Audition repertoire requirements were updated on 06/21/2024. If you have any questions about the new audition requirements please email, Dr. Ben Roidl-Ward at broidlwa@illinois.edu
Bassoon Audition Requirements
Undergraduate Requirements:
Prospective students will be evaluated on their skills of tone production, intonation, musicality, lyrical playing, rhythmic accuracy, technical proficiency, and overall musical experience. The student will be asked to perform:
- All major scales (at least two octaves) and a full-range chromatic scale.
- Two contrasting works or movements from the standard solo repertoire (an etude is acceptable for one of these). These should demonstrate lyrical playing and technical proficiency.
Undergraduate applicants who would like to submit a recorded audition should follow the steps outlined here. All students who submit a recorded audition will have a virtual interview with the faculty. Applicants can select their date preference on their supplemental music form.
Graduate Requirements:
Prospective students will be evaluated on their skills of tone production, intonation, musicality, lyrical playing, rhythmic accuracy, technical proficiency, and overall musical experience. The student will be asked to perform:
- All major, melodic minor, and harmonic minor scales (three octaves when possible), and a full-range chromatic scale.
- Two movements from a standard concerto written before 1900 (for example: Mozart, Weber, Vivaldi).
- A 20th or 21st-century solo work. Works with piano accompaniment are acceptable, but no accompaniment will be used in the audition.
- 2 – 3 standard orchestral excerpts of the applicant’s choice.
Graduate applicants who would like to submit a recorded audition should upload the audition directly to their Graduate College application. Graduate applicants who submit a recorded audition will also register for a virtual interview with the faculty. Applicants can register for their interview after submitting the Graduate College application.