Application for Admission to Music Department
Every prospective music major and music minor must audition to be
admitted to the Music Department
Prior to audition or to be considered for a scholarship, you must
officially apply to SIUE
Follow this link http://www.siue.edu/prospectivestudents/
Please read these instructions BEFORE completing the application:
a. Please answer each question.
b. When your application is received, someone will contact you to set up the audition
date.
c. This is not an application for admission to SIUE, or for housing or financial aid.
Admission to the SIUE Department of Music is contingent upon admission to the
University. Prior to your audition you must apply to the University for admission. You
may contact SIUE Admissions and Records at Box 1047, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL.,
62026. Telephone at (618) 650-2720.
d. Mail this application to:
SIUE
Music Dept.—Audition Applications
Box 1771
Edwardsville, IL. 62026
1. Name: ________________________________________________________________
First
Middle initial
Last
2. Street or P.O. address____________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________
City
State
Zip Code
4. Home phone: _______________________________________
(Area Code)
(Number)
5. Cell phone: _________________________________________
(Area Code)
(Number)
6. Email address:__________________________________________________________
Please PRINT legibly
7. Social Security number or SIUE 800 number (preferred)________________________
8 High school attended ____________________________________________________
9. Date of high school graduation (month and year) ______________________________
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10. Status (check one) HS Senior_________
Transfer Student _________
IMPORTANT: If you checked "HS Senior" fill in information for question 11. If you
checked "Transfer Student" fill in information for question 12.
11. HS Senior
Current High School GPA on a scale of ________
ACT Composite Test Score _______
Class Rank _____ out of ______
12. Transfer Student
Transfer from ____________________________________________________________
Current college cumulative GPA _______ on a scale of ________
High School ACT Composite Test Score ______
Note: If you are a transfer student, you will need to submit a transcript by mail from all
institutions attended.
13. Proposed Major field of study ___________________ Minor _________________
14. If you are a prospective music student, check the degree program(s) in which you are
interested:
____Bachelor of Music-Music Education Major
____Bachelor of Music-Performance Major
____Bachelor of Music- Jazz Performance Major
____Bachelor of Arts-Music Major
____Bachelor of Arts-History/Literature
____Bachelor of Music-Theory/Composition
____Bachelor of Music-Musical Theater
____Bachelor of Music Business Major
____Music Minor Program
15. Audition Instrument or Voice Range_______________________________________
16. List the music organizations in which you have participated
17. Were you an All-state participant? Yes ____
No____
If yes what Year?
18. List other honors (academic or music)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
19. Have you studied your instrument/voice privately? Yes ____ No ____
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If you answered yes, with whom have you studied?
________________________________________________________________________
20. Preferred audition date
Please circle the date you would like to audition. You may circle more than one date in
case one of your choices is not available. You will be informed of your audition date and
time approximately two weeks prior to your scheduled audition.
(a) February 15, 2014
Entrance and Scholarship Auditions
(b) February 17, 2014
Entrance and Scholarship Auditions
21. Did the availability of this downloadable application influence your decision to apply
to SIUE?
Yes____
No_____
22. Did the SIUE Department of Music website influence your decision to apply to
SIUE?
Yes_______
No_______
23. Why did you choose to apply at SIUE?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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Audition Requirements
INSTRUMENTAL (except percussion)
Prospective majors who wish to make a string, woodwind, or brass instrument the
principal area of applied music must audition for the Department of Music.
Following are the requirements:
Perform one or more prepared solos
Perform major scales
Perform Sight reading NOTE: All prospective students will be asked to sightread
at the audition.
Percussion (Please bring your own cymbals if auditioning for Jazz)
Prospective majors who wish to make percussion instruments the principal area of
applied music must audition for the Department of Music. Following are the
requirements:
Each candidate must perform creditably on snare and one additional category as
follows:
I. Snare Drum
A. One solo or etude of moderate difficulty.
B. Demonstrate control of the sustained roll at all dynamic levels.
C. Sight reading at a moderately difficult level.
II. Marimba, Xylophone, or Vibraphone
A. One solo or etude of moderate difficulty.
B. Major scales and arpeggios through four sharps and four flats and the
chromatic scale performed from memory.
C. Sight reading at a moderately difficult level.
III. Timpani
A. Perform a solo or etude of moderate difficulty.
B. Demonstrate control of the sustained roll at all dynamic levels
C. Demonstration of accurate tuning.
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D. Sight reading at a moderately difficult level.
IV. The candidate may perform a Multiple Percussion solo or etude in lieu of one
of the above requirements.
VOICE
Perform two contrasting songs from memory: one in English and the other
in a foreign language (e.g., French, German, or Italian). Prospective students
will also complete a sight singing exercise as part of the audition. Transfer
students should prepare four selections in a variety of musical styles and
languages.
MUSICAL THEATER
Perform two selections from memory: one from standard musical
theater repertoire and the other from standard classical vocal repertoire (e.g.,
Italian Art Song or similar). Prospective students will also complete a sight
singing exercise as part of the audition. Transfer students should prepare four
contrasting selections consisting of musical theater and standard classical
vocal repertoire. Students auditioning for Musical Theater are also required to
present one monologue from memory.
INSTRUMENTAL/VOCAL JAZZ
Required: Perform and improvise a blues (any key). Percussion, please bring your own
cymbals.
Optional: Perform and improvise on a (1) standard tune with chord changes (rhythm
changes, "Autumn Leaves", etc.); (2) bossa nova (any Jobim, "Blue Bossa", etc.);
(3) ballad.
Bass, Piano and Guitar players should be prepared to demonstrate accompanying
techniques (comping chord changes, walking bass lines, etc.). Drummers should be
prepared to demonstrate the following rhythm feels: (l) swing, (2) latin-samba,
(3) bossa nova, (4) ballad.
CLASSICAL GUITAR Perform as listed below:
Perform one piece (or single movement) from either composer in each group below:
A. J.S. Bach or S.L.Weiss
B. F. Sor or M. Giuliani
C. H. Villa-Lobos or A. Lauro
The overall audition should demonstrate melodic and arpeggio style playing.
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HARP Perform as listed below:
A. Naderman: Book of Seven Progressive Sonatas, Op. 92 (Select any sonata)
B.Grandjany: Petite Suite Classique (Select any two movements)
ORGAN Perform as listed below:
J.S. Bach: Any Choral Prelude or Prelude and Fugue
Brahms: Any Chorale Prelude from Op. l22
Langlais: Organ Book (No. l-Prelude, No. 5-Musette, or No. l0-Pasticcio)
PIANO Perform as listed below:
I. Performance Majors:
A. Perform at least two pieces from memory from two different periods.
Selections should equal the difficulty of:
Baroque: Bach Inventions, Preludes and Fugues, French Suites, Scarlatti Sonatas.
Classical: one movement of a Mozart, Haydn, or early Beethoven sonata
Romantic: Chopin Mazurkas or Preludes, Short works of Brahms or Schumann
Contemporary: Bartok Mikrokosmos or Kabalevsky Sonatina, Shostakovich
Fantastic Dances
B. Technical Scales-four octaves, major and minor, hands together
Arpeggios-four octaves, major and minor, hands together
II. Music Education Majors:
A. Perform one piece from memory and one with the music from two different
periods. Selections should equal the difficulty of such pieces as: Baroque: Bach,
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Inventions or Little Preludes
Classical: one movement of a Clementi Sonatina or the Beethoven Sonata, Op. 49
Romantic: the more difficult pieces from the Album for the Young by Schumann,
Chopin Mazurkas, Grieg Lyric Pieces, or Brahms Waltzes
Contemporary: Prokofieff, Children's Pieces, or Bartok, Mikrokosmos III
B. Technical
l. Scales-two octaves, major and minor, hands together
2. Arpeggios-two octaves, major and minor, hands together
THEORY/COMPOSITION
Students who wish to major in Theory/Composition follow a two-step audition process.
First, each candidate should contact Dr. Archer (karcher@siue.edu) to arrange a
composition audition. This audition consists of submitting the scores for three completed
works, with recordings or MIDI demos if available. Normally, this may be done via mail
or e-mail.
Second, each candidate should schedule an applied audition on his/her instrument or
voice, as per the requirements above. Following that audition, there will be a brief,
informal meeting with the Theory/Composition faculty to discuss the student's
compositions and professional goals.
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