Pre-Screening
All graduate programs in brass performance require pre-screening, so your application must be submitted by the Priority deadline of December 1. Pre-screening materials will be submitted online using Acceptd.
Trumpet graduate pre-screening
- Two contrasting solos with piano accompaniment
- Any etude by Charlier
- Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (opening solo)
- Respighi: Pines of Rome (off-stage solo)
- Stravinsky: "Ballerina's Dance" from Petrouchka
Horn graduate pre-screening
- First movement of any Mozart concerto, with live piano accompaniment
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Any Gallay etude
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Three standard excerpts of diverse styles
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Additional requirement:
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Something that represents you as a musician and person (ie. music composition you wrote, an article you wrote for publication, or other media). If you do not yet have any of these, please submit a one-page proposal for something you would like to do.
Tenor trombone graduate pre-screening
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Pre-Screened Recordings should be selected from the etudes, solos, and excerpts provided below. Requests for consideration of different repertoire should be directed to jbynum@uga.edu
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Solo repertoire can be recorded without piano. Applicants No editing within a piece, but it is not necessary to record all material in one take. Video is preferred, but not mandatory.
PRE-SCREENING REPERTOIRE:
Choose 1 Etude:
Bitsch: 15 Rhythmic Etudes (No. 2 - 7)
Blazhevich: Clef Studies (No. 80 - 90)
Bordogni: Vocalises (No. 23 or 61)
Choose 1 Solo:
Crespo: Improvisation No. 1
David: Concertino (m. 1-2)
Grondahl: Concerto (m. 1)
Martin: Ballade
Tomasi: Concerto (m. 1)
Choose 3 Excerpts:
Mahler: Symphony No. 3, mvt. 1 (first solo)
Ravel: Bolero
Rossini: William Tell Overture
Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries (minor and major)
Bass trombone graduate pre-screening
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Pre-Screened Recordings should be selected from the etudes, solos, and excerpts provided below. Requests for consideration of different repertoire should be directed to jbynum@uga.edu
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Solo repertoire can be recorded without piano. Applicants No editing within a piece, but it is not necessary to record all material in one take. Video is preferred, but not mandatory.
Choose 1 Etude:
Blazhevich: Low Range Studies (No. 50 - 60)
Bordogni: Vocalises, 8vb (No. 23 or 61)
Maenz: Zwanzig Studien (No. 2 - 7)
Choose 1 Solo:
Bozza: New Orleans
Fetter: Variations on Dona Nobis Pacem
Koetsier: Allegro Maestoso
Lebedev: Concerto in One Movement
Spillman: Concerto (m. 1)
Choose 3 Excerpts:
Haydn - Achieved is Thy Glorious Work
Kodaly - Hary Janos Suite
Rossini - William Tell Overture
Wagner - Das Rheingold (Entrance of the Gods)
Euphonium graduate pre-screening
- Two contrasting solos with piano accompaniment
- Any complete etude from Rochut: Melodious Etudes for Trombone, Book 2
- Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever (no repeats)
- Schoenberg: Theme and Variations (Variation V; baritone part)
- Grainger: "Horkstow Grange" from Lincolnshire Posy (beginning to m. 17; baritone part)
Tuba graduate pre-screening
- Two contrasting solos with piano accompaniment
- Any complete etude from Rochut: Melodious Etudes for Trombone, Book 2 (down one octave)
- Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger (RN J to RN L)
- Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, mvmt. 1 (RN3 to RN6)
- Berlioz: Hungarian March (RN4 to 4 after RN5)
On-Campus Auditions*
- Auditions for trombone, tuba, and euphonium will be held on January 15th and January 22nd, 2022.
- Auditions for trumpet will be held on January 22nd (preferred) and January 15th, 2022.
- Auditions for horn will be held on January 15th, 2022 or by special appointment.
- All auditions will be in-person or via Zoom, based on requested accommodation.
For audition scheduling questions, contact Brass Area Chair Dr. James Naigus.
For clarification and further information, please contact the appropriate applied faculty:
Brandon Craswell, trumpet
Jean Martin-Williams, horn
Joshua Bynum, trombone
Matthew Shipes, tuba and euphonium