
Audition Requirements for Percussion


Undergraduate Requirements
Snare Drum
- Concert style solo or etude
- Optional Rudimental style solo
Mallets
- 2-mallet or 4-mallet (or both) solo or etude on marimba, vibes or xylophone
- Demonstration of scales
Timpani
- Concert solo or etude for 2, 3, or 4 drums
- Demonstrate tuning of pitches
Drum set (optional)
- Perform various styles and/or short solo
For further questions contact Professor Michael LaMattina.
Graduate Requirements
Snare Drum
- Concert style solo or etude
- 2 excerpts from the standard orchestral repertoire
- Rudimental solo (optional)
Mallets
- 2-mallet solo or etude
- 4-mallet solo or etude
- 2 orchestral excerpts on xylophone
- 2 orchestral excerpts on glockenspiel
Timpani
- Concert solo or etude
- 2 excerpts from the standard repertoire
Drum set
- Optional solo and/or styles
For further questions contact Professor Michael LaMattina.