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MTSUSchoolofMusic WrightMusicBuilding MTSUBox47 Murfreesboro,TN37132 (615)898-2469,898-5924 www.mtsumusic.com
Graduate Audition Requirements Piano
SIGHTREADING:Wewillprovidepianomusictobereadatsight.Youwillbegiven1minutetolookatthemusicbeforeyouplay.Sightreadingisrequiredforallprospectivepianostudents.SCALESANDARPEGGIOS:Werecommendthatprospectivestudentsknowandthoughtfullypracticeallmajorandminorscalesandarpeggios.Wewillnot,however,asktoheartheseduringtheaudition.PREPAREDMUSIC*MMPianoPerformance:
• Aminimumofthreecontrastingworksfromdifferenthistoricalperiods.Mustincludeacompletesonataandavirtuosicwork,bothfromanyhistoricalperiod.Thecompletesonataisconsideredonework.Memorizationisrequired.
MMCollaborativePiano:
• Artsong:Threecontrastingsongsfromdifferenthistoricalperiods,representingtwoormorelanguages.
• Aria:Oneariafromanyhistoricalperiodrepresentinganylanguagenotincludedabove(orthesameasabove,ifthreelanguagesarepresented).
• Instrumentalmusic:Thefirstmovementofaninstrumentalsonataorothermajorworkfromanyhistoricalperiod.Lengthshouldbeapproximately5-10minutes
• Solo:Amajorsoloworkorfirstmovementofasonatafromanyhistoricalperiod.Memorizationisrequired.Lengthshouldbeapproximately5-10minutes
• NOTE:Asingerandinstrumentalistwillbeprovidedforyourauditionifyouareunabletoprovideoneofyourown.Youwillbeallowedtimetorehearsepriortoyouraudition.PleaseemailalistofyourcompleteauditionrepertoiretotheCoordinatorofKeyboardStudies,Dr.AruneshNadgir([email protected]),asfarinadvanceofyourauditionaspossiblesothatasingerandinstrumentalistmightbearrangedforyou.
*PleaserefertoPage3ofthisdocumentformoreinformationregardingrepertoireselection.
AUDITIONDATES:Graduateauditionsarearrangedonanindividualbasisanytimethroughouttheyear,includingtheofficialSchoolofMusicauditiondates.IfyouwishtobeconsideredforaGraduateAssistantship(seebelow),youmustcompleteyourauditionandhaveallapplicationmaterialsinbythefinalauditionday(typicallytheendofFebruary).RECORDEDAUDITIONS:Ifastudentisnotabletoauditioninperson,arecordedauditionmaybesubmitted,withfacultypermission.Itishighlyrecommendedthatallstudentsauditioninpersonwheneverpossibleforthebestchanceofbeingadmittedandtoreceiveascholarship.InternationalStudents:ItisunderstoodthattraveltoMTSUforaliveauditionmaynotbepossible.Therefore,recordedauditionsforinternationalstudentsareacceptedandhighlyencouraged.Allrecordingsshouldadheretothefollowingguidelines/formats:
• Video(preferred):DVD,YouTube,Dropbox,Skype(specifictimestobearranged)• Audio(acceptablewithpianofacultypermission):CD,SoundCloud,YouTube• Other:Ifyouhaveanotherformatinmindthatisnotlistedabove,pleasecontactustoaskifitwillbe
acceptable.GRADUATEASSISTANTSHIPS:ThemostcommonformoffinancialassistanceforGraduatestudentsistheGraduateAssistantship.TheseareawardedbasedonSchoolofMusicneeds,applicantauditions,andfacultyrecommendations.Inthepianoarea,GraduateAssistantshipsmaybeawardedinaccompanying,classpiano,andappliedinstruction,pendingavailabilityandareaneed.PleasevisittheSchoolofMusicGraduateStudiespageforthemostcurrentawardfiguresandforinformationonhowtoapply:http://www.mtsu.edu/music/graduateaid.php
REPRESENTATIVECOMPOSERSBYHISTORICALPERIOD
BAROQUE
J.S.Bach,G.F.Handel,D.Scarlatti,C.P.E.Bach
CLASSICAL
J.Haydn,W.A.Mozart,L.vanBeethoven,M.Clementi
ROMANTIC
F.Chopin,J.Brahms,F.Liszt,F.Mendelssohn,R.Schumann,F.Schubert,P.Tchaikovsky,S.Rachmaninoff
~1900-PRESENT
D.Kabalevsky,V.Persichetti,A.Schoenberg,P.Hindemith,R.Muczynski,F.Poulenc,C.Debussy,M.Ravel,S.Prokofiev,A.Scriabin,A.Copland,S.Barber,L.Liebermann
Thelistaboveisnotmeanttobeall-inclusive;itissimplyforreference.Manycomposersnotlistedabovemaystillbeincludedonyouraudition.Popularmusic,musicaltheater,NewAgemusic,andtheapplicant’sowncompositionsarenotpermittedfortheaudition.Formoreinformationregardingthekeyboardareaandtheauditionprocess,pleasegotohttp://www.mtsu.edu/music/keyboardstudies.php.Foranyspecificquestionsregardingtheselectionofauditionmaterial,ortheauditionitself,pleasecontact
Dr.AruneshNadgirat615-898-5649,[email protected].