Viola Audition Requirements

Freshman Admission

I. Performance Major:

1. Three octaves major scales, including arpeggios.
2. Prelude to any Bach Suite
3. The first movement of any of the following concertos:
   
   • Telemann
   • Stamitz
   • Handel/Casadesus
   * Applicants can also choose a concerto movement similar in difficulty.
4. Sight reading

II. Music Education:

1. Three octaves major scales
2. The first movement of any of the following concertos:
   
   • Telemann
   • Accolay (violin Concerto No. 1 transcribed for viola)
   • Seitz (Concerto No. 3 in c minor)
   *Applicants can also choose a concerto movement similar in difficulty.
3. Sight reading

III. All Other Options

1. Major scales (three octaves preferably)
2. Two contrasting movements of any Bach suite
3. Sight reading

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Transfer Students

I. Performance Major:

1. Three octaves major scales including arpeggios.
2. Two contrasting movements of any Bach Suite.
3. The first movement of any of the following concertos:
   
   • Hoffmeister
   • Carl Stamitz - Viola Concerto in D-major;
   • Anton Stamitz-Viola Concerto in Bb
   *Applicants can also choose a concerto movement similar in difficulty.
4. Sight reading

II. Music Education:

1. Three octaves major scales
2. The first movement of any of the following concertos:
   
   • Telemann
   • Accolay (violin Concerto No. 1 transcribed for viola)
   • Seitz (Concerto No. 3 in c minor)
   *Applicants can also choose a concerto movement similar in difficulty.
3. Sight reading

III. All Other Options

1. Major scales (three octaves preferably)
2. Two contrasting movements of any Bach suite
3. Sight reading

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Graduate Admission

I. Performance Major:

1. Prelude from any Bach solo suites
2. One of the following complete sonatas:
   
   • Brahms Op. 120 No. 1 and No.2
   • Schubert- Arpeggione
   • Schumann- Märchenbilder
   • Rebecca Clarke
   *Applicants can also choose a sonata of similar difficulty.
3. The first movement of the following concertos:
   
   • David
   • Bartok
   • Walton
   • Forsyth
   *Applicants can also choose a concerto movement similar in difficulty.
4. A virtuosic piece of the applicant's choice.
5. Sight reading

II. Music Education

1. Prelude from any Bach solo suites
2. Two contrasting movements of the following sonatas:
   
   • Brahms Op. 120 No. 1 and No.2
   • Schubert- Arpeggione
   • Schumann- Märchenbilder
   *Applicants can also choose two movements of a sonata that is similar in difficulty.
3. The first movement of any the following viola concertos:
   
   • David
   • Bartok
   • Walton
   *Applicants can also choose a concerto movement similar in difficulty.
4. Sight reading

III. All Other Options

1. Prelude from any Bach solo suites
2. Two contrasting movements of the following sonatas:
   
   • Schubert- Arpeggione
   • Glinka
   *Applicants can also choose two movements of a sonata that is similar in difficulty.
3. A movement of any of the following concertos:
   
   • Carl Stamitz
   • David
   • Bartok
   • Walton
4. Sight reading