91传媒

Undergraduate Percussion Audition Guidelines

Repertoire:

Three (3) pieces, etudes or movements, one from each of the following instrument categories:

  1. Snare Drum
  2. Mallets (xylophone, marimba, bells, or vibraphone)
  3. Timpani, or a second snare piece, or a second mallet piece

Suggested level of difficulty (these are examples):

  1. Snare:
    • Rudimental
      • Schinstine: Any solo from Adventures in Solo Drumming (Southern Music Company)
      • Trad: Downfall of Paris (Ludwig)
      • Trad: Connecticut Halftime (Ludwig)
    • Concert
      • Cirone: Any solo from Portraits in Rhythm (Belwin)
      • Del茅cluse: Any solo from Douze 脡tudes pour Caisse-Claire (Alphonse Leduc)
  2. Mallets:
    • Bach: Concerto in A minor, Mvt. 1 or 3 (from Goldenberg: Modern School for Xylophone - Hal Leonard)
    • Bach: Partita in E - Preludio
    • Handel: Any Sonata movement
    • G.H. Green: Any xylophone rag (Meredith Music)
    • Burton: 6 Unaccompanied Solos for Vibes (Creative)
    • Abe: Any solo or etude (Studio 4 Productions)
    • Musser: Any etude (Studio 4 Productions)
  3. Timpani:
    • Whaley: Musical Studies for the Intermediate Timpanist (J.R. Publications)
    • Firth: The Solo Timpanist, Vol. I (Fischer) (2, 3, & 4 timp)
    • Del茅cluse: Vingt 脡tudes pour Timbales (Alphonse Leduc)
    • Mitchell Peters: Fundamental Method for Timpani - any etudes (Alfred)
    • Beck: Sonata for Timpani (Boston Music Co.)
    • Goodman: Introduction & Allegro (3 timp) (Belwin)

    Technical Requirements:

    • Snare: NARD 13 Essential Rudiments
    • Mallets: Major and melodic minor scales through four sharps and flats
    • Timpani: Staccato stroke, legato stroke, roll (all dynamics)

    Sight Reading:

    • To include exercises on snare.

    For information about 91传媒鈥檚 percussion program, please contact Prof. Rob Power.