Applied Music Placement Auditions

All new UND music majors are required to audition for applied lessons. For this audition, please prepare the following material:

Instrumental Auditions: (Josephine Campbell Recital Hall)

1. Solos -

   • For instrumentalists: 2 contrasting solos (one technical, one lyrical) OR 1 solo with a contrasting etude OR 2 contrasting movements from the same solo, 5-6 minutes of music.

   • For percussion: solos on 2 of the following: tympani, snare and mallets.

   • For piano: the difficulty of the pieces must be equal to a Bach Two-Part Invention or to level 8 of the Royal Conservatory Series.

2. Scales -

   • For instrumentalists: chromatic scale, full length of the instrument; 2 major scales of the student's choice, at least 2 octaves in length.

   • For piano: one major and one minor, hands together, two octaves. Students will be allowed to play one scale of their choice. Faculty will choose the other.

3. Sight Reading -

   • For instrumentalists & piano: To be chosen by the instructor. 
   • For percussion: To be chosen by the instructor. Students may choose to sight read on snare, tympani or mallets.

Vocal Auditions: (HFAC 152)

1. Solos - One piece, from memory, any language.

2. Scales - One major scale (any key) and one harmonic minor scale (any key).

3. Sight Reading - To be chosen by the instructor.

4. Tonal Memory - You will be asked to reproduce short melodic phrases.