Western Illinois University
Percussion Studies
Auditions
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Audition
Music Department Entrance
Percussion auditions for entrance into the Music Department are scheduled
on: 
- Saturday, December 6, 2003
- Saturday, February 7, 2004
- Monday, February 16, 2004
- Saturday, March 20, 2004
Each audition should consist of:
- A solo or etude for keyboard percussion (four mallets preferred)
- A solo or etude for snare drum
- A solo or etude for timpani
- Drumset (optional, but strongly encouraged)
Sight-reading is required in
all three areas.
Those who include drumset on the audition will be expected to demonstrate
differing playing styles and four bar breaks in a jazz, Latin and rock
idiom.
Full acceptance into the Music Department, as well as eligibility for Talent Grant Award money, requires solid presentation of each of the three above areas.
SUGGESTED AUDITION MATERIALS
These are suggested solos for you to consider. You may also choose to play different solos.
Keyboard Percussion
Title |
Composer |
Instrument |
Masterpieces fro Marimba
|
McMillan |
Marimba |
A Minor Violin Concerto (Goldenberg book) |
Bach |
Marimba |
Sonata for Xylophone (1 movement) |
Pitfield |
Xylophone or Marimba |
Yellow After the Rain (4 mallets) |
Mitchell Peters |
Marimba |
Wave (4 mallets) |
Mitchell Peters |
Marimba |
Rain Dance (4 mallets) |
Gomez |
Marimba |
Music of the Day |
Molenhof |
Vibraphone |
Tilogy (choose one) |
Huesgen |
Vibraphone |
Snare Drum
| Title | Composer |
| Portraits in Rhythm (choose one) | Cirone |
| Modern Rudimental Swing
Solos (choose one) |
Wilcoxon |
| 14 Modern Contest Solos (choose one) | Pratt |
| 2040's Sortie | Abel |
| Tornado | Markovich |
| Stamina | Markovich |
| The Winner | Markovich |
| 3 Dances for Solo Snare Drum | Benson |
| Six Unaccompanied Solos for Snare Drum (choose one) | Colgrass |
Timpani
Title |
Composer |
| Ballad for the Dance | Goodman |
| Sonata for Timpani (choose one movement) | Beck |
| Dunsbar's Delight | Ericson |
| Air and Dance | Peters |
| Mazatlan | Roy |
| The Solo Timpanist (choose one) | Firth |
Talent Grants
A Committee determines acceptance into the Talent Grant Program and the
amount of money awarded to each student. Most music students receive some
amount of award. The grants range from $500.00 to $3200.00 and are available
to all auditioning students.