Percussion

• Two mallet solo or etude (marimba or xylophone) without accompaniment. Additionally, a four mallet marimba solo is not required, but encouraged.
• Snare drum solo or etude. (Concert style is required, but an additional marching/rudimental style solo is encouraged).
• Timpani solo or etude (2, 3, or 4 drum).

Examples of two mallet solos for marimba/xylophone and four mallet marimba solos:

1. Etudes from Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone by Morris Goldenberg (two mallet)
2. Etudes from Fundamental Method for Mallets by Mitchell Peters (two mallet)
3. Masterpieces for Marimba arranged by Thomas McMillan (two mallet)
4. Mitchell Peters 4 mallet marimba solos like Yellow After the Rain and Sea Refractions (four mallet)
5. Solos from Image by Bart Quartier (4 mallet)
6. Solos from Marimba: Technique Through Music by Mark Ford (4 mallet)

Examples of concert snare drum and rudimental solos:

1. Portraits in Rhythm by Anthony Cirone
2. Intermediate Snare Drum Studies by Mitchell Peters
3. 14 Modern Contest Solos by john S. Pratt
4. The All-American Drummer by Charley Wilcoxon

Examples of timpani etudes/solos found in the following method books:

1. Fundamental Method for Timpani by Mitchell Peters
2. Timpani Method by Alfred Friese and Alexander Lepak
3. Modern Method for Timpani by Saul Goodman
4. The Solo Timpanist by Vic firth

Applicants who don’t have access to a marimba, xylophone, or a set of timpani during the pandemic should contact Andrew Heglund to make alternative audition arrangements.

• Four mallet marimba work (something suitable for an undergraduate senior recital)
• Snare drum solo from the Delecluse Twelve Studies
• Timpani Solo (Carter, Bergamo, Beck, Cahn or comparable)

Contact Andrew Heglund prior to submitting an application.