Performance

Brass, Harp, Woodwind and Percussion Instruments
Contact: Douglas Bianchi
(313) 577-2615 ad3364@wayne.edu

All Brass, Harp, Woodwind and Percussion instrumentalists
"¢ Michigan Proficiency Major, minor, and chromatic scales (www.msboa.org)
"¢ Two prepared etudes in contrasting tempo and style.
"¢ Two prepared solo works from different eras. One must be a complete concerto, sonata, or suite.
"¢ Sight reading
"¢ Theory placement examination

Additional requirements for:
Harp
Scales and arpeggios (or representative etudes)
"¢ Two prepared solos in contrasting musical styles
"¢ Sight reading
"¢ Theory placement examination

Percussion
Demonstrate percussion skills on snare drum, marimba or xylophone, and timpani, as follows:
Snare drum:
"¢ Long roll, open-closed-open, pp-ff-pp
"¢ 5,7,9,13,17-stroke rolls
"¢ Flams, flam accent no. 1 & 2, ruff, paradiddles,ratamaque, flam tap
"¢ Sight reading
"¢ Solo piece (non-rudimental)

Marimba or xylophone:
"¢ Major scales, two octaves, keys of C, F, G, D, E, A, Bb, Eb, Ab
"¢ Chromatic scale
"¢ Major and minor arpeggios, two octaves, for each of above keys
"¢ Sight reading
"¢ Three or four-mallet solo

Timpani:
"¢ For two drums, tune major 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, 7ths; minor 3rds, 6ths; octaves
"¢ Perform page 19 in the Goodman Timpani Method plus any two exercises for two or three drums
"¢ Sight reading
"¢ Theory placement examination

Voice
Contact: Frances Brockington
(313) 577-2619 ad3353@wayne.edu

Three prepared pieces in different historical and contrasting styles, one English art song, one foreign-language art song (preferably Italian), one other song (in any language) or aria appropriate to the auditionee's level. Students must bring extra sheet music planning to use staff accompanist and $10.
"¢ Student must have piano accompaniments for their repertoire in the correct key
"¢ No recorded accompaniments
"¢ Scores should be legible and accessible
"¢ Music must be memorized
"¢ Sight reading
"¢ Theory placement examination

String Instruments
Contact: Laura Roelofs
(313) 993-4306 llroelofs@wayne.edu

Violin
"¢ One 3-octave major and one melodic minor scale, with arpeggios
"¢ One movement from solo Bach sonatas and partitas
"¢ An etude of applicant's choice
"¢ One concerto movement or single-movement solo piece
"¢ Sight reading
"¢ Theory placement examination

Viola
"¢ One 3-octave major and one melodic minor scale, with arpeggios
"¢ One movement of solo Bach
"¢ An etude of applicant's choice
"¢ One concerto movement or single-movement solo piece
"¢ Sight reading
"¢ Theory placement examination

Cello
"¢ One 3-octave major and one melodic minor scale, with arpeggios
"¢ One movement from the solo Bach Suites
"¢ An etude of applicant's choice
"¢ One concerto movement or single-movement solo piece
"¢ Sight reading
"¢ Theory Placement Examination

Bass
"¢ One 2-octave major and one melodic minor scale, with arpeggios
"¢ One movement of solo Bach or an etude of applicant's choice
"¢ One concerto movement or single-movement solo piece
"¢ Sight reading
"¢ Theory placement examination

Guitar (classical)
Contact: Brian Roberts
(313) 577-1795 ad9294@wayne.edu

Applicants should demonstrate technical ability consistent with the satisfactory completion of method books such as Frederick Noad: Book 1 - Solo Guitar Playing, Julio Sagreras Book 1, or similar methods.
"¢ Major and minor scales in several positions
"¢ Demonstrate knowledge of chord types in several positions
"¢ Perform, from memory, studies and/or etudes such as those by Aguado, Brouwer, Carcassi, Giuliani, Sor, and Tarrega
"¢ Sight reading
"¢ Theory placement examination

Organ
Contact: Norah Duncan IV
(313) 577-1775 ac8468@wayne.edu
Two prepared pieces in contrasting musical style, performed on either organ or piano
"¢ For organ, selections should be at the level of J.S. Bach's simpler Preludes or standard hymns
"¢ For piano, selections should be at the level of Bach's two-part Inventions or a simpler sonata by Mozart
"¢ Chromatic, major and minor scales and arpeggios, two octaves (piano only)
"¢ Sight reading of hymns (organ only)
"¢ Theory placement examination

Piano
Contact: Robert Conway
(313) 577-2676 ad4914@wayne.edu

"¢ Chromatic scale, major and minor scales and arpeggios, four octaves

"¢ From memory, three works representing any three historical styles. Examples:

"¢ Baroque - a Sinfonia or Prelude and Fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier by Bach

"¢ Classical - a pair of Sonata movements by Beethoven, Haydn, or Mozart

"¢ Romantic - standard work of medium difficulty, e.g., an Intermezzo by Brahms; a Mazurka, Prelude, Waltz, or Nocturne by Chopin; a selection from Songs Without Words by Mendelssohn; an Impromptu by Schubert

"¢ Impressionistic - a standard work of medium difficulty by Debussy, Faure, or Ravel

"¢ Contemporary - a piece from Bartok, Mikrokosmos, Book VI; Schoenberg, Six Little Piano Pieces Op. 19; Prokofiev Sarcasms; Barber Excursions; Copland, Piano Blues

"¢ Sight reading

"¢ Theory placement examination

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