»Guitar Audition Requirements
These requirements apply to:
- The pre-screen audition video that you submit as a part of your Creative Supplement when you apply to Chapman.
- Your live audition session, if applicable.
Audition attire
Professional attire is recommended, such as what you would wear to perform in a jury
or a recital: dress slacks/dress shirts/skirts/dresses; no jeans, T-shirts or sneakers,
please.
Video requirements
- Scales are not required for any major.
- Recordings must be of a continuous, unedited performance. Both hands must be clearly
visible throughout the duration of the recording.
- Video length is determined by the length of the piece(s) required for your specific
instrument.
- Each piece may be uploaded separately.
Audition requirements by major
Specific Guitar audition requirements are broken down by instrument and major below.
The requirements are the same for the pre-screen audition video and live audition session.
Auditions must be performed on a guitar appropriate to the style. Classical guitar
pieces and etudes must be played on a nylon string guitar. Jazz standards may be performed
on an electric guitar.
Note that BA in Music, Music Industry Studies Emphasis students are not required to
submit a pre-screen audition video as a part of their Creative Supplement, but may
be invited to a live audition session.
Audition requirements and major
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Audition requirements
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- Repertoire (choose one option):
- Two (2) pieces or movements of larger works of contrasting style and tempo from classical
guitar standard repertoires to be performed from memory.
- One (1) piece or movement of a larger work from classical guitar standard repertories
and one (1) jazz standard from The Real Book, Sixth Edition.
- Note: jazz standard must be played four times in the following order:
- Melody.
- Improvisation or solo.
- Chords.
- Melody.
- Etudes:
- One (1) classical guitar etude to be performed from memory. Examples of collections
from which an etude may be selected include:
- Fernando Sor's Douze Etudes, Op. 6 and Op. 29.
- Matteo Carcassi's Vingt-Cinq Etudes, Op. 60.
- Leo Brouwer's Estudios Sencillos.
- Sight reading:
- You may be asked to sight read during your audition.
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- Bachelor of Music (Pre-Music Education Certification)
- Composition (BM)
- Music (BA) - Music and Culture emphasis
- General Music (Minor)
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- Etudes:
- Two (2) etudes of contrasting style and tempo to be performed from memory. Examples
of collections from which etudes may be selected include:
- Fernando Sor's Douze Etudes, Op. 6 and Op. 29.
- Matteo Carcassi's vingt-Cinq Etudes, Op. 60.
- Leo Brouwer's Estudios Sencillos.
- Sight reading:
- You may be asked to sight read during your audition.
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- Music (BA) - Music Industry Studies emphasis
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- Creative Supplement items serve as pre-screen materials for this degree. After pre-screening, you may
be invited for a live audition.
- Live audition requirements: Play any piece in any style on any instrument or singing.
A laptop is considered an instrument and a demo on laptop will count as your audition.
The piece can be your piece or another composer’s. Between 1 and 3 minutes.
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