumpet.com.
Tuba
Undergraduate Auditions
Auditionees should be prepared to perform the following (memorization is not required and candidates may perform with or without accompaniment):
- Blazhevich - 70 Studies, vol. I, No. 23
- Tyrell - Advanced Studies for Bb Bass, No. 13
- Solo selection of the candidate's choice from the standard repertoire listings on the state and national levels of grade IV or above
- All 12 major scales - 2 octaves (eighth notes at 100bpm)
Contact Professor Stees if you have any questions or need help securing copies of the etudes: steeskj@jmu.edu
Return to Undergraduate Admissions
Graduate Auditions (MM & DMA)
The application process for graduate music admissions involves submitting two applications:
1) The Graduate School Application
2) School of Music Application via Slideroom
Please contact Professor Kevin Stees at steeskj@jmu.edu for information about your pre-screening repertoire.
Areas will contact applicants that pass the pre-screening round to relay the next steps in the audition process. In conjunction with auditions, invited applicants will need to complete a writing prompt, solely for the purpose of assessing language skills. Date to be announced.
