Admission to the School of Music as a Masters student requires an audition or the submission of scholarly/creative materials. These steps are in addition to the formal application process for admission to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Information on graduate admissions can be found at www.unl.edu/gradstudies.

Auditions for performance and conducting areas are heard by the School of Music faculty and are usually 20-30 minutes in length. To assist candidates in achieving success, each area has set forth requirements for their department. Please refer to the list below in knowing how to prepare.

MM - PERFORMANCE:

BRASS
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Euphonium :

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Horn:

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Bass Trombone:

1. One slow and one fast movement from works such as Bozza-Ballade; Sulek-Sonata; Hindemith-Sonata; Rabe-Basta; Tomasi-Concerto; Lebedev-Concerto in One Movement; Hidas-Meditation; Casterede-Fantasie Concertante or equivalent (accompaniment optional)
2. A solo of applicant’s choice (accompaniment optional), and
3. Orchestral excerpts from the standard repertoire.

Tenor Trombone:

1. One slow and one fast movement from works such as Bozza-Ballade; Sulek-Sonata; Hindemith-Sonata; Rabe-Basta; Tomasi-Concerto; Lebedev-Concerto in One Movement; Hidas-Meditation; Casterede-Fantasie Concertante or equivalent (accompaniment optional)
2. A solo of applicant’s choice (accompaniment optional), and
3. Orchestral excerpts from the standard repertoire.

Trumpet:

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Tuba:

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KEYBOARD
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Piano:

1. Prepare three pieces in contrasting styles from memory.

Organ:

1. A major work by J.S. Bach (e.g. a prelude and fugue; two or more movements of a trio sonata; or a group of chorale settings)
2. A work written by a composer born between 1800 and 1900 (a single movement of a larger work is acceptable)
3. A work written b a composer born after 1900 (a single movement of a larger work is acceptable).

Piano Pedagogy:

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PERCUSSION
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Keyboard Percussion:

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Snare Drum:

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Timpani:

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STRINGS
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Cello:

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Viola:

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Violin:

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Bass:

1. One slow and one fast movement from works such as Vanhal, Concerto; Hindemith, Sonata; Koussevitzky, Concerto or other equivalent (accompaniment optional)
2. A solo movement of applicant’s choice.

VOICE
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WOODWINDS
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Any CD submission needs to be of a recent live performance.

All audition recordings should include piano accompaniment as required of the repertoire.

Flute:

20 minutes of a well-chosen program demonstrating musicianship and technique in a wide variety of styles, including a movement of Bach or Mozart (single movements possible). Orchestral excerpts possible, but not required. Piano accompaniment required for CD but not for live audition.

Oboe:

20 minutes of a well-chosen program demonstrating musicianship and technique in a wide variety of styles. For example, Mozart or Strauss, Paris Conservatory, 20th-century. Orchestral excerpts possible, but not required. Piano accompaniment required for CD but not for live audition.

Clarinet:

20 minutes of a well-chosen program demonstrating musicianship and technique in a wide variety of styles and in at least two genres (i.e. Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, and 20th-century). Piano accompaniment required for CD but not for live audition.

Saxophone:

20 minutes of music representing the applicant’s technical, melodic and interpretive abilities. Repertoire chosen should be of Grade IV or V level or higher. Please choose contrasting selections that demonstrate both your melodic ability and your technical range. Applicants may use a transcription (baroque or classical); however, at least one selection must be from the 20th-century/conservatory literature written for the saxophone. Piano accompaniment required for CD but not for live audition.

Bassoon:

20 minutes of a well-chosen program demonstrating musicianship and technique in a wide variety of styles, including the first and second movements of the Mozart or Weber Concerto and a 20th century piece of your choice. Orchestral excerpts possible, but not required. Piano accompaniment required for CD but not for live audition.

WOODWIND SPECIALTIES
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MM - CONDUCTING:
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Choral:

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Orchestral:

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Wind Band:

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MM - COMPOSITION, MUSIC HISTORY, MUSIC EDUCATION, MUSIC THEORY:

Composition:

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Music History:

1. Scholarly/Creative Materials such as an analytical term paper or research document on
   a music history topic must be received in hard copy or electronic form.

Music Education - Research (Thesis) Option:

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Music Education - Practitioner (Coursework only) Option:

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Music Theory:

1. Scholarly/Creative Materials such as an analytical term paper or research document on
   a music theory topic must be received in hard copy or electronic form.