Music Audition Requirements for Summer Programs (Grades 6-8)

Please submit video recordings featuring two contrasting works: one demonstrating lyricism and another demonstrating technique. There is no required repertoire for intermediate applicants, and piano accompaniment is not required. Percussionists should demonstrate their skills on snare drum, mallet instruments, and timpani.

Upon acceptance, students will be placed into a performance ensemble, as appropriate (Orchestra or Wind Ensemble).

Placement Video

Intermediate students who will play with the Orchestra or Wind Ensemble are required to submit a placement video to be reviewed by faculty before the start of Camp. This will determine your ensemble placement and/or seating. Your placement video must be submitted between April 1 and May 31. You will receive additional information about this requirement after you have enrolled.

Audition recordings should demonstrate both technical and lyrical playing. Piano accompaniment is preferred, but not required. Please submit video recordings of the following:

• A work from the appropriate repertoire list below
• An additional work on contrasting style
• Two scales

Violin Repertoire:

• Lalo - Symphonie Espagnole, 1st movement
• Bruch - Violin Concerto in G minor, 1st movement
• Mozart - Violin Concerti no. 3 or 4, 1st movement, plus cadenza
• Bach - E major Partita, Predudio (1st movement)

Viola Repertoire:

• Hoffmeister - Concerto (any movement)
• Handel - Concerto (any movement)
• Bloch - Suite Hebraique (any movement)
• J. C. Bach - Concerto (any movement)

Cello Repertoire:

• Shostakovich - Sonata (any movement)
• Brahms - E Minor Sonata (any movement)
• Saint-Saens - Concerto No. 1 (any movement)
• Lalo - Concerto (any movement)

Please submit video recordings of two contrasting works. Etudes and single movements may be used. While there is no required repertoire, suitable composers may include J.S Bach, Carcassi, Giuliani, Sor, Giuliani-Guglielmi, Sagreras, Tarrega, Brouwer, and Villa-Lobos.

Please submit video recordings featuring two solo works of contrasting style. There is no required repertoire, but the audition should demonstrate the applicant's overall ability. Piano accompaniment is optional. Ideas for suitable repertoire include:

• "La Gimblette," "Pieces d'Automne," "Epices" by Bernard Andres
• "Petite Suite" by Grandjany
• "Pieces d'Automne" by Renie
• Harp Olympics Book 4
• "Little Fountain" by Pratt

Please submit a video recording (can be one video or three separate videos) demonstrating skills on snare drum, mallet instruments, and timpani.

Please submit video recordings featuring two solo works of contrasting style. There is no required repertoire for intermediate applicants, but the audition should demonstrate the applicant's overall ability.

Please submit video recordings featuring two works from the classical, art song, or folk song vocal repertoire. There is no required repertoire for intermediate applicants; however, the audition recording should demonstrate both technical and lyrical singing. Live accompaniment is preferred, but not required. If you are using a recorded accompaniment, please adjust volume so that your performance is clearly discernible.

Instrumental Program Requirement

Please submit one to three video recordings of work that best represents you as an artist at this time. If you are performing in an ensemble, please make sure you are clearly highlighted.

Vocal Program Requirement

Please submit video recordings of the following:

• One chorus of a ballad
• Any melody sung a cappella in time, given just a starting pitch
• Optional: A jazz melody and improvised solo, with accompaniment (live or recorded)

Placement Video

Intermediate students in the Jazz program are required to submit a placement video to be reviewed by faculty before the start of Camp. This will determine your ensemble placement and seating. Your placement video must be submitted between April 1 and May 31. You will receive additional information about this requirement after you have enrolled.

Students in this program will work from chord charts. If you have no prior knowledge of reading music or charts, we still welcome you to apply. However, it's highly encouraged that you familiarize yourself with what chord charts are prior to camp.

Please submit one to three video recordings of work that best represents you as an artist at this time. You may play or sing along to a track, but be sure that the volume of your instrument is louder than the track. If you are performing in an ensemble, please make sure you are clearly highlighted.

Please submit both a video recording of a self-accompanied, personal performance of an original composition as well as a PDF file of the written lyrics.