Audition

Audition Information

2023 - 2024 School Year

Please feel free to contact Dr. Barger to set up a free prospective student lesson or to ask any questions that you might have.

Audition Dates

November 19, 2022

January 27, 2023

March 4, 2023

March 25, 2023

You may also audition via a submitted video recording.


If these dates do not work, please contact Dr. Barger to set up an alternate audition time.

Undergraduate Audition Requirements

  • Major scales up to four sharps and flats. Perform these in the range and rhythm that you normally practice. Full-range is preferred, but one and two-octave is also acceptable.

  • Chromatic Scale in a comfortable range.

  • Two contrasting etudes or movements of a solo of your choice. Repertoire from the following list, or similar, would be appropriate for your audition.

Bonneau - Caprice en Forme de Valse

Bozza - Improvisation et Caprice

Creston - Sonata

Dubois - Concerto

Ferling - 48 Famous Studies

Glazunov - Concerto

Heiden - Sonata

Ibert - Concertino da Camera

Maurice - Tableaux de Provence

Milhaud - Scaramouche

  • There may be a short sight reading excerpt selected by the panel.

You are not required to play with an accompanist, nor will it affect your audition results.

Graduate Audition Requirements

  • Two complete pieces of contrasting style from major repertoire.

  • All major and harmonic minor scales, full-range

  • Chromatic scale, full-range.

  • Sight reading selected by the panel.

You are not required to play with an accompanist, nor will it affect your audition results.