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Theory Placement Examination

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 - To be chosen by the instructor. For percussion: 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.
 
 
 
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Department of Music
Hughes Fine Arts Center, Room 110
University of North Dakota
3350 Campus Road, Stop 7125  
Grand Forks, ND 58202
(701) 777-2644
1-800-CALL-UND, ext 2644
tamara.mulske@und.nodak.edu