Piano audition repertoire
Undergraduate audition requirements
3-4 memorized selections, including
a work by Bach or from the Baroque period
movement(s) of a classical sonata (Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart)
romantic and/or twentieth-century work
You will also be asked for
4-octave scales and arpeggios played in a steady tempo with correct fingerings
sight reading
Graduate audition requirements
Prescreening requirement
By December 1, piano applicants must submit a preliminary audition recording (DVD is required) with the application.
- 15 minute DVD recording of a performance
Mail your DVD to:
Rita Borden
NAU School of Music
PO Box 6040
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6040
On-Campus Audition
If you are invited for an on-campus audition, you should prepare:
Piano performance emphasis:
- three major contrasting works that are memorized
- scales & arpeggios
- sight reading
Piano accompanying/chamber music:
- two contrasting solo works
- a major instrumental sonata such as Beethoven or Brahms violin sonatas
- a set of German or French songs
- scales & arpeggios
- sight reading
Contact
Rita Borden, Piano
Office: Building 37, Room 168
Phone: 928-523-2289
Email: Rita.Borden@nau.edu