The purpose of this book is to provide high school
students with or without a private teacher with a
comprehensive collection of materials that will satisfy
the needs of most college/university music auditions.
Many schools have specifi c requirements that can
usually be obtained from their respective web sites.
This text includes the most frequently requested
audition requirements from online websites at many
universities, and if it is the only guide that you
purchase, you will be able to present a representative,
well balanced audition.
The editors of this collection have drawn from
experiences as college/university music professors
and from experiences supervising entrance auditions
for large and small university music programs. This
collection will aid students by exposing them to the
expectations of the audition process, assisting their
preparation for this process, and creating a comfort
level that allows students to present themselves in
the best light possible. This book is an indispensable
guide for every student considering auditioning for
any collegiate music program.

Foreword by Richard Hughey
Preface
About Doris Gazda
About Larry Clark and Daniel Schmidt
How to Use This Book
How to Take an Audition
Ear-Training and Music- Theory Placement Exams
Considerations for Choosing an Institution
Repertoire Included on Most Lists of Required Audition Material
Major Scales and Arpeggios
Chromatic Scale
Minor Scales and Arpeggios
Symphony No. 35 in D Major ("Haffner"), K. 385 (movement IV) — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 (movement II) — Ludwig van Beethoven
Scherzo from "A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61" — Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 (movement II) — Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 ( movement I) — Antonín Dvořák
Etude No. 11 from Modern Method for Violoncello, Vol. 2 — Stephen De'ak
Etude Op. 11, No. 4 — Joseph Merk
Etude Op. 25, No. 1 — Alfredo Piatti
Suite No. 1 in G Major for Cello, BWV 1007 — Johann Sebastian Bach
Scherzo, Op. 12, No. 2 — Daniel François van Goens
The Swan from "The Carnival of the Animals" — Camille Saint-Saëns
Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33 — Camille Saint Saëns