Flute Audition Requirements
Undergraduate
Undergraduate Flute applicants are required to submit a pre-screening video-recorded audition.
PRE-SCREENING REQUIREMENTS:
- Mozart - Concerto in G or D Major: 1st and 2nd Movements (expositions only)
- Orchestral Excerpts:
- Beethoven - Leonore Overture No. 3 (measures 328-360)
- Brahms - Symphony No. 4, Movement IV (measures 93-105)
- Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Scherzo (2 measures before P to the end)
- Debussy - Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune (Rehearsal No. 2-3)
All of the above excerpts can be found in "Orchestral Excerpts for Flute" (Baxtresser/Rearick) published by Theodore Presser.
Please see Pre-screening Instructions for details on how to submit your pre-screening. Media must be uploaded to the School of Music by December 1.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
All flute applicants are expected to prepare the following audition requirements:
- Mozart - Concerto in G or D Major: 1st and 2nd Movements (expositions only)
- Orchestral Excerpts:
- Beethoven - Leonore Overture No. 3 (measures 328-360)
- Brahms - Symphony No. 4, Movement IV (measures 93-105)
- Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Scherzo (2 measures before P to the end)
- Debussy - Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune (Rehearsal No. 2-3)
- Standard Work of the Twentieth Century
All of the above excerpts can be found in "Orchestral Excerpts for Flute" (Baxtresser/Rearick) published by Theodore Presser.
Graduate
Graduate Flute applicants are required to submit a pre-screening video recorded audition.
PRE-SCREENING REQUIREMENTS:
- Mozart - Concerto in G or D Major: 1st and 2nd Movements (expositions only)
- Orchestral Excerpts:
- Beethoven - Leonore Overture No. 3 (measures 328-360)
- Brahms - Symphony No. 4, Movement IV (measures 93-105)
- Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Scherzo (2 measures before P to the end)
- Debussy - Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune (Rehearsal No. 2-3)
All of the above excerpts can be found in "Orchestral Excerpts for Flute" (Baxtresser/Rearick), published by Theodore Presser.
Please see Pre-screening Instructions for details on how to submit your pre-screening. Media must be uploaded to the School of Music by December 1.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
All flute applicants are expected to prepare the following audition requirements:
- Bach - Sonata
- Mozart - Concerto in G or D Major (complete, memorization optional)
- Major standard work of the Twentieth Century (complete sonata, concerto, or substantial work such as Dutilleux - Sonatine, Jolivet - Chant de Linos, Martin - Ballade, or Sancan - Sonatine)
- Six Orchestral Excerpts of contrasting styles; This can include:
- Beethoven - Leonore Overture No. 3 (measures 328-360)
- Brahms - Symphony No. 4, Movement IV (measures 93-105)
- Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Scherzo (2 measures before P to the end)
- Debussy - Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune (Rehearsal No. 2-3)
All of the above excerpts can be found in "Orchestral Excerpts for Flute" (Baxtresser/Rearick) published by Theodore Presser.
Certificate
Certificate Flute applicants are required to submit a pre-screening video recorded audition.
PRE-SCREENING REQUIREMENTS:
REQUIRED REPERTOIRE:
- Mozart - Concerto in G or D Major: 1st and 2nd Movements (expositions only)
- Orchestral Excerpts:
- Beethoven - Leonore Overture No. 3 (measures 328-360)
- Brahms - Symphony No. 4, Movement IV (measures 93-105)
- Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Nights Dream, Scherzo (2 measures before P to the end)
- Debussy - Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune (Rehearsal No. 2-3)
All of the above excerpts can be found in "Orchestral Excerpts for Flute" (Baxtresser/Rearick), published by Theodore Presser.
Please see Pre-screening Instructions for details on how to submit your pre-screening. Media must be uploaded to the School of Music by December 1.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Candidates will be expected to perform an audition recital of 15-20 minutes, including a minimum of five works showing representative repertoire of various periods. Although there are no set requirements for this audition, please refer to the for guidelines.