Saxophone (Alto/Tenor) Audition Requirements

    Music major applicants should submit the required repertoire shown below for the desired degree program. All music major applicants will be automatically considered for scholarships.
    Non-music major applicants should submit the same repertoire as required for the BA music majors.

    B.A. music major, music education, non-music major

    • Two contrasting movements approximately 10 minutes total from standard solo repertoire. Selections should demonstrate lyrical phrasing and technical proficiency and should be by different composers. Suggested works include sonatas by Creston, Heiden, Eccles/Rascher, or Handel/Mule; concertos by Glazounov or Ibert; Maurice Tableaux de Provençe; Villa-Lobos Fantasia or comparable works. As a solo movement substitute, one étude from Voxman Selected Studies, Ferling 48 Études, Karg-Elert 25 Caprices or other work of comparable difficulty would be acceptable.
      1. Chromatic
      2. E major, F majorScales — ascending and descending, full range of instrument
    • Jazz improvisation (optional) — improvise on a blues or standard jazz tune. Jamey Aebersold CD or similar accompaniment may be used.

    B.M. performance major

    • Two or three contrasting movements approximately 10 minutes total from standard solo repertoire. Selections should demonstrate lyrical phrasing and technical proficiency and should be by different composers. Suggested works include sonatas by Creston, Heiden, or Hindemith; concertos by Dubois, Glazounov, or Ibert; Bozza Improvisation et Caprice; Maurice Tableaux de Provençe; Milhaud Scaramouche; Noda Improvisation I; Villa-Lobos Fantasia; or other work of comparable difficulty.
    • One étude from any of the following books: Voxman Selected Studies, Ferling 48 Études, Mule 18 Exercises d’après Berbiguier, or Karg-Elert 25 Caprices
    • Scales — ascending and descending, full range of instrument
      1. Chromatic
      2. E major, F majorScales — ascending and descending, full range of instrument
    • Jazz improvisation (optional) — improvise on a blues or standard jazz tune. Jamey Aebersold CD or similar accompaniment may be used.
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