Strings
Strings
Undergraduate
- Any three-octave scale with two of the related three-octave arpeggios (see Carl Flesch Scale System, No. 5)
- One movement from a J.S. Bach Violin Sonata or Partita for solo violin or from a J.S. Bach Cello Suite for viola
- A contrasting short piece or a movement from a sonata or concerto
Contact Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio for any questions prior to your audition.
Graduate
- Any three-octave scale with the seven related three-octave arpeggios (see Carl Flesch Scale System, No. 5)
- Two contrasting movements from a J.S. Bach Violin Sonata or Partita for solo violin or from a J.S. Bach Cello Suite for viola
- One movement of a standard concerto
Contact Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio prior to submitting an application.
Undergraduate
- Any two or three-octave scale.
- One movement from a J. S. Bach Suite for Solo Cello
- A contrasting short piece or a movement from a sonata or concerto
Contact Dmitri Atapine for any questions prior to your audition.
Graduate
- A Prelude and another movement from J.S. Bach Suite for Solo Cello
- A standard etude by Popper or Piatti
- A movement of a standard concerto
Contact Dmitri Atapine prior to submitting an application.
Undergraduate
- Any two or three-octave scale
- A short piece or a movement from a sonata or concerto
Contact Hans Halt for any questions prior to your audition.
Graduate
- A Prelude and another movement from J.S. Bach Cello Suite
- A movement of a standard concerto
Contact Hans Halt prior to submitting an application.
Undergraduate
- A four-octave scale in any key with related four-octave arpeggios
- Two pieces of contrasting styles that best show performer's level of technical and musical skill
- Any standard repertoire orchestral excerpt
Contact Marina Roznitovsky Oster for any questions prior to your audition.
Graduate
- A four-octave scale in any given key with related four-octave arpeggios
- Two pieces of contrasting styles that best show performer's level of technical and musical skill
- Any standard repertoire orchestral excerpt
Contact Marina Roznitovsky Oster prior to submitting an application.
Undergraduate
- Two major or melodic minor scales in key signatures with up to three sharps or two flats. Scales may be either two or three octaves in range.
- Two contrasting compositions/single movements, each no more than approximately five minutes long. One of your selections may be an exercise or etude from a method or other pedagogical source of your choice. Each of these selections should demonstrate mastery of appropriate right-hand technique (rest strokes, free strokes, arpeggiation, harmonics, etc.) and proper left-hand position and fingering technique. You will also be asked to play, using position shifting.
Contact Ed Corey for any questions prior to your audition.
Graduate
Contact Ed Corey for audition requirements prior to submitting an application.