Percussion (Undergraduate)

Prospective students will be evaluated on their skills of tone production, intonation, musicality, rhythmic accuracy, technical proficiency, sight reading, and overall musical experience. The student will be asked to perform a solo or etude of moderate difficulty in each of the following instrumental areas: Snare Drum (concert style), Marimba or Xylophone, Timpani, and Drum Set (a demonstration of time-keeping in contrasting styles will suffice on drum set; a prepared solo is not required). Each applicant must also demonstrate sight-reading ability on snare drum and marimba.

The School of Music will provide instruments for the on-campus audition. Applicants auditioning at a national audition site will be required to perform a solo on snare drum, which they must bring to the audition site. Sight-reading on snare drum will be administered at the national audition. A recording (either video or CD) of the requirements for Timpani, Marimba or Xylophone, and Drum Set must be submitted to the Music Admissions Office by March 1.