Voice
Area director for voice auditions (contact for additional info): Hein Jung
Voice: one aria and two contrasting art songs (all memorized, two in different foreign languages); pianist provided for on-campus auditions, CD player provided if recorded accompaniment is preferred
Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion
Area director for woodwind, brass percussion auditions (contact for additional info): Brandon McDannald
Woodwinds and Brass: grade V, VI or VII (5, 6, or, 7) solo or first movement of a standard concerto (accompanist not required); major scales (two octaves)
Percussion: grade V, VI or VII (5, 6, or, 7) solos and/or etudes demonstrating proficiency in snare drum, timpani and mallet percussion; major scales on mallets
Orchestral Strings, Harp, Classical Guitar
Area director for orchestral strings, harp, classical guitar auditions (contact for additional info): Megan Maddaleno
Orchestral Strings: major scales (two octaves); two contrasting etudes or two contrasting movements of a solo sonata/concerto
Harp: arpeggios (four octaves) in fluent tempo; one etude of Grandjany, Bochsa, Larivière, Salzedo or Pozzoli; one standard harp solo work originally written for harp
Classical Guitar: on a nylon-string classical guitar, perform major and minor scales; one standard classical guitar solo work; one classical guitar etude
Piano, Organ
Area director for piano auditions (contact for additional info): Grigorios Zamparas
Piano: three contrasting pieces from three of the following categories: a work from the Baroque period (for example, a prelude and fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier by J.S. Bach or a sonata by D. Scarlatti); a movement from a classical sonata or concerto (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven); a 19th-century piece (Schubert, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Chopin, Brahms, Schumann, etc.); an Impressionistic piece (Debussy or Ravel) or representative 20th-century piece
Area director for organ auditions (contact for additional info): Grigorios Zamparas
Organ: organ majors at UT may only audition for the Bachelor of Arts in music degree program; Bachelor of Arts in music audition requirements for organ include two pieces of contrasting style, one of which is by J.S. Bach.
Contemporary (Popular Music and Jazz)
Area director for contemporary auditions (contact for additional info): Bradford Blackburn
Electric Guitar (Contemporary Guitar): perform all major and natural minor scales (two octaves); simple solo chord/melody arrangement (1-2 minutes) for a jazz standard; melody and comping (playing chords) for a 12-bar blues standard; basic sight reading (standard music notation according to current ability level)
Keyboard/Synthesizer (Contemporary Keyboard): perform all major and natural minor scales (two octaves); right-hand comping (playing chords) and left-hand walking bass over a circle of fifths progression; right-hand melody and left-hand comping for a 12-bar blues standard; basic sight reading (standard music notation according to current ability level)
Electric Bass (Contemporary Bass): perform all major and natural minor scales (two octaves); melody and walking bass line for a 12-bar blues standard; a prepared solo for electric or upright bass in a style of your choice; basic sight reading (standard music notation according to current ability level)
Drum Set (Contemporary Percussion): perform accompaniment patterns in several different styles: jazz, latin, rock, funk, reggae, etc.; perform a prepared, unaccompanied solo in a style of your choice; basic sight reading (standard music notation according to current ability level)