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Undergraduate Requirements and Dates
 Piano accompaniment is neither required nor provided for string auditions.
Applicants to the Bachelor of Music in Performance: String Major (Curriculum B) will also be scheduled for an interview with a representative of the Department of Music Education.
Cello
Prepare an etude representing your current level of technical development, two contrasting movements from one of the Bach unaccompanied suites, and an allegro movement from the standard cello concerto literature. Both the Bach and the concerto should be played from memory.
Double Bass
Prepare an etude representing your current level of technical development, two solo pieces or movements (in contrasting styles or tempi), and (optionally) a few minutes of excerpts from standard orchestral repertoire. One of the solo works or movements should be played from memory.
Guitar
Note: The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance does not offer a degree in classical guitar performance. It is possible for jazz guitar to serve as a principal instrument within the Jazz Studies and Jazz and Contemplative Studies degree programs. Jazz guitar audition requirements are listed with the Department of Jazz & Improvisation.
Harp (updated August 2008)
Prepare ALL of the following:
- four octaves of ascending and descending arpeggios in two keys, alternating hands
- four octaves of a scale in one key, hands together
- one etude
- two substantial works of contrasting style and/or time period. All solo literature must be performed from memory.
Viola
Prepare an etude and two movements in contrasting styles from the standard viola repertoire other than the Telemann Concerto or Bach's First Suite. One movement must be memorized. Three-octave scales and arpeggios may be requested.
Violin
Prepare the first movement of a concerto (including cadenza if one is written), two contrasting movements of a Bach sonata or partita, and one caprice chosen from:
- Paganini Caprices, op. 1
- Wieniawski Caprices, op. 18
- Wieniawski Ecole Moderne, op. 10
- Dont Etudes, op. 35
All solo literature must be performed from memory.
Audition Schedule and Application Deadline Dates
Audition Date |
Application Deadline |
Notes |
01/29/2010
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12/01/2009 |
Only Cello |
02/12/2010 |
12/01/2009 |
No Cello |
03/12/2010 |
12/01/2009 |
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03/26/2010 |
12/01/2009 |
No merit scholarship consideration |
02/15/2010 |
12/01/2009 |
Los Angeles, CA |
02/20/2010 |
12/01/2009 |
New York, NY |
02/06/2010 |
12/01/2009 |
Houston, TX |
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