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String Studies Program

Audition Requirements

Violin

  1. One movement from an unaccompanied Bach sonata or partita.
  2. Two contrasting movements from any concerto in the standard repertoire.

Viola

  1. Two contrasting movements from any concerto in the standard repertoire OR two contrasting pieces of choice.

Cello

  1. One movement from an unaccompanied Bach suite.
  2. One movement from any concerto in the standard repertoire OR one virtuoso piece of choice with similar length.

Double Bass

  1. One major and one minor scale in three octaves.
  2. Piece of applicant’s choice (preferably one movement from a Baroque sonata) OR one etude of similar difficulty.

Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass applicants should email their audition videos to .

Harp

  1. An étude by Bochsa, Posse or equivalent.
  2. A fast movement from a Baroque or Classical sonata or concerto, i.e. Handel, Dittersdorf, Boieldieu, memorized.
  3. A romantic or 20th century work from the major harp repertoire, i.e. Impromptu, Op. 86 by Faurè, Impromptu-Caprice by Piernè, Scintillation by Salzedo, memorized.
  4. Two orchestral excerpts and or cadenzas.

Harp applicants should email their audition videos to .

Guitar

  1. Scales and arpeggios.
  2. An étude by Fernando Sor, Matteo Carcassi or equivalent.
  3. A solo work from the 17th or 18th century.
  4. A solo work from the late 19th or 20th century.

Guitar applicants should email their audition videos to .

Dr. Kenneth Narducci | Director of Theory & Musicianship Studies

For further information regarding preparation for your theory and musicianship studies, please contact:

Dr. Kenneth Narducci, DMA
Director of Theory & Musicianship Studies

Office Hours

M - Th: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
F: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Contact and Location

music@lasierra.edu
(951) 785-2036
Hole Memorial Auditorium, Room 101

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