Program Requirements

Bachelor of Music: Tuba

Prescreening required; audio or video recordings are accepted. If submitting video prescreening, please position the video so that your embouchure is clearly visible.

Prescreening and audition unaccompanied.

Fall 2024 Audition Dates:

Early Decision: TBD ||| Regular Decision: TBD

    Fall 2024 Audition Formats

    FALL 2024 AUDITION FORMAT OPTIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SUMMER OF 2023.

    2023 AUDITION FORMAT INFORMATION:

    Applicants will have the option to audition on campus or virtually. On-campus auditions are strongly encouraged. Those auditioning in person should prepare the repertoire found below.  
     
    For those unable to audition on campus, a two-part virtual audition option is available (note: applicants must pass the prescreening round in order to move ahead with the virtual audition round): 

    1. Submit a recorded audition via the Portfolio section of your Bienen School Supplement. After submitting your Bienen School Supplement and Common/Coalition Application and receiving your prescreening results (if applicable), you will receive an email that includes a link to the specific recorded audition repertoire requirements and video duration specifications. The recorded audition deadline is November 15 for the Early Decision round and February 1 for Regular Decision. Repertoire requirements will be pulled from the audition requirements found on this page.
    2. Complete a 10-minute Zoom meeting with faculty. Information on the meeting format will be available via the aforementioned email. The meeting may include playing. Applicants will receive their Zoom link 3-5 days before the meeting.
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    For Prescreening:

    • Solo selection or étude of the applicant's choice
    • Strauss, Ein Heldenleben, begin at rehearsal #62 and end after rehearsal #65
    • Wagner, Overture to Die Meistersinger, first 27 measures

    For Final Audition:

    • Perform up to 3 minutes of any étude or solo piece of your choice. 

    Orchestral excerpts:

    • Berlioz, The Damnation of Faust  "Hungarian March," begin at rehearsal #20 and end 4 measures after rehearsal #21
    • Mahler, Symphony No. 5, Scherzo movement, begin 13 measures before rehearsal #16 and end at rehearsal #17
    • Prokofiev, Symphony No. 5, begin at rehearsal #3 and end 8 measures after rehearsal #5
    • Strauss, Ein Heldenleben, begin at rehearsal #62 and end after rehearsal #65
    • Wagner, Overture to Die Meistersinger, first 27 measures

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