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The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Department of Music
Audition Requirements for Entering Freshmen and Transfer Students
Auditions are required for both entry into the music program
and for consideration for a music scholarship.
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Voice (other than Musical Theatre):
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Voice - Musical Theatre:
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Play a selection from the standard repertoire for your instrument. The use of accompaniment
is encouraged but not required.
Play major scales and arpeggios (number of octaves determined by instrument).
Sight read a short selection.
Guitar Requirements:
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Perform two selections of contrasting styles, preferably by memory for pianists.
Play major scales, hands together, two octaves.
Sight read a short selection.
Wind (Woodwind and Brass) Requirements:
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Perform two pieces from memory: First selection should be from the Broadway repertoire.
Second selection can be either Broadway or classical.
Also perform a monologue one minute in length.
There is no dance call for acceptance into the program.
Students interested in Musical Theatre may call 910-521-6881 or email Hal Davis for
suggestions of songs or choice of material.
Keyboard (Piano or Organ) Requirements:
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Sing two songs from memory with piano accompaniment:
Selection 1 may be anything that shows off your voice to its fullest. This could be a popular
song, a song from a Broadway show, a sacred selection, etc.
Selection 2 should be from the standard repertoire for voice. We strongly recommend the
inclusion of one song in a foreign language. Suggested collections include 1) The First Book
of Baritone (or Soprano, etc.); 2) The Young Singer, Tenor (or Bass ) Songs (Boosey &
Hawkes); Expressive Singing Song Anthology; 24 Classic Italian Songs; Fifty Selected Songs;
etc.
Sightreading will be required of vocal students who are requesting a music scholarship.
Students interested in vocal studies may call 910-775-4152 or email Dr. Jaeyoon Kim for
suggestions of songs or other appropriate audition materials.
Play two selections from the standard repertoire for your instrument.
Play major scales.
Sight read a short selection.
Bowed String Requirements:
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Play one selection from the standard repertoire for your instrument.
Play one major scale and the corresponding arpeggio.
Sight read a short selection.
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Percussion Requirements
All students wishing to major in music with a percussion emphasis, or to perform with the UNCP
Percussion Ensemble must audition. Suggested repertoire is as follows:
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Snare Drum:
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Keyboards:
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1 Rudimental solo - Hurley, Pratt, etc.
1 Concert solo or etude - Cirone, Delecluse, Lepak, Firth, etc.
Play a concert style roll which crescendos from piano to fortissimo, and decrescendos
back to piano over one minute.
1 Two mallet solo or etude - ragtime solos, all state etudes, etc.
1 Four mallet solo (not required, but highly recommended).
Major scales and arpeggios – 3 octaves
Timpani:
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1 Solo or etude - Firth, Goodman, Hinger, Beck, etc.
Tuning and pitch matching will be tested.
Drum set and world percussion are not required for the audition.
Keyboard and/or snare drum sight reading will be required of all who audition.
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Drumset Requirements:
Students in either of the BA degrees may choose drumset as their prinicpal instrument. There
will be sightreading of both drumset charts and snare drum music on the audition.
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Styles:
Demonstrate the following styles with a “play along” CD music track
• 12 Bar Blues Shuffle (w/ backbeat on 2 & 4)
• 12 Bar Blues Jazz Time, Medium Tempo (“Freddie the Freeloader”)
• Bossa Nova. High Hat, then Ride Cymbal, High Hat on 2 & 4. (“Girl from Impanema”,
“Blue Bossa”)
• Funk/R&B Groove (“Cold Sweat”, James Brown)
• Afro Cuba Mambo (“Mambo Inn”)
• 6/8 Afro Cuban Bembe (“Footprints”)
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Technique:
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3 Bars of Funk Groove, 1 Bar Fill
Paradiddle, Double Paradiddle, Paradiddle-Diddle
5, 6, 8 stroke rolls
Reading:
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Read example IB, IIA from New Breed by Gary Chester
 On snare drum only
 With Bass Drum, over 8ths on the high hat
Read Syncopation Solo #1 from Ted Reed with swing 8ths over Jazz Ride, High Hat on 2
&4