Join us for clarinet auditions
Undergraduate audition days
- Friday, Feb. 14, 2025
- Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025
- Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
- Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
Submission deadline: All undergraduate applications must be submitted by Feb. 1, 2025
Graduate audition days
- Friday, Feb. 14, 2025
- Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025
- Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
- Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
Submission deadline: All graduate applications must be submitted by Dec. 1, 2024
Undergraduate clarinet auditions
Prescreening
No prescreening required.
Preparation requirements
- 2 contrasting etudes (fast-slow)
- 2 movements from the standard solo clarinet repertoire
Time requirement
Audition materials should be thoroughly prepared and no longer than the 30 minute audition time.
Accompaniment
No accompaniment is required.
Technical requirements
- 4 major scales
- 2 natural minors, 2 harmonic minors, and 2 melodic minors
Repertoire
No required repertoire, please reach out to Professor Montilla for repertoire suggestions.
Judging criteria
- Tone quality
- Musicianship
- Overall control
FAQs
- When am I considered for scholarship?
- You are considered for scholarship at the time of audition. You will be notified via formal letter about your audition results and music scholarship results in early March.
- When will I hear about my results?
- You will be notified via formal letter about your audition results and music scholarship results in early March
Graduate clarinet auditions
Prescreening
No prescreening required.
Preparation requirements
- The exposition of the Mozart's clarinet Concerto in A Major k.622 (with or without piano accompaniment)
- 2 contrasting movements or unaccompanied pieces from the standard repertoire for the clarinet (with or without piano accompaniment)
Time requirement
Audition materials should be thoroughly prepared and no longer than the 30-minute audition time.
Accompaniment
No accompaniment is required, but if you choose to audition with accompaniment, you will need to bring your own accompanist with you to the audition.
Technical requirements
- 4 Major Scales (with two or more sharps or flats)
- 2 natural minors, 2 harmonic minors, and 2 melodic minors (with two or more sharps or flats)
Repertoire
No required repertoire, please reach out to Professor Montilla for repertoire suggestions
Judging criteria
- Tone quality
- Musicianship
- Overall control
FAQs
- When will I hear about my results?
- You will be notified via formal letter about your audition results in early March