Audition

Grades 11 – 12

• 1 movement from a standard concerto (Ex. Koussevitzky, Dittersdorf, Dragonetti)
• 1 movement solo Bach
• 1 standard etude
  Students may pick 2 of the three selections from the above list, but are highly encouraged to prepare all three. The number of prepared selections presented will be considered alongside other factors
• All Major and minor scales

Grades 9 – 10

• 1 movement from a standard concerto
• 1 contrasting solo piece
• 1 standard Etude
  Students may pick 2 of the three selections from the above list, but are highly encouraged to prepare all three. The number of prepared selections presented will be considered alongside other factors
• All Major and minor scales

Grades 6 – 8

• 2 contrasting solo pieces
• Any scales the student has prepared

Grades 11 – 12

• Two contrasting movements from one or more standard concertos or solo piece
• All major and minor scales; Two octaves to high F and down to pedal G.
• Excerpts from Haydn Achieved is the Glorious Work; Schumann Symphony 3 “Rhenish”; Wagner Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods

Grades 9 – 10

• Any of the following selections: Telemann Sonata in F minor (mvmts. 1 & 2) OR Bass Trombone version of Galliard Sonata No. 1. (mvmts. 1 & 2) OR Lieb Concertino Basso (all three movements)
• Bordogni (Rochut) etude No. 5 or 13; should be performed down one octave from written part
• All major scales. Two octaves should be played to high F and down to pedal Bb

Grades 6 – 8

• One etude from First Book of Practical Studies for Trombone by G. Bordner, one etude from 70 Progressive Etudes for Bass Trombone by L. Gillis
• Bb, Eb, Ab, F Major scales one octave; C Major scale two octaves

Grades 11 – 12

• 2 movements from a Mozart K. 191/186e or Weber Op. 75 Bassoon Concertos
• All major and minor scales with arpeggios
• Excerpts from Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4; Mozart Symphony 41

Grades 9 – 10

• 2 contrasting etudes from “5 Studies in Scales and Chords” Op. 24 or “50 Concert Studies” Op. 26 by L. Milde, or “The Bassoon Studies, Op. 8 by J. Weissenborn
• All major scales; 2 octaves
• Excerpt from Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

Grades 6 – 8

• 2 contrasting solo pieces or etudes
• 3 to 6 scales, one must be 2 octaves

Grades 11 – 12

• 1 movement from a standard concerto
• 1 movement solo Bach
• 1 standard etude
  Students may pick 2 of the three selections from the above list, but are highly encouraged to prepare all three. The number of prepared selections presented will be considered alongside other factors
• All Major and minor scales

Grades 9 – 10

• 1 movement from a standard concerto
• 1 contrasting solo piece
• 1 standard Etude
  Students may pick 2 of the three selections from the above list, but are highly encouraged to prepare all three. The number of prepared selections presented will be considered alongside other factors
• All Major and minor scales

Grades 6 – 8

• 2 contrasting solo pieces
• Any scales the student has prepared

Grades 11 – 12

• 1 movement from a Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622
• 1 Etude from “32 Etudes” by Cyrille Rose
• All Major and minor scales; Scales E through G 3 octaves w/ arpeggio
• Excerpts from Beethoven Symphony #6, Movements one and two; Mendelssohn “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, Scherzo

Grades 9 – 10

• 2 contrasting etudes from “32 Etudes” by Cyrille Rose
• All major scales; 2 octaves
• Excerpt from Rimsky-Korsakov “Capriccio Espagnol” Alborado

Grades 6 – 8

• 2 contrasting solo pieces or etudes
• Major scales through 3 sharps and 3 flats, 2 octaves

Grades 11 – 12

• 1st movement from Mozart Flute Concerto G Major K. 313, or D Major K. 314
• 1 contrasting solo from “Flute Music by French Composers”, Ed. Louis Moyse
• All major and minor (harmonic and melodic forms) scales with arpeggio over the full range of the instrument
• Excerpts from Beethoven Leonore Overture; Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Grades 9 – 10

• 2 contrasting movements from a Bach Sonata OR Hindemith Flute Sonata, (movements 1 or 3 only)
• All major scales; 2 octave range
• Excerpts from Brahms Symphony #4; Mendelssohn “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, Scherzo

Grades 6 – 8

• 2 contrasting pieces selected from “36 Repertoire Pieces”, Ed. Donald Peck or “Concert and Contest Collection”, Ed. H. Voxman
• Major scales through 3 sharps and 3 flats, 2 octaves

Grades 11 – 12

• 2 contrasting movements from a standard Concerto, Sonata, or etude such as Mozart Horn Concerto No.2, R. Strauss Horn Concerto No.1, Hindemith Sonata, or Dukas Villanelle
• All Major and minor scales 2 octaves with arpeggio
• Excerpts from R. Strauss Till Eulenspiegels…; Shostakovich Sym. no.5 1^st Movement; Tchaikovsky Sym. no.5; Ravel Pavane

Grades 9 – 10

• 2 contrasting etudes or solos
• All Major scales 2 octaves
• Excerpts from Tchaikovsky Symphony #4; Mendelssohn “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, Nocturne

Grades 6 – 8

• 2 contrasting pieces from “60 Selected Studies for Horn, Book 1” G. Kopprasch or “60 Selected Studies for Horn, Books 1-2” J.M. Maxine-Alphonse
• Major scales to 3 sharps & flats; F, and G major scales 2 octaves

Grades 11 – 12

• 2 contrasting movements or solo pieces
• All Major and minor scales

Grades 9 – 10

• 2 contrasting movements or solo pieces
• All Major and minor scales

Grades 6 – 8

• 2 contrasting pieces
• Major scales and minor scales

Grades 11 – 12

• 1 movement from a standard concerto
• 1 Etude from “Complete Method for Oboe”, by A.M.S. Barret or “48 Etudes”, by F.W. Ferling
• All major and minor (harmonic and melodic forms) scales with arpeggio over the full range of the instrument
• Excerpts from Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4; Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin

Grades 9 – 10

• 2 contrasting etudes from “Complete Method for Oboe”, by A.M.S. Barret or “48 Etudes”, by F.W. Ferling
• All major scales; 1 octave when appropriate
• Excerpts from Beethoven Symphony #3 Marche Funebre

Grades 6 – 8

• 2 contrasting solo pieces or etudes
• 3 to 6 scales, one must be 2 octaves

Grades 11 – 12

• Mallets: All major and minor scales, straight through with eighth notes with quarter note=120; Keyboard solo or etude, may be performed on either marimba or xylophone. Excerpt: Gershwin, Porgy and Bess
• Timpani: demonstration of tuning ability Excerpt: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
• Snare: Snare drum solo or etude; Demonstration of selected rudiments (see attached pdf) Excerpt: Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

Grades 9 – 10

• Mallets: All major scales, two octaves, straight through with eighth notes with quarter note=80; Keyboard solo or etude, may be performed on either marimba or xylophone
• Snare: Demonstration of selected rudiments (download here); snare drum solo or etude

Grades 6 – 8

• Mallets: 1 mallet etude; C, F, B-flat, E-flat, G major scales
• Snare: 1 snare etude; Demonstration of buzz roll; demonstration of open roll (pp to ff)

Grades 11 – 12

• Two contrasting movements from one or more standard concertos or solo piece
• All major and minor scales; Two octaves to high C
• Excerpts from Mozart Requiem; Berlioz Hungarian March; Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 “Organ Symphony”

Grades 9 – 10

• Any of the following selections: Telemann Sonata in F minor (mvmts. 1 & 2); Galliard Sonata No. 1. (mvmts. 1 & 2); Lieb Concertino Basso (all three movements); Ropartz Andante and Allegro; Marcello Sonata in F Major mvmts. (1, 2, and 4)
• Bordogni (Rochut) etude No. 5 or 13
• All major scales; Two octaves should be played to high Bb

Grades 6 – 8

• One etude from First Book of Practical Studies for Trombone by G. Bordner, One contrasting etude from VanderCook Etudes for Trombone
• C, Bb, Eb, Ab Major scales one octave; F Major scale two octaves

Grades 11 – 12

• 2 contrasting movements from a standard solo or etudes such as Hummell Trumpet Concerto Op. 49, Haydn Trumpet Concerto : VIIe/1, Arutunian Concerto for Trumpet, Kennan Sonata for Trumpet, Hindemith Sonata for Trumpet, or Charlier Transcendental Etudes)
• All Major and minor scales; 2 octaves Gb through C, 1 octave Db through F
• Excerpts from Mussorgsky/Ravel “Pictures at an Exhibition” Promenade; Beethoven Leonore Overture 2 and Leonore Overture 3; Gershwin An American in Paris

Grades 9 – 10

• 2 contrasting etudes or solos (Ex. “Andante et Allegro” by Ropartz, Concert Etude by Goedicke, “Practical Etudes” by Robert Getchell)
• All major scales; 2 octaves; 2 octaves Gb through C, 1 octave Db through F

Grades 6 – 8

• 2 contrasting etudes (Ex. “Practical Etudes” by Robert Getchell, “32 Etudes” by Sigmond Herring)
• Major scales through 3 sharps and 3 flats, G and A major scales 2 octaves

Grades 11 – 12

• 2 contrasting movements of a standard concerto or solo piece (Ex. Vaughan-Williams Tuba Concerto1st and 2nd mvts; Gregson Tuba Concerto, 1st and 2nd mvts; Hindemith Sonata, 1st and 2nd mvts)
• All Major and minor scales, two octaves to high C
• Excerpts from Wagner Ride of the Valkyries; Prokofiev Symphony No. 5; Wagner Die Meistersinger

Grades 9 – 10

• 2 contrasting movements, solos or etudes (Ex: 2 movements from Vaughn-Williams Six Studies in English Folk Song, Advanced etudes from Marco Bordogni or Vladislav Blazevich)
• All major scales, two octaves to high Bb

Grades 6 – 8

• 2 contrasting solos or etudes (Ex: Marcello Sonata in F, early Bordogni etudes (no.1 through no. 5), Honor and Arms by Handel
• C, Bb, Eb, Ab Major scales, one octave up to F

Grades 11 – 12

• 1 movement from a standard concerto
• 1 movement solo Bach
• 1 standard etude
  Students may pick 2 of the three selections from the above list, but are highly encouraged to prepare all three. The number of prepared selections presented will be considered alongside other factors
• All Major and minor scales

Grades 9 – 10

• 1 movement from a standard concerto
• 1 contrasting solo piece
• 1 standard Etude
  Students may pick 2 of the three selections from the above list, but are highly encouraged to prepare all three. The number of prepared selections presented will be considered alongside other factors
• All Major and minor scales

Grades 6 – 8

• 2 contrasting solo pieces
• Any scales the student has prepared

Grades 11 – 12

• 1 movement from a standard concerto
• 1 movement solo Bach
• 1 standard etude
  Students may pick 2 of the three selections from the above list, but are highly encouraged to prepare all three. The number of prepared selections presented will be considered alongside other factors
• All Major and minor scales

Grades 9 – 10

• 1 movement from a standard concerto
• 1 contrasting solo piece
• 1 standard Etude
  Students may pick 2 of the three selections from the above list, but are highly encouraged to prepare all three. The number of prepared selections presented will be considered alongside other factors
• All Major and minor scales

Grades 6 – 8

• 2 contrasting solo pieces
• Any scales the student has prepared

Once selected to the program, CMPI student musicians will join a dynamic and rigorous musical training program. Various elements of the program will be tailored to each students’ specific needs, including support for an upgraded instrument or repairs, tuition assistance for summer camps/festivals, assistance with travel and audition expenses.  Students will take weekly private lessons throughout the school year and summer, participate in a large ensemble program, chamber music (at appropriate levels), music theory/music literacy, and more. These activities will be subsidized based on a sliding financial need scale. In short, this is for serious young musicians who have the talent and aptitude required for success.