Following is a suggested list of solos for each instrument. Other solos of equal or greater difficulty may be substituted. Please call the School of music at (828) 227-7242 if you need assistance in planning your audition.

Woodwind Instruments:

Flute: any standard flute solo such as a sonata by Bach or Handel, or any Paris Conservatory contest piece

Oboe: any sonata by Handel, any of the Romances by Schumann, any selection from Concert and Contest Collection

Clarinet: any movement(s) from the standard clarinet solo repertoire demonstrating both lyrical and technical playing, such as Weber’s Concertino, Cavallini’s Adagio and Tarantella, or concertos by Weber or Mozart

Bassoon: any Baroque sonata or the Mozart Concerto

Saxophone: Eccles Sonata, Bozza Aria, any Bach or Handel transcription, or Glazounov Concerto.

Brass Instruments:

Trumpet: any movement from a standard sonata, concerto, or contest piece, such as concertos by Haydn or Hummel, Aria con Variazioni by Handel (arr. Fitzgerald), Ode for Trumpet by Alfred Reed

Horn: any movement from a Mozart concerto, or any selection from Solos for the Horn Player by Mason Jones

Trombone/Euphonium: any standard selection on state contest lists or honor band audition selection

Tuba: any standard selection on state contest lists or honor band audition selections

Percussion Instruments:

Snare Drum: rudiments, sightreading, and any etude in the concert style from Cirone’s Portraits in Rhythm

Marimba/Xylophone: any two-mallet musical study or etude, such as those from Whaley’s Fundamental Studies for Mallets, p. 36; Whaley’s Musical Studies for the Intermediate Mallet Player, pp. 6-9, 14-15, 19-28; or any etude from Goldenberg’s Modern School.

Timpani: any of the following etudes from Whaley’s Musical Studies for the Intermediate Timpani Player: p. 9, 21-22, 26, 31, 38

Keyboard Instruments:

Piano: two contrasting pieces from solo repertoire such as Bach’s Two-Part Inventions, movements from Haydn or Mozart Sonatinas and Sonatas, Chopin Preludes or Waltzes

Jazz Piano or MIDI/Synthesis: contact Mr. Pavel Wlosok (828-227-3261) to review appropriate audition procedures

Voice: Any two of the following (must be performed from memory):

• A song in Italian or English from Baroque or classical era
• A song by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, R. Strauss (may be sung in English)
• Any selection in Expressive Singing, Vol. I or II by Christy
• An aria from an opera or oratorio

Guitar:

Classical Guitar: Anything from Etudes by Sor (Segovia Edition), or etudes by Carcassi or Tarrega

Jazz Guitar:

• Perform chords as a guitar accompaniment to a standard or jazz composition of your choice (i.e., a tune such as Autumn Leaves, All The Things You Are, Blue Bossa, etc.)
• Perform the melody of a standard or jazz composition of your choice.
• Improvise a melody over the chord changes of a standard or jazz composition of your choice.
• Perform a prepared guitar solo piece of your choice. The ideal prepared piece would be a chord/melody arrangement of a standard or jazz tune.

Jazz Bass:

• Perform a bass line accompaniment to a standard or jazz composition of your choice (Autumn Leaves, All The Things You Are, Blue Bossa, etc.)
• Perform a bass line in the following styles: Blues, Latin, Funk, Rock, Rock Ballad.
• Perform a prepared bass solo piece of your choice (etude or other bass solo).