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Undergraduate
Music Audition Requirements
General Notes
Accompanists:
Provided on request
Instruments provided: With advanced notice, the following instruments
can be provided:
 All percussion instruments (but not mallets or sticks)
Contra Bass (but not bows)
Tubas (but not tenor tubas, euphoniums, etc.)
Amplifiers for electric guitar and electric bass (but not cables)
Bachelor of Music Requirements*
BM Classical Performance (violin)
Scales: Major, three octaves
Arpeggios: Major, three octaves
Etudes: One selection from Kreutzer etudes
Repertoire: Two selections as outlined below
One movement
of a Bach unaccompanied Sonata or Partita
One movement
from the Mozart concertos in G, D, or A or any Romantic concerto
BM Classical Performance (viola)
Scales: Major, throughout the range of the instrument
Etudes: Two contrasting etudes
Repertoire: Two contrasting pieces (or movements),
one of which is from a major work or concerto
BM Classical Performance (cello)
Scales: Major key, three octaves
Etudes: One etude from Dotzaver, Poppers, Feulliard,
or similar
Repertoire:
One movement
from a Bach unaccompanied suite
One movement
from a major work or concerto
BM Classical Performance (double bass)
Scales: Major, three octaves
Etudes: One from Nanny, Storch-Hrabe, Billé,
or Kreutzer
Repertoire: Two movements from a Baroque sonata,
e.g. Vivaldi, Marcello, or Eccles
BM Classical Performance (flute)
Scales: Major, throughout the range of the instrument
Etudes: Two contrasting etudes
Repertoire: Two contrasting pieces (or movements),
one of which is from a major
work or concerto
BM Classical Performance (oboe)
Scales: Major and chromatic, throughout the range
of the instrument
Arpeggios: Major triads
Repertoire: Three contrasting pieces (or movements),
one of which is from a concerto
BM Classical Performance (clarinet)
Scales: Major, throughout the range of the instrument
Etudes: Two contrasting etudes (e.g. Rose etudes
or similar)
Repertoire: Two contrasting pieces (or movements),
one of which is from a major work or concerto
BM Classical Performance (bassoon)
Scales: Major, throughout the range of the instrument
Etudes: Two contrasting etudes
Repertoire: Two contrasting pieces (or movements),
one of which is from a major work or concerto
BM Classical Performance (saxophone)
Scales: Major, throughout
the range of the instrument
Etudes: Two contrasting etudes (e.g. Rose etudes
or similar)
Repertoire: Two contrasting pieces (or movements),
one of which is from a major work or concerto
BM Classical Performance (horn)
Scales: Major, two octaves
Arpeggios: Major triads
Etudes: Two contrasting etudes from Kopprasch,
Gallay, Kling, or the “Blue
Book”
Repertoire: One movement of a concerto by Mozart,
Haydn, or Franz Strauss or a major work by Beethoven or Hindemith.
BM Classical Performance (trumpet)
Scales: Major and chromatic
Arpeggios: Major triads
Etudes: Two contrasting etudes from: Arban, Bousquet,
Brandt, Goldman, Rochut, or Sachse
Repertoire: Two contrasting movements from standard
solo repertoire.
Examples: Arutunian, Haydn, Hummel, and Neruda Concertos; Goedicke:
Concert Etude; Handel: Aria con Variazoni; Kennan or Halsey Stevens
sonata
BM Classical Performance (trombone)
Scales: Major and chromatic
Arpeggios: Major triads
Etudes: One each from
Rochut: Melodius
Etudes, Book 1
Tyrell: 40
Progressive Etudes, any etude higher than 16
Repertoire: Any standard solo (ex: Saint-Saens:
Cavatine; Hindemith: Sonata; concertos by Lars Eric Larsson, Ferdinand
David; Launy Grondahl; Henri
Tomasi; etc.)
BM Classical Performance (tuba)
Scales: Major and natural minor, two octaves
Arpeggios: Major and minor, staccato and legato
Etudes: Two contrasting etudes from: Rochut: volumes
1 and 2, Blazhevich: volumes 1 and 2; Kopprash: Etudes; Arban: Studies
Repertoire: Two contrasting movements from standard
solo repertoire.
Examples: Hindemith: Sonata for Tuba and Piano; Vaughn Williams:
Concerto for Tuba; Mozart: horn concerti (transcriptions), Bach:
cello sonatas (transcriptions);
Alec Wilder: Effie Suite or Suite for horn, tuba, and piano
BM Classical Performance (percussion)
Technique and Repertoire: Demonstration of ability on two or three
instruments. Examples:
Snare:
 Standard
rudiments, chosen by the audition committee
One etude
Timpani:
Tuning changes
as determined by the audition committee
One etude
One or more
excerpts from an orchestral work or opera
Marimba:
Major scales
two octaves
One etude
or movement showing a variety of techniques
BM Classical Performance (piano)
Scales: Major and minor, hands together, four octaves
Repertoire: Choice of three or four contrasting works
(at least one memorized) representing the Baroque period, Classical
period, Romantic period, the
early twentieth century, or recent music. For example:
Three-part
invention by J.S. Bach
First movement
from a sonata by Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven
A romantic
or contemporary work at the level of Bartók, Mikrokosmos,
vol. V
BM Classical Performance (guitar)
Scales: Major and minor (all positions), from
the Segovia edition
Arpeggios: Arpeggio studies by either Mauro
Giuliani or Dionisio Aguado
Repertoire: Three contrasting works from:
Renaissance
work at the level of Sanz, Narvaez, or Mudarra
Baroque
work at the level of Weiss or Bach
Classical
work at the level of Sor, Giulani, or Mertz
Romantic
or Spanish work at the level of Tarrega, Moreno-Torroba, Albeniz,
or
Granados
20th
century work at the level of Martin, Henze, or Britten
BM Classical Performance (harp)
Scales and arpeggios: in major and minor keys. Know
pedal settings for keys
Repertoire: Three pieces of contrasting style. One
piece each from these eras:
Baroque or
Classical
Romantic
Modern/21st
century
BM Classical Performance (voice)
Repertoire:
At least two and no more than three pieces of contrasting moods and from contrasting periods. (Baroque, Romantic, contemporary, etc) One of the pieces must be in English, and at least one must be in a different language. The auditioner should select the pieces that best show his/her voice, musicianship, communication, and personality. All selections should be in a classical style; pop, jazz, and contemporary musical theater are not appropriate. All selections must be memorized and an accompanist will be provided. The auditioner may be asked to explain the meaning of the text of the songs.
Student may be asked to sight-read a simple melody.
Students should bring a list
of pieces that she/he has performed or studied.
BM Jazz Performance (instrumental and percussion)
Scales and arpeggios: Major, harmonic minor,
melodic minor, and chromatic, throughout the range of the instrument.
Dominant 7th arpeggios in all keys.
Various styles
of articulation will be requested by the audition committee.
Memorized jazz solo transcription: The solo
must demonstrate the style and idiom of which the solo is representative.
Memorized standard jazz repertoire: One or more
will be selected by the audition committee.
All The Things
You Are
Along
Came Betty
Blue
Monk or Billie's Bounce
Mr.
PC
On
Green Dolphin Street
Recorda Me
‘Round
Midnight
Rhythmning or Anthropology
Sophisticated
Lady
There
Will Never Be Another You
Percussion only:
Demonstration
of a number of varied styles that may be appropriate for
the above
list.
Demonstration
of piano skills
BM Jazz Performance (voice)
Memorized standard Jazz repertoire: One or more
will be selected by the audition committee. Performer must specify
a preferred key.
All The
Things You Are
Along
Came Betty
Girl
from Ipanema
I Got
Rhythm
Mr.
PC
On Green
Dolphin Street
‘Round
Midnight
There
Will Never Be Another You
Sophisticated
Lady
Any
blues-based composition
Styles: Demonstration of a number
of varied styles that may be appropriate for the above list.
Piano: Demonstration
of piano skills
BM Music Education
See the BA degree appropriate to your instrument.
BM Classical Composition
See the BA degree for your primary
instrument or voice. See the SFSU Bulletin for portfolio requirements
for entering composition
studies at the completion
of the sophomore level.
Bachelor of Arts
Requirements* [top]
BA Classical Studies (violin)
Scales: Major
Etudes: Two etudes with contrasting articulations
Repertoire: Two contrasting pieces or movements,
one of which may be an extended orchestral excerpt
BA Classical Studies (viola)
Scales: Major
Etudes: Two etudes with contrasting articulations
Repertoire: Two contrasting pieces or movements,
one of which may be an extended orchestral excerpt
BA Classical Studies (cello)
Scales: Major
Repertoire: Two contrasting etudes, pieces, or movements
BA Classical Studies (double bass)
Scales: Major
Repertoire: Two contrasting etudes, pieces or movements
BA Classical Studies (flute)
Scales: Major and chromatic
Repertoire: Two contrasting etudes, pieces, or movements
BA Classical Studies (oboe)
Scales: Major and chromatic
Repertoire: Two contrasting pieces or movements, one
of which may be an extended orchestral excerpt
BA Classical Studies (clarinet)
Scales: Major keys and chromatic
Repertoire: Two contrasting etudes, pieces, or movements
BA Classical Studies (bassoon)
Scales: Major keys and chromatic
Repertoire: Two contrasting etudes, pieces, or movements
BA Classical Studies (saxophone)
Scales: Major keys and chromatic
Repertoire: Two contrasting etudes, pieces, or movements
BA Classical Studies (horn)
Scales: Major keys, two octaves
Etudes: Two contrasting etudes from: Kopprasch, Gallay,
Kling, or the “Blue
Book”
Repertoire: One movement of a concerto by
Mozart
BA Classical Studies (trumpet)
Scales: Major
Arpeggios: Major
Repertoire: Three contrasting etudes, pieces, or movements
BA Classical Performance (tuba)
Scales: Major up to four sharps and flats
Arpeggios: Major up to four sharps and flats
Etudes: Two contrasting etudes from: Arban: Studies;
Scholossberg: Daily Drills and Technical Studies; Kopprasch: Etudes
Repertoire: Two pieces showing contrasting
technique (ex: Tubby the Tuba; Blazhevich: Studies, volume
I; Marco Bordogni: Melodious Etudes)
BA Classical Studies (voice)
Repertoire:
At least two and no more than three pieces of contrasting moods and from contrasting periods. (Baroque, Romantic, contemporary, etcÖ) One of the pieces must be in English, and at least one must be in a different language. The auditioner should select the pieces that best show his/her voice, musicianship, communication, and personality. All selections should be in a classical style; pop, jazz, and contemporary musical theater are not appropriate. All selections must be memorized and an accompanist will be provided. The auditioner may be asked to explain the meaning of the text of the songs.
Student may be asked to sight-read a simple melody.
Students should bring a list of pieces that she/he has performed or studied.
BA Classical Studies (piano)
Scales: Major, hands together, two octaves
Repertoire: Two contrasting works (memorization encouraged
but not required), such as:
A sonatina by
Clementi, Kuhlau, or Beethoven
A
Romantic or contemporary work at the level of Bartók,
Mikrokosmos, vol. IV
BA Classical Studies (guitar)
Scales: Major, two octaves
Repertoire: Two contrasting works selected from three
of the following:
Renaissance work
at the level of Sanz, Narvaez, or Mudarra
Baroque work
at the level of Weiss or Bach
Classical work
at the level of Sor, Giulani, or Mertz
Romantic or Spanish
work at the level of Tarrega, Moreno-Torroba, Albeniz, or
Granados
20th century
work at the level of Martin, Smith-Brindle, or Britten
BA Classical Studies (harp)
Scales and arpeggios: major and minor. Know pedal settings
for keys
Repertoire: Either Dance from Salzedo's Suite of 8 Dances
and a Transcription by J.S. Bach or two pieces of contrasting style
BA Classical Studies (percussion)
Demonstration on one or two (preferred) instruments. Examples:
Snare
Standard rudiments,
chosen by the audition committee
One etude
Timpani
One etude
One orchestral
excerpt, preferably showing one or more tuning changes
Marimba
Major scales,
two octaves
One etude or
movement
BA Music History and Literature
See the BA degree appropriate to your instrument
BA Jazz and World Music Studies (piano)
Scales: Major, harmonic minor, melodic minor, and chromatic,
hands together, two octaves
Arpeggios: Major, minor, augmented, and diminished
triads. Optional dominant and half-diminished 7th chords
Repertoire:
A jazz/world-music
standard (preferably memorized), with stated melody followed
by improvisation thereof.
An etude or solo
transcription (preferably memorized) comprising any excerpt from the
jazz/world idiom that best demonstrates basic knowledge
and articulation.
Sight-reading: Chord symbols and standard notation to be provided.
Bass lines to include walking a 12-bar blues, Rock, or R&B
styles, with slapping and/or tapping
BA Jazz and World Music Studies (winds)
Scales: Major, harmonic minor, melodic minor, and chromatic
throughout the range of the instrument
Arpeggios: Major, minor, augmented, and diminished
triads. Optional dominant and half-diminished 7th chords.
Repertoire:
An etude or solo
transcription (preferably memorized) comprising any excerpt from the
jazz/world idiom that best demonstrates basic knowledge
and articulation.
A jazz or world-music
standard (preferably memorized), with stated melody followed
by improvisation thereof.
Sight-reading: Chord symbols and standard notation to be provided.
BA Jazz and World Music Studies (acoustic & electric
guitars, bass guitar, upright bass)
Scales: Major,
harmonic minor, melodic minor, and chromatic, throughout
range of the instrument
Repertoire:
An
etude or solo transcription (preferably memorized) comprising
any excerpt from the jazz/world idiom that best demonstrates
basic knowledge
and articulation
A jazz/world-music
standard (preferably memorized), with stated melody followed
by improvisation
Electric
and acoustic bass only: Demonstrate bass line to either All
Blues, Equinox,
So What, or Footprints
Sight-reading: Chord symbols and standard notation to be
provided. Bass lines to include walking a 12-bar blues, Rock,
or R&B
styles, with slapping and/or tapping
BA Jazz and World Music Studies (voice)
Repertoire: Prepared selection that best
demonstrates vocal range and ability in chosen idiom
Skills: Short piano demonstration of basic
music theory (intervals, chords, etc.)
BA Jazz and World Music Studies (drums)
Demonstrate slow, medium, and fast time with optional solo
in jazz, rock, waltz, Latin, and/or ballad styles
BA Jazz and World Music Studies (non-Western instruments/styles)
Resume of study history: Include how or with whom, start and
end dates, and material covered, using musical terms indigenous
to chosen tradition
of study.
Repertoire: A selection with elementary
techniques appropriate to chosen tradition.
Additional: Knowledge or ability on a Western instrument.
Master
of Arts/Master of Music Requirements* [top]
MM Classical Performance (violin)
Scales: Major, three octaves
Arpeggios: Major, three octaves
Etudes: One selection from a Paganini Caprice
Repertoire: Two selections as outlined below
Bach: Adagio
or Grave and Fugue from the G minor, A minor, or C Major sonatas; or
an entire Partita
The first movement
of a Romantic concerto, i.e. Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Mendelssohn
MM Classical Performance (viola)
Scales: Major and melodic minor, three octaves
Arpeggios: Major and minor, three octaves
Repertoire:
A Bach unaccompanied
suite for cello
A movement of
a concerto by Bartók or Walton or Hindemith: Der Schwanendreher
MM Classical Performance (cello)
Scales: Major and minor, three octaves
Arpeggios: Major and minor, three octaves
Repertoire:
Two movements
from any Bach unaccompanied suite (memorized)
Two contrasting
movements from major solo works or concertos representing two different
eras
MM Classical Performance (double bass)
Scales: Major and melodic minor, three octaves
Repertoire:
A movement from
any Bach suite for cello
Two movements
from a major concerto, e.g. Dragonetti, Koussevitsky, or Bottesini
Orchestral Excerpts: Any two of the following:
Beethoven: Symphony No.
5, Scherzo and Trio
Beethoven: Symphony No.
9, Recitative
Mozart: Marriage of Figaro,
Overture
Prokofiev: Lt. Kiji Suite,
solo
Verdi: Othello, solo
MM Classical Performance (flute)
Scales: Major, minor, and chromatic, throughout the range of
the instrument
Arpeggios: Major and minor throughout the range of the instrument
Repertoire:
One movement with cadenza
from Mozart concertos in D or G
One movement or work
from the 20th century
A movement or work of
your choice
Orchestral Excerpts: Three contrasting excerpts of your choice
MM Classical Performance (oboe)
Scales: Major and melodic minor, throughout the range of the
instrument
Arpeggios: Major and minor, throughout the range of the instrument
Repertoire: Three contrasting movements from major solo works
or concertos, representing three different musical eras.
MM Classical Performance (clarinet)
Scales: Major, minor, and chromatic throughout the range
of the instrument
Arpeggios: Major and minor, throughout the range of
the instrument
Repertoire:
One movement
from a major 18th or 19th century concerto, e.g. Mozart, Weber, or similar
One movement
or work from the 20th century
A movement or
work of your choice
Orchestral Excerpts: Three contrasting excerpts of your choice
MM Classical Performance (bassoon)
Scales: Major and melodic minor, throughout the range of the
instrument
Arpeggios: Major and minor, throughout the range of the instrument
Repertoire: Three contrasting movements from major solo works
or concertos, representing three different musical eras.
MM Classical Performance (saxophone)
Scales: Major and melodic minor, throughout the range
of the instrument
Arpeggios: Major and minor, throughout the range of
the instrument
Repertoire: Three contrasting movements from major solo
works or concertos, representing three different musical eras.
MM Classical Performance (horn)
Scales: Major and melodic minor, two octaves
Arpeggios: Major and minor triads, over the full range
of the instrument
Etudes: None
Repertoire: Four selections as outlined below
One movement of a concerto
by Strauss, Hindemith, Jacob, or Weber
One movement of a major
work by Hindemith, Dukas, Schuman, Bozza, or Britten
Two contrasting
excerpts from: Till Eulenspiegel, Tchaikovsky Symphony 5, Brahms Symphony
1 or 3, Shostakovich Symphony 5, Beethoven Symphony 3, Siegfried’s
Rhine Journey
including transposition
MM Classical Performance (trumpet)
Scales: Major and melodic minor, two octaves; chromatic low
F-sharp to high B-flat on B-flat trumpet.
Arpeggios: Major and minor triads, over the full range
of the instrument
Etudes: Two contrasting etudes from Arban, Bousquet,
Brandt, Charlier, Goldman, Sachse, or Smith Top Tones
Repertoire: Three contrasting movements from Arutunian, Haydn, Hummel, Neruda
or Telemann Concertos; Halsey Stevens, Hindemith or Kennan Sonatas; or Honneger
Intrada
including transposition
MM Classical Performance (trombone)
Scales: Major and melodic minor, at least two octaves; chromatic
from valve low E-flat to high B-flat
Arpeggios: Major and minor triads, at least two octaves
Etudes: One each from
Rochut Melodius Etudes,
Book 2
Marcel Bitsch Advanced
Etudes
Repertoire:
Two movements from any
standard concerto (e.g. Lars Eric Larsson, Ferdinand David; Launy Grondahl; Henri
Tomasi; Paul Creston Fantasy; etc.)
Several standard
orchestral excerpts (e.g. Ravel: Bolero; Mozart: Tuba Mirum solo from
the Requiem; Rossini: William Tell Overture; Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel;
Wagner: Ride of the Valkyrie; Saint-Saens: Third Symphony Adagio)
MM Classical Performance (tuba)
Scales: Major and natural, harmonic, and melodic minor,
whole-tone, and chromatic; staccato and legato
Arpeggios: Major and minor triads
Etudes: Two contrasting etudes from Rochut: volume I
and II; Blazhevich: volume I and II, Kopprasch: Studies, Arban: Studies,
Vasiliev: Melodious Etudes
Repertoire: Carnival of Venice; one concerto movement,
memorized: e.g. Strauss: horn concerto no. 1 or no. 2, transcription
of a J.S. Bach flute or cello concerto; orchestral repertoire examples
from Torchinsky: 20th-century Orchestra Studies or Brown: Orchestral
Excerpts
MM Classical Performance (piano)
Repertoire: Four or five contrasting works from different
eras. At least two works must be memorized. Repertoire examples:
Prelude and Fugue
from Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier, or an English Suite
A mature work
by Haydn, J. Dussek, Weber, Beethoven, or Schubert
A concerto or
sonata by Mozart
A Romantic, Late
Romantic, or twentieth-century sonata or other large-scale work, i.e.
Chopin: Ballade, Schumann: Papillion
Character pieces
or etudes by Szymanowski, Martinu, Janacek, Schoenberg, Webern, Ligeti,
Bartok, Faure, Debussy, Ravel, Messiaen, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich,
Prokofiev, or Stravinsky
A serious work
composed since 1950
Improvisation on a choice of given themes or sight-reading
Performers should be able to provide insight into historic and theoretical
aspects of all works performed.
MM Classical Performance (guitar)
Repertoire: Four contrasting works selected from the following
examples:
Renaissance work at the
level of Sanz, Narvaez, or Mudarra
Baroque work at the level
of Weiss or Bach
Classical work at the
level of Sor, Giulani, or Mertz
Romantic or Spanish work
at the level of Tarrega, Moreno-Torroba, Albeniz, or Granados
20th century
work at the level of Martin, Henze, or Britten
A concerto by
Rodrigo, Villa-Lobos, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, or Ponce
MM Classical Performance (harp)
Scales and arpeggios in all keys and pedal settings
Two works chosen from:
1) 1st movement of Handel:
Concerto in B-flat, Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp, Debussy: Dances, Ravel:
Introduction & Allegro
2) A movement
from a sonata by Hindemith, Houdy, Hovhaness, another major 20th century
work, or major work by Grandjandy or Salzedo
MM Classical Performance (percussion)
Technique and Repertoire:
Demonstration of ability on snare drum, timpani, and marimba. Examples:
Snare:
One etude
One
orchestral excerpt from the 20th century
Timpani:
One
movement from a major solo work or concerto, e.g. Carter Eight Pieces for Four
Timpani, Millhaud Concerto for Percussion
Excerpts
from two orchestral works, e.g. a Tchaikovsky Symphony, Strauss: Electra,
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Britten: Phaedra
Marimba:
Major,
minor, and chromatic scales
One
movement from a major work
Battery (optional):
One
movement or excerpt for percussion battery, e.g. Stravinsky L'histoire
du Suldat, Bartók: Concerto for Two Pianos and Percussion, Carter:
Double Concerto
MM Classical Performance (voice)
Repertoire:Four pieces from contrasting periods (Baroque, Romantic, contemporary, etc) and of contrasting moods, one each in Italian, French, German, and English. Performers should select the pieces that best show his/her voice, musicianship, communication, and personality. All selections should be in a classical style; pop, jazz, and contemporary musical theater are not appropriate. All selections must be memorized and an accompanist will be provided. The student may be asked to explain the meaning of the selections.
Sight Reading: Students may be asked to sight-sing a
simple melody.
Repertoire list: Students should bring a list of pieces
that she/he has performed or studied.
MM Chamber Music
See the MM performance degree appropriate to your instrument.
MM Choral Conducting
The audition will take place on campus with one of the university's choral ensembles. Two to three pieces will be selected and prepared in advance. One of the pieces will be familiar to the choir, and the other(s) will be new.
Auditions typically take place between February and April, though it is possible to arrange auditions for other times. Though on-campus auditions are strongly preferred, students unable to come to campus may audition by videotape by arrangement. Contact Dr. Joshua Habermann in the choral office at (415) 338-7761 or joshh@sfsu.edu for more information.MA Composition
Submit a portfolio of the following materials:
Two to four scores for
different instrumental/vocal ensembles
Recordings are helpful,
but not required
Two sealed letters of
recommendation
School of Music and Dance
application
Deadline: Portfolios must arrive by April 1 to receive full
consideration for the following fall semester. Send materials to:
Graduate Composition
Coordinator
School of Music
and Dance
San Francisco
State University
1600 Holloway
Avenue
San Francisco,
CA 94132
*All auditions include sight-reading.
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