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UIC Department of Performing Arts
College of Architecture and the Arts
EPASW Bldg. 1040 W. Harrison St. MC-255
Chicago, IL 60607
phone 312-996-2977 | fax 312-996-0954

Audition Schedule

The 2009 Music Audition Schedule for the incoming Music Majors and Financial Aid will be held on the following dates. Applications to the Performance Major are NOT complete without an audition

Please contact:  

Audition Committee
 Tel: +1(312)996-8746
Fax: +1(312)996-0954
Email: Auditions Coordinator

Monday January 26 4:00-8:00
Sunday February 15 12:00-3:00
Monday February 16 4:00-8:00
Sunday March 8 11-1:30— New students ONLY!

Auditions will be conducted in room L060 of the Education, Performing Arts, and Social Work (EPASW) Building, 1040 West Harrison Street, Chicago, (312) 996-8746.

Arranging an Audition

1. Audition Application This form is in PDF format and can be submitted and/or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. A free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from Adobe's web site.
2. New student New students must also begin an online application at http://www.uic.edu/depts/oar/applyonline by January 15. Transfer and re-admit students must apply by March 1.
3. Schedule Auditions are by appointment only. Please contact us to arrange a time and date.

Audition Committee
 Tel: +1(312)996-8746
Fax: +1(312)996-0954
Email: Auditions Coordinator

Audition Criteria

Voice:

(Audition Application)

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  • 6 minutes prepared solo literature (from contrasting art songs, arias, lieder, etc.)
  • Bring 3 copies of your music for the committee and accompanist.Vocalizing for range, color, and flexibility.
  • Sight Reading.
Woodwinds:

(Audition Application)

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  • 4 minutes prepared solo literature. Bring 2 copies of your music for the committee.
  • Major Scales: f, b-flat, e-flat, g, d, a; Two or three octaves as possible.
  • Chromatic Scale: 3 octave range, saxes to high f. (woodwinds only)
  • Sight Reading.
Brass:

(Audition Application)

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  • 4 minutes prepared solo literature. Bring 2 copies of your music for the committee.
  • Major Scales: F, B-flat, G, D. one or two octaves as possible.
  • Chromatic Scale, two octave range.
  • Sight Reading
Classical Guitar:

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  • Scales, with position shifts: C major, 2 octaves
    G major, 3 octaves
    E major, 3 octaves
  • Technique Studies: Choose one of the following: any of the 25 Progressive Studies by Matteo Carcassi, or any of the 20 Studies, Segovia edition by Fernando Sor.
Jazz Guitar:

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General Requirements:

  • Ability to improvise in the jazz idiom
  • Familiarity with basic jazz chords ("Freddie Green").
  • Basic music literacy.

Specific Requirements:

  • Candidates will be expected to perform the following:
  • Major scales through four sharps and four flats (2 octaves) in at least two positions.
  • Sigh-tread a moderately simple melody in the jazz idiom.
  • Jazz blues: theme, improvisation, accompaniment (Example: Blue Monk, Tenor Madness).
  • Jazz standard: theme, improvisation, accompaniment (Example: Autumn Leaves, Just Friends).
  • Solo arrangement of a jazz ballad (Example: Misty, Polkadots and Moonbeams.
Piano:

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  • All major and minor scales in 4 octaves as well as arpeggios.
  • Prelude and Fugue Bach.
  • A fast movement from a classical sonata (Mozart, Haydn, or Beethoven).
  • A 19th century romantic piece or a 20th century selection.
  • All selections by memory
Percussion:

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  • 2 minutes prepared snare drum solo.
  • Bring 2 copies of your music for the committee.
  • One minute prepared timpani and/or two minutes prepared mallet solo.
  • Jazz drummers should bring 2-3 minutes of prepared drum set music as well
  • Sight reading.
Strings:

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  • Three minutes of prepared solo work, preferable music from two contrasting movements.
  • Major scales through three flats and three sharps will also be asked.
  • Sight reading.

Call the office of the UIC audition office for more information, audition dates or to make an appointment at (312) 996-8746.

Additional information: UIC Choirs, Concert Band, String Ensemble, Pep Band, Jazz Ensemble

 
   

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