All MM and DM Brass Performance applicants must submit a prescreening by December 1st, to include:

• Florida State University Application and fee payment
• College of Music Supplemental application, including:
  • Comprehensive Solo Repertoire List
  • Video recording, one take, in the following order:
    • Charlier, Etude No. 6, measures 1-35 on B-flat trumpet
    • Handel, Suite in D Major, Movement I, unaccompanied on A piccolo trumpet
    • Haydn, Concerto in E-flat, Movement I, exposition only, measures 37-83 on E-flat trumpet, unaccompanied
    • Orchestral Excerpts:
      • Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade
      • Stravinsky, Petrouchka (1947), Ballerina Dance, Begin 4th measure of rehearsal #134
      • Respighi, Pines of Rome, Off-Stage Solo, Mvt. II

Prescreening submissions are due by December 1. Following faculty review, a select number of applicants will be invited to submit the full audition requirements. Notifications will be emailed by December 15.

1. Two contrasting solos (one movement each from two contrasting separate works)
2. One étude from either Brandt, Charlier, or Bitsch
3. Orchestral Excerpts:
   • Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade
   • Stravinsky, Petrouchka (1947), Ballerina Dance, Begin 4th measure of rehearsal #134
   • Respighi, Pines of Rome, Off-Stage Solo, Mvt. II
   • Ives, Variations on “America”, Variation V, Letter “O” to Letter “P”
4. An example of small horn playing - either E-flat or piccolo or both

Applicants who have questions about appropriate audition repertoire please contact Dr. Chris Moore.

1. Mozart Horn Concerto #2, K. 417: 1st movement exposition or #4, K. 495: 1st movement exposition
2. Contrasting solo
3. Orchestral Excerpts:
   • Brahms: Symphony #3 - Horn 1, mvt. 3, one measure before F to 12 after F
   • Shostakovich Symphony #5 - Horn 1, mvt. 1, Rehearsal 17 to one measure after 21
   • R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel - Horn 1, Beginning to rehearsal 1
   • R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben - Horn 1, Beginning to rehearsal 5
   • Choose one high excerpt: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #1 - Horn 1, mvt. 4, Trio 2 or Beethoven Symphony #7 - Horn 1, mvt 1, 25 before C to two measures after C or Wagner Gotterdamerung - short call
4. Sight reading

1. Mozart Horn Concerto #4, K. 495: 1st movement exposition
2. Contrasting solo
3. Orchestral Excerpts:
   • Brahms: Symphony #3 - Horn 1, mvt. 3, one measure before F to 12 after F
   • Shostakovich Symphony #5 - Horn 1, mvt. 1, Rehearsal 17 to one measure after 21
   • R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel - Horn 1, Beginning to rehearsal 1
   • R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben - Horn 1, Beginning to rehearsal 5
   • Choose one high excerpt: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #1 - Horn 1, mvt. 4, Trio 2 or Beethoven Symphony #7 - Horn 1, mvt 1, 25 before C to two measures after C or Wagner Gotterdamerung - short call
4. Sight reading

Applicants who have questions about appropriate audition repertoire please contact Prof. Michelle Stebleton.

All MM and DM Brass Performance applicants must submit a prescreening by December 1st, to include:

• Florida State University Application and fee payment
• College of Music Supplemental application, including:
  • Comprehensive Solo Repertoire List
  • Recording uploads, unedited, from within the last two years (video preferred, CD or DVD recordings will not be accepted):
    • Rochut: Melodious Etude #52
    • Grainger: Molly on the Shore, measures 71-99
    • Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever, entire piece with no repeats
    • Schuman: New England Triptych - When Jesus Wept, measures 4-28

Prescreening submissions are due by December 1. Following faculty review, a select number of applicants will be invited to submit the full audition requirements. Notifications will be emailed by December 15.

1. Two solo works of contrasting styles from the following list:
   • Cosma: Concerto for Euphonium
   • Curnow: Symphonic Variants
   • Ellerby: Concerto for Euphonium
   • Gillingham: Blue Lake Fantasies
   • Horovitz: Concerto for Euphonium
   • Sparke: Pantomime
   • Sparke: Harlequin
   • Stevens: Soliloquies
2. One etude from Mead New Concert Studies: Court, "Reflections" or Curnow, "Flying High"
3. Four standard wind band excerpts from the following list:
   • Grainger: Molly on the Shore
   • Holst: First Suite for Military Band
   • King: The Melody Shop
   • Makris: Aegean Festival Overture
   • Schoenberg: Theme and Variations
   • Shostakovich: Festive Overture
   • Smith: Festival Variations
   • Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
   • Sullivan: Pineapple Poll
   • Tchaikovsky: Finale from Symphony No. 4 (trans. Safranek)

All MM and DM Brass Performance applicants must submit a prescreening by December 1st, to include:

• Florida State University Application and fee payment
• College of Music Supplemental application, including:
  • Comprehensive Solo Repertoire List
  • Recording uploads, unedited, from within the last two years (video required, CD or DVD recordings will not be accepted):
    • Snedecor: Low Register Etude #4
    • Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger, Rehearsal J to Rehearsal L
    • Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, First Movement, Rehearsal 3 to Rehearsal 6
    • Berlioz: Hungarian March, Rehearsal 4 to four measures after Rehearsal 5

Prescreening submissions are due by December 1. Following faculty review, a select number of applicants will be invited to submit the full audition requirements. Notifications will be emailed by December 15.

1. Two solo works of contrasting styles from the following list:
   • Broughton: Sonata
   • Daugherty: Reflections on the Mississippi
   • Hindemith: Sonata
   • Kraft: Encounters
   • Penderecki: Capriccio
   • Plau: Concerto for Tuba
   • Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Tuba
   • Williams (John): Concerto for Tuba
2. Snedecor Low Register Etude #5 or #6
3. Four standard orchestral or wind band excerpts from the following list:
   • Berlioz: Hungarian March
   • Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
   • Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy
   • Hindemith: Symphony in B Flat
   • Holst: First Suite for Military Band
   • Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
   • Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
   • Vaughan Williams: Toccata Marziale
   • Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger
   • Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries

Sample Audition Literature

• All applicants should bring three copies of lead sheets for each selection chosen.
• Drum Set applicants should also prepare the snare drum etude “Rolling in Rhythm” from Charley Wilcoxin's Modern Rudimental Swing Solos and may be asked to demonstrate other styles as well.

Special instructions for Drum Set applicants:

1. Play swing time/feel for 1 minute at each of the following tempos: Quarter = 60, 120, 240 (demonstrate time and light fills as well)
2. Demonstrate (at any tempo) knowledge of these latin styles: Bossa Nova, Samba, Mambo, 12/8 Afro-Cuban – 1 minute each (demonstrate time and light fills as well)
3. Demonstrate knowledge of these essential rudiments: 5- Stroke Roll, 10-Stroke roll, Flam Paradiddle, Triple Ratamacue (Start each slow, build up speed, then back down to slow)
4. Perform the snare drum etude “Rolling in Rhythm” from Charley Wilcoxin's Modern Rudimental Swing Solos
5. Find a recording of a jazz standard of your choice to play along with (or record with a live trio, if possible) and perform it thusly: Play along with the recording into a couple solos, then at some point stop the recording and solo over the song form of the tune for (2) choruses, then stop at the point where the melody should come back in.

(One selection from each category)

1. A Sinfonia or Prelude and Fugue by J.S. Bach
2. A movement in a quick tempo from a Classical sonata
3. A work of your choice from the 19th, 20th or 21st century

(One selection from each category)

1. A Prelude and Fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier by Bach
2. A complete sonata by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven (excluding Op 49 and Op 79)
3. A piece from the 19th, 20th or 21st century
4. An etude of virtuosity

All MM and DM Piano Performance and MM Piano Pedagogy applicants who are not current FSU students must submit a prescreening by December 1st, to include:

• Florida State University Application and fee payment
• College of Music Supplemental application, including:
  • Comprehensive Solo Repertoire List
  • Recording uploads, unedited, from within the last two years (video only, CD or DVD recordings will not be accepted). Individual movements of larger works are acceptable:
    • MM: Three (3) contrasting works from differing style periods.
    • DM: Approximately 30 minutes of music from three style periods.
    • Works must be performed by memory.

Prescreening submissions will not be accepted after December 1. Following faculty review, a select number of applicants will be invited to submit the full audition requirements. Notifications will be emailed by December 15.

Applicants who have questions about appropriate audition repertoire please contact  Dr. Heidi Williams.

All MM and DM Piano Performance and MM Piano Pedagogy applicants who are not current FSU students must submit a pre-screening audition by December 1. Following faculty review, a select number of applicants will be invited to audition.

• a major work by J. S. Bach (such as a Prelude and Fugue);
• a complete sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, or Beethoven (excluding Op 49 and Op 79);
• a Romantic work;
• a twentieth or twenty-first century work.

Additional Requirements for Assistantships:

• All applicants will be considered for Private Piano teaching assistantships.
• Piano candidates who wish to be considered eligible for Accompanying and/or Group Piano Teaching Assistantships should complete the Piano Assistantship form on their Application Status Check (after pre-screen results are released). Those seeking accompanying assistantships will play a short, additional audition on Friday afternoon/evening of their audition weekend. Those seeking group piano teaching assistantships will teach a short lesson to a class on audition day.

All MM and DM applicants must submit a pre-screening audition by December 1. Following faculty review, a select number of applicants will be invited to audition.

1.  Vocal repertoire (Prepare all of the following):
   • Schubert: Die Forelle (Db Major)
   • Strauss: Allerseelen (Eb Major)
   • Debussy: Il pleure dans mon coeur (G# Minor)
   • Fauré: Clair de lune (Bb Minor)
   • Argento: Spring (F Major)
2.  Instrumental repertoire (Prepare three of the following):
   • Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major (second movement only)
   • Hindemith: Trumpet Sonata (first movement only)
   • Mozart: Violin Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 378 (first movement only)
   • Prokofiev: Flute / Violin Sonata #2 in D Major (second movement only)
3. Solo Performance of one major work that demonstrates your technical and musical command of the keyboard (memorization optional)
4. Sight-reading

Applicants who have questions about appropriate audition repertoire (or repertoire substitutions) please contact Prof. Valerie Trujillo.

• Applicants are required to perform three works of contrasting styles and tempi including a major work of Bach.
• Applicants who have questions about appropriate audition repertoire please contact  Dr. Iain Quinn.
• All organ applicants are strongly encouraged to audition on campus.
• Organ applicants should plan to arrive by 12pm the day before their audition date to allow for practice time on the audition organ.

Organ Studies at FSU

All applicants must perform upon Snare Drum, Marimba (two-mallet and four-mallet), Xylophone, Glockenspiel, and Timpani; Drum Set is optional. Repertoire below is suggested:

• Snare Drum: Etudes by Delecluse, Tompkins, Sherwood, etc., plus two orchestral excerpts (Scheherazade, Lieutenant Kijé, etc.)
• Marimba (Two Mallets): Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, Cello Suites, Koshinski “Two” solos
• Marimba (Four Mallets): Solos by Druckman, Thomas, Burritt, Vinao, etc.
• Xylophone: Two excerpts (Porgy and Bess, Shostakovich Polka, Exotic Birds, etc.)
• Glockenspiel: Two excerpts (The Magic Flute, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, etc.)
• Timpani: Solos by Beck, Goodman, Lepak, etc. Please do not select solos from Carter Eight Pieces for Four Timpani; also two orchestral excerpts (Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, etc.)

  Note: Dresden Timpani will be set American; do not select solos with tuning changes. We will evaluate your pitch understanding through a separate test.

Audition instruments include two Black Swamp Mercury Series snare drums (4” and 3.5” with Remo Diplomat M5 heads), Adams Classic Custom 5.0 Marimba, Adams Dresden Classic Timpani. You are free to bring your own snare drum if you choose.

Applicants who have questions about appropriate audition repertoire or the recorded audition equipment and setup should contact Dr. John Parks.

All MM and DM Violin Performance applicants must submit a prescreening by December 1st, to include:

• Florida State University Application and fee payment
• College of Music Supplemental application, including:
  • Comprehensive Solo Repertoire List
  • Video recordings of the following:
    • First movement of a major concerto, with cadenza if applicable
    • Two contrasting movements from the Bach Solo Sonatas and Partitas, or the Chaconne

Prescreening submissions are due by December 1. Following faculty review, a select number of applicants will be invited to submit the full audition requirements. Notifications will be emailed by December 15.

1. First movement (or 2nd and 3rd) of a major concerto, with cadenza if applicable
2. Two contrasting movements from the Bach Solo Sonatas and Partitas, or the Chaconne
3. A virtuoso showpiece (such as, but not limited to, a Paganini Caprice or a movement from an Ysaye Solo Sonata)

1. A complete major concerto
2. Bach Solo Sonatas and Partitas - either one movement plus a fugue, or the Chaconne
3. A virtuoso showpiece (such as, but not limited to, a Paganini Caprice or a movement from an Ysaye Solo Sonata)

1. One major concerto movement (first or principal movement) from the 19th, 20th or 21st century, memorized
2. Two contrasting movements from one of the Bach Cello Suites of your choice (if you choose Suite 5, use modern or scordatura tuning; if you choose Suite 6, play in the key of G)
3. A cadenza from a Classical style concerto or two Classical style orchestral excerpts or a Caprice, etude, or showpiece of your choice in any style
4. A first or principal movement of an accompanied or unaccompanied sonata

Applicants who have questions about appropriate audition repertoire please contact Dr. Pamela Ryan.

1. One movement of a standard concerto
2. Two contrasting movements of a Bach Suite
3. A work from the 20th or 21st-century solo literature, or a virtuoso character piece

1. One movement of a standard concerto from memory
2. Two contrasting movements of a Bach Suite from memory
3. A work from the 20th or 21st-century solo literature, or a virtuoso character piece

Applicants who have questions about appropriate audition repertoire please contact Prof. Gregory Sauer.

1. First movement of a standard concerto
2. One movement from the Bach suites for solo cello
3. Two contrasting excerpts from the standard orchestral repertoire

Applicants who have questions about appropriate audition repertoire please contact Prof. Mary Roman.

1. Movement or movements from a major work by J.S. Bach: Cello Suites, Lute Suites, Violin sonatas and Partitas.
2. A piece or movement of a major guitar composer – Ponce, Rodrigo, Tedesco, Villa-Lobos; or modern works – Britten, Henz, etc.
3. Extensive background of study.

Applicants who have questions about appropriate audition repertoire please contact Prof. Bruce Holzman.

• Florida State University Application and fee payment
• College of Music Supplemental application, including:
  • Two uploaded video recordings: one aria and one art song representing two different languages chosen from Italian, German, French, and English
  • Doctoral applicants should also upload a writing sample, either a graded paper from a graduate-level course or a new composition outlining your goals and aspirations as a singer, two to three pages, double-spaced, in length.

Applicants who have questions about appropriate audition repertoire please contact Prof. Valerie Trujillo.

All MM and DM Voice Performance applicants must submit a prescreening audition by December 1. Following faculty review, a select number of applicants will be invited to audition. Accompanists are provided, free of charge, for all voice auditions on campus. Rehearsal time is not provided, however, and scores should not be submitted in advance.

Master of Music in Performance Degree:

Six (6) memorized selections including:

• One aria or art song from the Baroque or Classical Eras.
• One Romantic or 20th or 21st Century Aria in the original language.
• Four art songs OR three art songs and another aria.

In addition to English, at least two foreign languages must be chosen from Italian, French, and German. Latin may not substitute for Italian. Other languages may be used in addition.

Doctor of Music in Performance Degree:

Seven (7) memorized selections including:

• One aria or art song from the Baroque or Classic Eras.
• One Romantic aria
• One 20th or 21st Century aria or art song in the original language.
• Four art songs OR three art songs and another aria.

The English, Italian, French, and German languages must be represented. Latin may not substitute for Italian. Other languages may be used in addition to the required four.

Applicants who have questions about appropriate audition repertoire please contact Prof. Valerie Trujillo.

1. Three solo pieces of contrasting style, one selected from each of the three categories below. These works should be appropriate to graduate level study. All movements should be prepared for the audition.
   • Category 1 - Baroque or Classical:

     Works by JS Bach, CPE Bach, Mozart, or similar

   • Category 2 - French:

     Works by Demersseman, Faure, Gaubert, Hue, Taffanel, Sancan, Dutilleux, or similar

   • Category 3 - 20th or 21st Century:

     Works by Aitken, Dick, Fukushima, Offermans, Ran, Takemitsu, or similar

2. Three contrasting standard orchestral excerpts.

1. J.S. Bach: Partita in A minor, BWV 1013; Corrente and Sarabande
2. W.A. Mozart: One full concerto with cadenzas (G Major, K. 313 or D Major, K. 314)
3. One piece composed by Luciano Berio, Elliott Carter, Robert Dick, Brian Ferneyhough, or Cristóbal Halffter, or similar
4. One piece of your choice (contrasting style from above)
5. Orchestral excerpts:
   • Beethoven: Leonore; first and second excerpts
   • Strauss: Salome
   • Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphasis

1. Solos:
   • Mozart: Concerto in C Major, K.314 (1st movement) or Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings, K.370 (1st movement)
   • Britten: Six Metamorphoses After Ovid, (Movement III: Niobe)
   • If you play English horn you may select a solo of your choice in place of the Britten
2. Etudes:
   • Ferling: 48 Famous Etudes, Number 4
   • Barret: Grand Study Number 14
3. Orchestral excerpts:
   • JS Bach: Adagio from the Easter Oratorio (Ferrillo Orchestral Excerpts for Oboe, page 25)
   • Mendelssohn: Symphony number 3, Vivace non troppo (Ferrillo, pp. 53-54)
   • Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, Prelude (Ferrillo, pp. 64-65)

Applicants who have questions about appropriate audition repertoire please contact Dr. Eric Ohlsson.

1. Two contrasting solo pieces (or movements). Selections should be appropriate to graduate level study. Examples given below.
2. Two contrasting orchestral excerpts. Examples given below.

1. Three contrasting solo pieces (or movements) including one unaccompanied piece. Selections should be appropriate to graduate level study. Examples given below.
2. Three contrasting orchestral excerpts. Examples given below.

• Concert pieces by Copland, Mozart, Nielsen, Francaix
• Sonatas/sonatinas by Bernstein, Brahms, Hindemith, Poulenc, Tedesco
• Debussy Premiere Rhapsodie, Francaix Theme & Variations, Muczynski Time Pieces, Penderecki Miniatures, Schumann Fantasy Pieces

• Bassett soliloquies
• Carter Gra
• Denisov Sonata
• Kovacs Hommages
• Larsen Dancing Solo
• Mandat (various)
• Martino Set
• Ran Monologue
• Tower Wings

• Bartok Concerto for Orchestra; Miraculous Mandarin
• Beethoven Symphonies 4, 6, 8
• Brahms Symphonies 2-4
• Kodaly Dances of Galanta
• Mendelssohn Scherzo; Symphonies 3, 4; Hebrides Overture
• Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
• Ravel Daphnis & Chloe, Suite 2
• Respighi Pines of Rome
• Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol; scheherazade
• Shostakovich Symphonies 9, 10
• Stravinsky Firebird
• Tchaikovsky Symphonies 5, 6

1. W.A. Mozart: Concerto for Bassoon, K. 191, entire (any edition)
2. One complete major work in 18th or 19th century style
3. One etude from Ludwig Milde: Concert Studies, Op. 26, volumes I or II (any edition)
4. One etude from Ludwig Milde: Studies on Scales and Chords, Op. 24 (any edition)
5. Work of your choice (can be 20th/21st century)
6. At least 4 standard orchestral excerpts

Applicants who have questions about appropriate audition repertoire please contact Prof. Jeff Keesecker.

Graduate Applicants, especially at the Doctoral level, are encouraged to program thoughtfully and artistically in a way that expresses their unique musical voices.