»Woodwinds 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.
Memorization is not required for any major.
Recordings must be of a continuous, unedited performance.
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 instrument and major

Specific Woodwinds 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.

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.

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Majors and audition requirements
Major	Audition requirements
Performance (BM) - any emphasis	Solo repertoire: One (1) slow and one (1) fast movement of a J.S. Bach Flute Sonata AND One (1) movement of a contrasting work, for example: the flute sonata of Poulenc, Reinecke, Muczynski, Liebermann, Martinu, or the Sonatine of Sancan, Dutilleux, or a Mozart Concerto or work of comparable difficulty. Orchestral Excerpts: Volière from Carnival of Animals by Camille Saint Saëns. Brahms Symphony 4, 4th movement from pick up to measure 94–measure 105.
Bachelor of Music (Pre-Music Education Certification) Composition (BM) Music (BA) - Music and Culture emphasis General Music (Minor)	An etude of candidate’s choice from Berbiguier 18 Exercises for the Flute or Andersen etudes op. 33. Solo Repertoire: One (1) slow and one (1) fast movement of a J.S. Bach Flute Sonata AND One (1) movement of a contrasting work, for example: the flute sonata of Poulenc, Reinecke, Muczynski, Liebermann, Martinu, or the Sonatine of Sancan, Dutilleux, or a Mozart Concerto or work of comparable difficulty.
Music (BA) - Music Industry Studies emphasis	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.

Majors and audition requirements
Major	Audition requirements
Performance (BM) - any emphasis	One (1) etude from the following: Barret, A Complete Method for the Oboe. Ferling, 48 famous Studies. Two (2) contrasting movements from a concerto or a sonata by Bach, Handel, Telemann or Vivaldi. One (1) from the following: Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major: 2nd movement, opening solo. Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 3 in A minor: 2nd movement, beginning at Letter A. Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin: “Prélude.” Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade: 2nd movements, solo.
Bachelor of Music (Pre-Music Education Certification) Composition (BM) Music (BA) - Music and Culture emphasis General Music (Minor)	One (1) etude from either of the following: Barret, A Complete Method for the Oboe. Ferling, 48 Famous Studies. One (1) from the following: One (1) movement of a standard concerto from a composer such as Haydn or Mozart. A sonata by Bach, Handel, Telemann or Vivaldi. Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major: 2nd movement, opening solo.
Music (BA) - Music Industry Studies emphasis	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.

Majors and audition requirements
Major	Audition requirements
Performance (BM) - any emphasis	A short excerpt from a solo work of your choice, chosen from the standard repertoire. Examples may include, but are not limited to, the following: Mozart, Clarinet Concerto. Weber, Concerto No. 1, Concerto No. 2, or Concertino. Brahms, Sonata No. 1 or Sonata No. 2. Schumann, Fantasy Pieces. Hindemith, Sonata. Poulenc, Sonata. Saint-Saëns, Sonata. One (1) excerpt from the following list: Beethoven, Symphony No. 6: 2nd movement, 1 bar before Letter D to 2 bars before Letter E. Brahms, Symphony No. 3. 1st movement, 8 bars before Letter C to 3 bars after C. 2nd movement, opening to m. 13. Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnole: 1st movement, Letter A to first bar of Letter B. Mendelssohn, Midsummer Night’s Dream: opening to Letter B.
Bachelor of Music (Pre-Music Education Certification) Composition (BM) Music (BA) - Music and Culture emphasis General Music (Minor)	A short excerpt from a solo work of your choice, chosen from the standard repertoire. Examples may include, but are not limited to, the following: Mozart, Clarinet Concerto. Weber, Concerto No. 1, Concerto No. 2, or Concertino. Brahms, Sonata No. 1 or Sonata No. 2. Stamitz, Concerto No. 3. Schumann, Fantasy Pieces. Hindemith, Sonata. Poulenc, Sonata. Saint-Saëns, Sonata. Brahms, Symphony No. 3: 2nd movement, opening to m. 13.
Music (BA) - Music Industry Studies emphasis	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.

Majors and audition requirements
Major	Audition requirements
Performance (BM) - any emphasis	An etude of the applicant’s choice. The first two (2) movements of any one of the following concertos or sonatas: Mozart, Concerto in B-Flat Major, K. 191. Weber, Concerto in F Major, Op. 75. Telemann sonata. Vivaldi concerto or sonata. Two (2) of the following excerpts: Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro: Overture, m. 139 through downbeat of m. 198. Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4: 2nd movement, solo. Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, Op. 35: 2nd movement, solo and cadenzas.
Bachelor of Music (Pre-Music Education Certification) Composition (BM) Music (BA) - Music and Culture emphasis General Music (Minor)	One (1) movement of the applicant’s choice from the following: Telemann sonata. Vivaldi concerto, sonata or equivalent. One (1) of the following excerpts: Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro: Overture, m. 139 through downbeat of m. 198. Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4: 2nd movement, solo. Bizet, Carmen Suite No. 1: “Les Dragons d’Alcala” (“Foot Soldiers of Provincial Spain” – interlude before Act II).
Music (BA) - Music Industry Studies emphasis	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.

Majors and audition requirements
Major	Audition requirements
Performance (BM) - any emphasis Bachelor of Music (Pre-Music Education Certification) Composition (BM) Music (BA) - Music and Culture emphasis General Music (Minor)	Students should prepare a two (2) minute excerpt of their choice in the three (3) following styles: A slow, expressive two minute classical excerpt. A fast, technical two minute classical excerpt. A two minute excerpt from a jazz solo transcription or improvise your own jazz solo. Listed below are suggestions of repertoire. They are not mandatory. Slow Expressive Classical Excerpts (suggested): J.S. Bach, Sonata #6, 1st or 3rd movement, transcribed by Marcel Mule for alto saxophone, published by Alphonse Leduc. Paul Creston, Sonata Opus 19 for E-Flat Alto Saxophone and Piano, 2nd movement, published by Shawnee Press. A. Glazounov, Concerto for Alto Saxophone, “Tranquillo” (7 measures after “10”) to Con Moto (4 measures after “13”), published by Alphonse Leduc. W.A. Mozart, Flute Concerto K. 314, 2nd movement, transcribed by Robert Williams for alto saxophone, published by Shawnee Press. Fast Technical Classical Excerpts (suggested): J.S. Bach, (flute) Sonata #6, 2nd or 4th movement, transcribed by Marcel Mule for alto saxophone, published by Alphonse Leduc. Paul Creston, Sonata Opus 19 for E-flat Alto Saxophone and Piano, 1st or 3rd movement, published by Shawnee Press. Glazounov, Concerto for Alto Saxophone, “Allegretto scherzo” (pick-up to “5”) to Come Primo (“9”), published by Alphonse Leduc. W.A. Mozart, Flute Concerto K. 314, 1st or 3rd movement, transcribed by Robert Williams for alto saxophone, published by Shawnee Press. Jazz Solo Transcription Excerpt (suggested): A selection from the Charlie Parker Omni Book. Any solo jazz transcription of your choice. Improvise your own solo on a piece.
Music (BA) - Music Industry Studies emphasis	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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