Program Requirements

Master of Music: Saxophone

Prescreening required; must be video recording. Prescreening may or may not include accompaniment at the discretion of the applicant.

Fall 2024 Audition Dates:

February 9-10, 16

    Fall 2024 Audition Formats:

    All applicants whose program requires an audition are asked to audition on campus. Virtual auditions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should wait to receive their prescreening results before contacting the Office of Music Admission about virtual audition options.

    For Prescreening:

    • Spoken introduction which includes your name, current institution, teachers, and brief information about your background on the saxophone.
    • Two contrasting études by Bozza, Lacour, Koechlin, Karg-Elert, Ferling, or other études of similar difficulty
    • Two complete solo works of contrasting styles, including at least one work from the standard repertoire. 

    For Final Audition:

    • All major and harmonic minor scales, full range; major scales in 3rds; chromatic scale.
    • Three complete works. One should be from the standard repertoire, and one should be from the contemporary repertoire. An unaccompanied baroque transcription is encouraged, though not required.
    • Optional: If you have a background in jazz that you would like to demonstrate, you may present  jazz selections such as a transcription, jazz étude, and/or improvisation.