Graduate Percussion Audition Requirements

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Prescreening

Prepare all repertoire selections from either:
Track 1: Solo Percussion or Track 2: Orchestral Percussion

Accordion Group

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  • Track 1: Solo Percussion

    Please record all music listed below in one full take:

    • Concert 4-mallet solo (3-5min excerpt)
    • Concert Multi Percussion solo (3-5 min excerpt)
    • 1 Concert Snare Drum etude

  • Track 2: Orchestral Percussion

    Please record all music below in one full take:

    • Concert 4-mallet solo (2-3 min excerpt)
    • 1 Concert Snare Drum etude
    • 1 Snare Drum standard excerpt from the orchestral repertoire
    • 1 Timpani standard excerpt from the orcehstral repertoire
    • 1 Xylophone standard excerpt from the orchestral repertoire

For scholarship and teaching assistantship consideration, all applicants must audition live on-campus.

Audition

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  • Applicants to the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts

    Applicants must bring two printed copies of all music they are performing.

    1. Snare Drum

    • One Concert etude and one Rudimental solo of significant musical sophistication and technical difficulty

    2. Keyboard Percussion

    • One 4 Mallet solo or several movement(s) for Marimba and/or Vibraphone of significant musical sophistication and technical difficulty (maximum duration - 10 min.) 

    3. Timpani

    • One solo of significant musical sophisitication and technical difficulty (maximum duration - 5 minutes )

    4. Choose and prepare all repertoire selections for either:

    Section 1 - Orchestral track OR Section 2 - Solo track

    • Section 1 - Orchestral Track audition
      • Timpani: 4 standard excerpts from the orchestral repertoire
      • Snare Drum: 5 standard excerpts from the orchestral repertoire
      • Xylophone: 4 standard excerpts from the orchestral repertoire
      • Glockenspiel: 3 standard excerpts from the orchestral repertoire
      • Tambourine: 2 standard excerpts from the orchestral repertoire
      • Cymbals: 2 standard excerpts from the orchestral repertoire
    • Section 2 - Solo Track audition
      • Xylophone: Messaien L’Oiseaux Exotiques (reh. 6-7 and reh. 26-28)
      • Tambourine: Dvorak Carnival Overture
      • Cymbals: Tchaikovsky Overture to Romeo and Juliet
      • Video-Recorded Submission:
        Multi Percussion Solo:
        On the morning of your audition, email svetstoyanov@miami.edu a high-quality video link depicting live unedited performance of a Multi-Percussion solo work (or movement from such). The repertoire choice must be of significant musical sophistication and technical difficulty (duration - 10 minutes max.)

  • Applicants to the Artist Diploma

     Applicants must bring two printed copies of all music they are performing.

     1. Snare Drum

    • Two Concert etudes from Douze Etudes pour Caisse-Claire by Jacques Delecluse, Requirment: Etude no. 9

    2. Keyboard Percussion

    • 4-Mallet Contemporary Solo (or several movements) for Marimba or Vibraphone of significant musical sophistication and technical difficulty (maximum duration - 10 min.)

    3. Select Choice

    Choose and prepare all music from one of the options below:

    • Option 1: 
      • Multi/Theatrical Solo:
        • One multi-percussion or theatrical percussion solo chosen by the applicant, further revealing their musical and technical skillset, stylistic preference, and artistry
        • Two solos from Eight Pieces for Timpani by Elliott Carter
    • Option 2: 
      • Excerpts:
        • 20 standard orchestral excerpts played on at least 5 different disciplines, including both, timpani and percussion. The repertoire is to be chosen by the applicant, further revealing their musical and technical skillset, artistry, as well as deep understanding for orchestral performance, styles and concepts
      • Timpani Solo(s):
        • Etude no. 20 from 30 Etudes for Timpani by J. Delecluse
          or the following two works
        • Etude no, 9 from 20 Etudes for Timpani by J. Delecluse
        • "The Rite" from 12 Modern Timpani Solos by Pablo Rieppi

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