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(312)996-2939
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
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2010 Music Audition Schedule
Day
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Date
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Time
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| Sunday |
January 24, 2010 |
11:00-2:00 |
| Sunday |
February 14, 2010 |
11:00-2:00 |
| Monday |
February 15, 2010 |
4:00-8:00 |
| Sunday |
March 14, 2010 |
10:00-1:00 |
Remember, 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
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
(Available
Oct 15, 2009) |
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:
(Music Major Audition Reservation)
(To submit your application via email you need the latest version of Adobe Reader. Get your free copy at Adobe Reader)
- 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:
(Music Major Audition Reservation)
(To submit your application via email you need the latest version of Adobe Reader. Get your free copy at Adobe Reader) )
- 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:
(Music Major Audition Reservation)
(To submit your application via email you need the latest version of Adobe Reader. Get your free copy at Adobe Reader)
- 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:
(Music Major Audition Reservation)
(To submit your application via email you need the latest version of Adobe Reader. Get your free copy at Adobe Reader)
- 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:
(Music Major Audition Reservation)
(To submit your application via email you need the latest version of Adobe Reader. Get your free copy at Adobe Reader)
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:
(Music Major Audition Reservation)
(To submit your application via email you need the latest version of Adobe Reader. Get your free copy at Adobe Reader)
- 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:
(Music Major Audition Reseration)
(To submit your application via email you need the latest version of Adobe Reader. Get your free copy at Adobe Reader)
- 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:
(Music Major Audition Reservation)
(To submit your application via email you need the latest version of Adobe Reader. Get your free copy at Adobe Reader)
- 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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