Master's Level: (A bachelor's degree recital program performed at UNT may serve as an audition for the MM in performance if approved by the major professor and two members of the woodwind faculty.) 

• Single Instrument Major: The MM audition is 15 minutes in length and includes significant repertoire in contrasting styles. There is no memorization requirement.
• Multiple Instrument Major: The audition for the multiple woodwinds degree includes the performance of a representative work on each of two auxiliary woodwind instruments (chosen by the student), as well as a major work on the principle instrument. The required level of proficiency for the principle (major) instrument is the same as for the single instrument major. The audition length is approximately 15 minutes.

Doctoral Level: (A master's degree recital performed at UNT may serve as an audition for the DMA in performance if approved by the major professor and two members of the woodwind faculty.) The results of the audition will be filed in the Office of Graduate Studies in the Music Office by the Coordinator of Woodwind Instruction, using the form "Petition for Acceptance and Continuance in the Major Field of Study."  

• Single Instrument Major: The DMA audition is 30 minutes in length and includes significant repertoire in contrasting styles and periods. There is no memorization requirement.
• Multiple Instrument Major: The audition for the multiple woodwinds degree includes the performance of a representative work on each of two auxiliary woodwind instruments (chosen by the student) as well as a major work on the principal (major) instrument. The required level of proficiency for the principal instrument is the same as for the single instrument major listed above. The remainder of the program will include significant repertoire in contrasting styles on the major instrument, for a total program length of 30 minutes. There is no memorization requirement.

Suggested repertoire: The following repertoire is acceptable as audition material. Other works of equal significance may be substituted.

• Bassoon: Mozart, Concerto in Bb K. 191; Saint-Saens, Sonata; Etler, Sonata; Mignone, Waltzes; Standard excerpts such as Stravinsky, Rite of Spring; Tchaikowski, Symphony No. 4, 5 or 6; Beethoven Symphonies, Mozart, Marriage of Figaro Overture, etc.

Review the UNT String Audition Requirements prior to submitting your application. 

Screening requirements: submit two contrasting selections such as: the exposition of a concerto and a movement of solo Bach, totaling 5-8 minutes, without piano.

Live audition requirements:
Master's Level: A recital of approximately 30 minutes duration is required. Single movements of works may be played. Three contrasting styles of music should be represented. Suggested Repertoire: Any Bach or Reger Suite, several movements; any movement of a concerto, such as: Haydn, D major; Schumann; Dvorak; Barber; Bloch, Schelomo; Tchaikowsky, Rococo Variations; or equivalent. Virtuoso pieces such as: Dvorak, Rondo op. 94; Bruch, kol Nidre; Hindemith, Capriccio, etc.
Doctoral Level: One full recital demonstrating different styles. An unaccompanied work or movement of your choice should be included and a portion of the program should be memorized.

Master's Level Audition Requirements: 

1.) Mozart: Concerto in A Major, KV. 622, movement 1, exposition
2.) Complete solo work from standard repertoire
3.) Contemporary work of choice
4.) Orchestral Excerpts
          a.   Beethoven Symphony #6, mvt. 1  (2 before K to m. 492)
          b.   Beethoven Symphony #6, mvt. 2 (D through end of m. 77)
          c.   Mendelssohn Scherzo from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (beginning through B)
          d.   Brahms Symphony #3, mvt. 2 (beginning through B)

Doctoral Level Audition Requirements:

1.) Mozart Concerto (complete work)
2.) Contrasting work of your choice from standard repertoire
3.) Contemporary work of your choice
4.) Five standard Orchestral Excerpts of your choice

Screening:

Along with the online application to the College of Music, collaborative piano performance applicants must submit a high-quality screening video recording by the first Monday in December. The video recording is to include the following repertoire:

• one complete instrumental sonata;
• five art songs representing at least three languages; and,
• one solo work (memorized, 5-10 minutes in length).

A complete solo and collaborative repertoire list is also to be included with on-line application materials. Applications will not be considered complete without the inclusion of this list. DMA applicants should possess experience with both instrumental and vocal repertoire appropriate for the doctoral level.

At the beginning of the recording, state your name and the degree you seek. Check both the quality and playability of your recording before you upload it. Recordings must be live and unedited. The recording will be reviewed by the collaborative piano faculty. You will be notified no later than one month before your requested audition date regarding the results of this screening. 

Live Audition

If selected for live audition, Master of Music candidates will prepare:

• One solo work (5-8 minutes; to be performed from memory) 
• Beethoven Violin Sonata Op 30 No 3 in G major, first movement
• Strauss Allerseelen (E flat)
• Fauré Mandoline (A flat)

If selected for live audition, DMA candidates will prepare:

• One solo work (5-10 minutes; to be performed from memory) 
• Franck Violin Sonata in A major, second movement
• Beethoven Violin Sonata Op 30 No 2 in c minor, first movement
• Debussy C’est l’extase (original key)
• Barber St. Ita’s Vision (original key)
• Sing and play - Schubert Am Feierabend (original key)

Sight reading and language assessment will occur for each applicant. DMA Auditions will be 30 minutes.

For any questions regarding repertoire, please email Dr. Puccinelli, Coordinator of Collaborative Piano, at elvia.puccinelli@unt.edu.

UNT will provide partners for the audition; please contact the Coordinator of Collaborative Piano if you have any questions. 

Live audition is recommended, but video recordings may be accepted. If you wish to audition via recording, at the beginning of the screening recording state your name, the degree and major you seek and that this is your “final audition.” Please note that scholarships and assistantships are only awarded through live audition.

Review the UNT String Audition Requirements prior to submitting your application. 

Master's Level: two movements from any Bach cello suite; two movements from the standard concerto literature, One other solo work demonstrating the range and diversity of the applicant's abilities; Four standard orchestral excerpts. At least one solo work should be from memory.

Doctoral Level: One full recital demonstrating different styles. An unaccompanied work (or movement) of Bach should be included. One virtuosic concert piece or a standard concerto should be included. A portion of the program should be memorized.

For graduate Jazz Bass, please refer to the "Jazz Studies" section on this page.

Admission will be based upon a successful performance of specific required audition repertoire. A maximum of two auditions attempts are permitted. Memorization is not required.

Brass Concentration Study (Music Education, Theory, Composition, Conducting degrees): Consult with appropriate applied music faculty for audition repertoire and procedure.

Master's Level: (select one solo and all excerpts)

• Jacob – Fantasia; Picchi/Mantia – Fantasie Originale; Horovitz – Concerto: Boccalari – Fantasia di Concerto.
• Excerpts: Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever; Moussorgsky/Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition (Bydlo).

Doctoral Level: (select one solo and all excerpts)

• Ponchielli – Concerto; Bourgeois – Concerto, Op. 114; Cosma – Concerto: Curnow - Symphonic Variants.
• Excerpts: Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever; Moussorgsky/Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition (Bydlo); Schönberg – Theme and Variations; Makris – Aegean Festival; Strauss – Ein Heldenleben; Holst – Planets.

Screening:

1.  Mozart - Exposition of 1st and 2nd movements of Concerto in G Major or D Major with keyboard accompaniment.
2. Two contrasting works with keyboard accompaniment (only two movements required in multi-movement works) OR one solo work and one accompanied work.
3. Three contrasting orchestral excerpts

Live audition requirements:

Master's Level: (A bachelor's degree recital program performed at UNT may serve as an audition for the MM in performance if approved by the major professor and two members of the woodwind faculty.)

• Single Instrument Major: The MM audition is 15 minutes in length and includes significant repertoire in contrasting styles. There is no memorization requirement.
• Multiple Instrument Major: The audition for the multiple woodwinds degree includes the performance of a representative work on each of two auxiliary woodwind instruments (chosen by the student), as well as a major work on the principle instrument. The required level of proficiency for the principle (major) instrument is the same as for the single instrument major. The audition length is approximately 15 minutes.

Doctoral Level: (A master's degree recital performed at UNT may serve as an audition for the DMA in performance if approved by the major professor and two members of the woodwind faculty.) The results of the audition will be filed in the Office of Graduate Studies in the Music Office by the Coordinator of Woodwind Instruction, using the form "Petition for Acceptance and Continuance in the Major Field of Study."

• Single Instrument Major: The DMA audition is 30 minutes in length and includes significant repertoire in contrasting styles and periods. There is no memorization requirement.
• Multiple Instrument Major: The audition for the multiple woodwinds degree includes the performance of a representative work on each of two auxiliary woodwind instruments (chosen by the student) as well as a major work on the principal (major) instrument. The required level of proficiency for the principal instrument is the same as for the single instrument major listed above. The remainder of the program will include significant repertoire in contrasting styles on the major instrument, for a total program length of 30 minutes. There is no memorization requirement.

Suggested repertoire: The following repertoire is acceptable as audition material. Other works of equal significance may be substituted.

• Flute: Sonata No. 11 in Eb - J.S. Bach; Concerto in G Major - Mozart; Sonata in D Major - Prokofiev

Master's Level: Proof of having played a solo senior recital or its equivalent is required for admission. Also, each applicant must play an audition consisting of three major works: 1) selections from the Bach Lute Suites or Violin Partitas and Sonatas; 2) a sonata or concerto; 3) any major 20th century work. All three are to be performed from memory.

Doctoral Level: Proof of a Master’s level recital. Live or online audition of 30 minutes should include selections from the Baroque, Classic/Romantic and modern periods.

For graduate Jazz Guitar, please refer to the "Jazz Studies" section on this page.

Review the UNT String Audition Requirements prior to submitting your application. 

Master's Level: A solo or concerto performed from memory, displaying a minimum difficulty level represented by the following suggested works. (Solos of a higher difficulty level may be substituted.): Impromptu (Faure), Variations sur un theme dans le style ancien (Salzedo), Fantaisie sur un theme de J. Haydn (Grandjany), one sonata from the 20th century by Hindemith, Houdy, Tailleferre, Flagello, or Glanville-Hicks, Danse sacrée et danse profane (Debussy), Introduction et Allegro (Ravel), any of Posse’s Eight Great Concert Etudes for Harp.

• A second solo of your choice, performed from memory. The work should be in a contrasting style and period, compared to the first solo.
• One cadenza from an orchestral work such as: Waltz of the Flowers or Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky), Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Britten), or Capriccio Espagnol (Rimsky-Korsakov).
• Graduate-level students must display evidence that they have given a 45-minute to one-hour recital or the equivalent. Please also provide a complete list of previously-studied repertoire.

Doctorate or Graduate Artist Certificate in Music Performance: A memorized recital of approximately 30 minutes is required, representing at least three contrasting style periods.

• Graduate-level students must display evidence that they have given a 45-minute to one-hour recital or the equivalent. Please also provide a complete list of previously-studied repertoire.

Students should contact the coordinator to schedule an audition time and arrange for practice on the audition instrument. Students may be asked to make up deficiencies in repertoire and course work before beginning master's or doctoral level study.

Master's Level (Performance): Provide evidence of a senior recital, equivalent to the standards for Senior Recitals at UNT. The entrance audition should include a suite, toccata, or prelude and fugue by J.S. Bach; a group of pieces from either the French Clavecin or the English Virginal School; and one or more sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti or a piece by a 20th century composer. The student should be prepared to play 30 minutes.

Master's Level Concentration (Music Education, Composition, History, Theory, or Conducting): It is expected that the MME student will be able to demonstrate a keyboard proficiency equal to the minimum undergraduate requirements: a major composition by Bach; two preludes and fugues from WTC, Frescobaldi or Froberger works, suites from the French repertoire, a group of pieces from the English virginal school, Scarlatti sonatas, and a piece by a twentieth century composer. A minimum of two (2) semesters of harpsichord is required. Students whose undergraduate keyboard concentration was not in harpsichord or whose harpsichord background is not strong should expect to study more than two semesters. A 15 minute jury is required each semester to meet the degree requirements.

Doctoral Level: Provide evidence of a master's recital (on a keyboard instrument) equivalent to the standards for graduate recitals at UNT. The entrance audition should include major works from at least five of the categories listed below. At least one of the major works must be played from memory. The student should be prepared to play for 50 minutes.

Repertoire for the Master's degree will consist of works from at least six of the following categories; for the Doctoral degree, works from all of the following categories: 1. Dance suites by Bach and Handel. 2. Bach preludes and fugues, sinfonias and toccatas. 3. Sonatas and concertos of the Iberian school: Scarlatti. Sexas, Soler. 4. English: Byrd, Bull Farnaby, etc.; Purcell, Stanley, etc. 5. 17th and early 18th century French Clavencinists: Chambonniere, L. Couperin, d'Anglebert, etc. 6. 18th century French Clavencinists: Rameau, F. Couperin, Duphly, Balbastre, etc. 7. Italian Renaissance and Baroque: A. Gabrelli, Merulo, Mayone, Trabaci, Frescobaldi, Rossi, Pasquini. 8. German Baroque: Froberger, Buxtehude, Fischer. 9. Late 18th century repertoire: Bach's sons, Martini, early Mozart, and Haydn. 10. 20th century repertoire: Pinkham, Persichetti, Martinu, Ligeti.

It is expected that harpsichord majors will play in Collegium throughout their entire residency. Exceptions may be granted with evidence of excellent continuo skills or extenuating circumstances.

UNT owns a Kingston Flemish single (2x8), a Dowd German (Mietke) double, a John Phillips Italian (Grimaldi), and has a French double by Allan Winkler on order. There is also a Bennett and Giuttari continuo organ.

Master's Level:

Screening Requirements:

• Unedited video recordings of at least two contrasting pieces. (Movements of larger works are acceptable.)
• Three standard orchestral excerpts displaying contrasting skills and musicality.

Live audition Requirements:

• One complete sonata or concerto (all three movements). Suggestions include (but not limited to): Mozart – Concertos 2, 3, or 4; Strauss, R. – Concertos 1 or 2; Strauss, F. – Concerto; Beethoven – Sonata; Bozza – En Foret; Dukas – Villanelle; Hindemith – Sonata; Heiden – Sonata. No memorization or accompaniment required.
• Five standard orchestral excerpts displaying contrasting skills and musicality.
• Major and minor scales, two octaves, memorized. Chromatic scale, full range of instrument. Sight-reading.

Doctoral and Graduate Artist Certificate Level:

Screening Requirements:

• Unedited video recordings of at least two contrasting pieces. (Movements of larger works are acceptable.)
• ​Three standard orchestral excerpts displaying contrasting skills and musicality.

Live Audition Requirements:

• One complete sonata or concerto (all three movements). Suggestions include (but not limited to): Mozart – Concertos 2, 3, or 4; Strauss, R. – Concertos 1 or 2; Strauss, F. – Concerto; Beethoven – Sonata; Bozza – En Foret; Dukas – Villanelle; Hindemith – Sonata; Heiden – Sonata. No memorization or accompaniment required.
• One single-movement solo (examples: Schumann – Adagio and Allegro; Dukas – Villanelle; etc.) or piece for solo horn (examples: Krol – Laudatio; Berge – Horn Lokk; etc.)
• Five standard orchestral excerpts displaying contrasting skills and musicality.
• Major and minor scales, two octaves, memorized. Chromatic scale, full range of instrument. Sight-reading.

Refer to www.jazz.unt.edu

Master's Level: (A bachelor's degree recital program performed at UNT may serve as an audition for the MM in performance if approved by the major professor and two members of the woodwind faculty.)

• Single Instrument Major: The MM audition is 15 minutes in length and includes one slow and one fast from the collection of 48 etudes, Op. 31 by W. Fehrling, two contrasting movements of major repertoire and four contrasting excerpts from the major orchestral repertoire. There is no memorization requirement.
• Multiple Instrument Major: The audition for the multiple woodwinds degree includes the performance of a representative work on each of two auxiliary woodwind instruments (chosen by the student), as well as a major work on the principle instrument. The required level of proficiency for the principle (major) instrument is the same as for the single instrument major. The audition length is approximately 15 minutes.

Doctoral Level: (A master's degree recital performed at UNT may serve as an audition for the DMA in performance if approved by the major professor and two members of the woodwind faculty.) The results of the audition will be filed in the Office of Graduate Studies in the Music Office by the Coordinator of Woodwind Instruction, using the form "Petition for Acceptance and Continuance in the Major Field of Study."

• Single Instrument Major: The DMA audition is 30 minutes in length and includes one slow and one fast from the collection of 48 etudes, Op. 31 by W. Fehrling, two contrasting movements of major repertoire and four contrasting excerpts from the major orchestral repertoire. There is no memorization requirement.
• Multiple Instrument Major: The audition for the multiple woodwinds degree includes the performance of a representative work on each of two auxiliary woodwind instruments (chosen by the student) as well as major work on the principal (major) instrument. The required level of proficiency for the principal instrument is the same as for the single instrument major listed above. The remainder of the program will include significant repertoire in contrasting styles on the major instrument, for a total program length of 30 minutes. There is no memorization requirement.

Students may be asked to make up deficiencies in repertoire and course work before beginning master's or doctoral level study.

Master's Level (Performance): Provide evidence of a senior recital equivalent to the standards for senior recitals at UNT and a complete list of all repertoire studied previously. The entrance audition should include a major contrapuntal work from the Baroque period and major works from the 19th and 20th centuries. The student should be prepared to play for 30 minutes. Applicants will be asked to perform one hymn of their choice at the beginning of the audition. An improvised or otherwise creative introduction is at the discretion of the applicant. Sightreading will be required at all auditions.

Master's Level Concentration (Music Education, Composition, History, Theory, or Conducting): Organ Proficiency Requirements: It is expected that the MME. student will have completed these minimum undergraduate repertoire requirements before beginning graduate study: 1. Two major compositions by Bach. 2. One major work from another Baroque composer. 3. Several shorter works by Bach and other Baroque composers. 4. One major 19th century work: Franck, Reger, etc. 5. One major 20th century work: Hindemith, Messiaen, etc. 6. Several shorter works by 19th and 20th century composers. A minimum of two semesters of Organ is required. The repertoire studied will be drawn from each of the above categories and will also include hymn playing. A fifteen minute jury each semester is required to meet the degree requirements.

Doctoral Level: Provide evidence of a Graduate Recital equivalent to the standards of Graduate Recitals at UNT and a complete list of all repertoire studied previously. The entrance audition will include major works from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. Applicants will be asked to perform one hymn of their choice at the beginning of the audition. An improvised or otherwise creative introduction is at the discretion of the applicant. Sightreading will be required at all auditions.

Suggested Repertoire: 1. Bach trio sonatas and major preludes and fugues. 2. Major Bach chorale settings: Leipzig, Clavierubung III, etc. 3. Works by Dutch and German Baroque composers: Sweelinck toccatas and fantasies, Buxtehude major works, Muffat toccatas, etc. 4. Works by French Baroque composers: Mass movements and suites by Couperin, deGrigny, Marchand, Nivers, etc. 5. Works by Italian and Spanish Renaissance and Baroque composers: toccatas, tientos and other contrapuntal pieces by Frescobaldi, Froberger, the Gabrielis, Cabezon, Cabanilles, Correa, etc. 6. Major works by nineteenth century French composers, Franck Chorales and larger pieces, Widor, Vierne and Guilmant movements, etc. 7. Major works by nineteenth century German composers: Liszt, Mendelssohn, Reger, Reubke, Rheinberger, etc. 8. Major works by twentieth century composers: Dupre', Alain, Durufle', Messiaen, Hindemith, Distler, Albright, Demessieux, Eben, etc.

Visit the percussion website for current requirements - http://percussion.music.unt.edu/admission-auditions

For graduate Jazz Percussion, please refer to the "Jazz Studies" section on this page.

All graduate piano applicants are required to submit a video screening recording to determine advancement in the audition process. The repertoire for the screening is the same as listed below for the live audition. View screening recording information here. Both on-campus auditions and off-campus auditions are scheduled in January and February of each year. A live audition is recommended for entering graduate performance students. Video recordings are accepted.

Master's Level: comprises a fifteen minute program from memory, including:

• A prelude and Fugue of J. S. Bach or a complete Toccata , Suite or Partita from which the faculty will choose a few movements.
• A complete Classical sonata.
• A work from the Romantic, Impressionistic or Contemporary periods.

Doctoral Level: A forty-five minute program from memory of solo piano repertoire is required. Example programs follow: Beethoven, Sonata, Op. 106 (first two movements) Chopin, Ballade in f minor, Op. 52 Ravel, Gaspard de la Nuit, (Ondine and Scarbo) Bach, Partita in C minor (complete) Beethoven, Sonata, Op. 53 (complete) Chopin, Fantaisie in f minor, Op. 49

Option in Collaborative Piano: If collaborative piano as related field is desired, the applicant will present a screening audition for the collaborative faculty once coursework has begun.

Graduate Artist Certificate in Music Performance: Applicants to the GACMP will prepare a 60-minute recital demonstrating their highest artistic level. At the audition, the faculty will select 20 minutes of music from the program.

All new MM and DMA students who do not hold a BM in Performance from UNT must take the Graduate Piano Literature Examination to determine deficiencies in this area. For scheduling of this exam, contact the Music Graduate Office.

Piano performance applicants who wish to be considered for a TA in collaborative piano will both upload the following information and email it to elvia.puccinelli@unt.edu no later than February 22, 2018: complete collaborative piano repertoire lists, resume detailing collaborative piano experience, and links to live and unedited video recordings of both vocal and instrumental collaborative performances of degree-appropriate repertoire

Saxophone

A screening is required for live audition consideration. The repertoire requirements for the screening are the same requirements listed below for the live audition. 

Master's Level: (A bachelor's degree recital program performed at UNT may serve as an audition for the MM in performance if approved by the major professor.)

• Single Instrument Major: The MM audition is 15 minutes in length and includes significant repertoire in contrasting styles. There is no memorization requirement.
• Multiple Instrument Major: The audition for the multiple woodwinds degree includes the performance of a representative work on each of two auxiliary woodwind instruments (chosen by the student), as well as a major work on the principle instrument. The required level of proficiency for the principle (major) instrument is the same as for the single instrument major. The audition length is approximately 15 minutes.

Doctoral Level: (A master's degree recital performed at UNT may serve as an audition for the DMA in performance if approved by the major professor.)

• Single Instrument Major: The DMA audition is 30 minutes in length and includes significant repertoire in contrasting styles and periods. There is no memorization requirement.
• Multiple Instrument Major: The audition for the multiple woodwinds degree includes the performance of a representative work on each of two auxiliary woodwind instruments (chosen by the student) as well as a major work on the principal (major) instrument. The required level of proficiency for the principal instrument is the same as for the single instrument major listed above. The remainder of the program will include significant repertoire in contrasting styles on the major instrument, for a total program length of 30 minutes. There is no memorization requirement.

Suggested repertoire: The following repertoire is acceptable as audition material. Other works of equal significance may be substituted.

• Ibert - Concertino da camera, Dahl - Concerto, Desenclos - Prelude, Cadence, et Finale, Tomasi - Concerto, Shrude, Renewing the Myth.

For graduate Jazz Saxophone, please refer to the "Jazz Studies" section on this page.

A screening is required for live audition consideration. The repertoire requirements for the screening are the same requirements listed below for the live audition. 

Master's Level: (select one solo and all excerpts)

• Ewazen – Concerto; Spillman - Concerto; Vaughn Williams - Tuba Concerto.
• Excerpts: Berlioz – Hungarian March; Haydn – Creation; Wagner – Das Rheingold; Kodaly – Hary Janos; Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries.

Doctoral Level: (select one solo and all excerpts)

• Gillingham – Sonata; Bozza - New Orleans; Schnyder – Concerto.
• Excerpts: Respighi – Fountains of Rome; Berlioz – Hungarian March; Haydn –Creation; Wagner – Das Rheingold; Kodaly – Hary Janos; Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries; Schumann – Symphony No. 3; Strauss – Ein Heldenleben; Rossini – William Tell Overture.

Brass Concentration Study (Music Education, Theory, Composition, Conducting degrees): Consult with appropriate applied music faculty for audition repertoire and procedure.

Master's Level: (select one solo and all excerpts)

• Ewazen – Sonata; Martin - Ballade; Castérède – Sonatine.
• Excerpts: Mozart – Requiem (Tuba Mirum); Berlioz – Hungarian March; Wagner –Tannhauser Overture; Ravel – Bolero; Mahler – Symphony No. 3 (1 st mvt.); Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries.

Doctoral Level: (select one solo and all excerpts)

• Tomasi – Concerto; Creston – Fantasy; Bourgeois – Concerto, op. 114.
• Excerpts: Mozart – Requiem (Tuba Mirum); Berlioz – Hungarian March; Saint Saens – Symphony No. 3; Ravel – Bolero; Mahler – Symphony No. 3 (1 st mvt.); Wagner –Ride of the Valkyries; Schumann – Symphony No. 3; Strauss – Ein Heldenleben; Rossini – William Tell Overture.

Brass Concentration Study (Music Education, Theory, Composition, Conducting degrees): Consult with appropriate applied music faculty for audition repertoire and procedure.

Brass Concentration Study (Music Education, Theory, Composition, Conducting degrees): Consult with appropriate applied music faculty for audition repertoire and procedure.

Master's Level: Major and Minor scales (including chromatic)

• Etude: Charlier 2 and Bitsch etude of your own choice
• Solo: Honegger - Intrada and contrasting solo of your own choice of similar difficulty
• Excerpts: Stravinsky - Ballerina's Dance; Mahler - Symphony No. 5, opening; Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (Promenade); Respighi - Pines of Rome (Off-Stage Solo); Beethoven - Leonore 3 (Off-stage solo)

Doctoral Level: Sight reading and transposition

• Etude: Charlier 2 and Bitsch etude of your own choice
• Solos: Baroque concerto on piccolo trumpet (Telemann, Tartini, Marcello, or similar concerto); Classical Concerto on E-flat trumpet (Haydn or Hummel); 20th Century Concerto (Tomasi, Chaynes, or Desenclos)
• Excerpts: Stravinsky - Ballerina's Dance; Mahler - Symphony No. 5, opening; Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (Promenade); Respighi - Pines of Rome (Off-Stage Solo); Beethoven - Leonore 3 (Off-stage solo), Bach - Magnificat; Bizet - Carmen Prelude; Ravel - Piano Concerto in G (1st Movement)

 For graduate Jazz Trumpet, please refer to the "Jazz Studies" section on this page.

Brass Concentration Study (Music Education, Theory, Composition, Conducting degrees): Consult with appropriate applied music faculty for audition repertoire and procedure. 

Master's Level: (select one solo and all excerpts)

• Bach ­- Sonata No. II in E-flat; Broughton ­- Concerto; Vaughan Williams ­- Concerto.
• Excerpts: Prokofiev ­- Symphony No. 5; Wagner ­- Die Meistersinger; Wagner ­- Ride of the Valkyries. Berlioz ­- Hungarian March; Strauss ­- Til Eulenspiegel.

Doctoral Level: (select one solo and all excerpts)

• Arutunian ­- Concerto; Ewazen ­- Concerto; John Williams ­- Concerto; Broughton - Concerto.
• Excerpts: Prokofiev ­- Symphony No. 5; Wagner ­- Die Meistersinger; Wagner ­- Ride of the Valkyries; Berlioz ­- Hungarian March; Strauss ­- Til Eulenspiegel; Berlioz ­- Symphonie Fantastique; Respighi - ­ Fountains of Rome.

Review the UNT String Audition Requirements prior to submitting your application. 

Screening requirements: submit two contrasting selections such as the exposition of a concerto, a sonata movement, a movement of solo Bach, a caprice, or a contemporary piece, totaling 5-8 minutes, without piano.

Live audition requirements by level:
Master's Level: A recital of approximately 30 minutes duration is required. Single movements of works may be played. At least two contrasting styles of music should be represented.
Doctoral Level: One full recital demonstrating different styles. An unaccompanied work or movement of your choice should be included and a portion of the program should be memorized.

Live audition requirements by level:

Master's Level: 
1. Bach Violin Sonatas and Partitas (BWV 1001-1006): two contrasting movements from the same sonata or partita or Chaconne
2.1^st or 3^rd movement from a Romantic or Post-Romantic concerto (written after 1800)   
(Exceptions: Bruch No. 1 or Wieniawski No. 2: the 1^st movement must be supplemented with the 3^rd movement; Lalo Symphonie Espagnole: the 1^st movement must be supplemented with the 2^nd or 3^rd movement.
3. A concert piece of your choice 
At least two selections must be memorized
Auditions, both live or recorded, must be without accompaniment of any kind
Review the UNT Violin Audition Requirements prior to submitting your application

Doctoral Level:
1. Bach Violin Sonatas and Partitas (BWV 1001-1006) - one of the following: 
All movements of Partita in E Major or
At least two movements (with the Doubles) from Partita in B minor or
Chaconne from Partita in D minor or
Adagio and Fugue from Sonata in G minor or
Grave and Fugue from Sonata in A minor or
Adagio and Fugue from Sonata in C Major
2. 1^st or 3^rd movement from a Romantic or Post-Romantic concerto (written after 1800)   
(Exceptions: Bruch No. 1, Wieniawski No. 2, Saint-Saëns No. 3: all movements must be prepared; Mendelssohn E minor and Barber: both 1st and 3rd movements must be prepared 
3. One virtuosic work by Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski, Ernst, Ysaye, Ravel, Saint-Saens, or an equivalent
OR 
One caprice by Paganini (exclusions: No. 13, 16) 
4.  A work of your choice composed after 1970.
Audition requirement: Bach, Concerto and a virtuosic piece/caprice to be performed from memory
Auditions, both live or recorded, must be without accompaniment of any kind
Review the UNT Violin Audition Requirements prior to submitting your application

Graduate Artist Certificate in Music Performance:
1. Bach Violin Sonatas and Partitas (BWV 1001-1006) - one of the following: 
All movements of Partita in E Major or
At least two movements (with the Doubles) from Partita in B minor or
Chaconne from Partita in D minor or
Adagio and Fugue from Sonata in G minor or
Grave and Fugue from Sonata in A minor or
Adagio and Fugue from Sonata in C Major
2. 1^st or 3^rd movement from a Romantic or Post-Romantic concerto (written after 1800)   
(Exceptions: Bruch No. 1, Wieniawski No. 2, Saint-Saëns No. 3: all movements must be prepared; Mendelssohn E minor and Barber: both 1st and 3rd movements must be prepared 
3. One virtuosic work by Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski, Ernst, Ysaye, Ravel, Saint-Saens, or an equivalent
OR 
One caprice by Paganini (exclusions: No. 13, 16) 
4. A work of your choice preferably composed after 1970. 
Audition requirement: Bach, Concerto and a virtuosic piece/caprice to be performed from memory
Auditions, both live or recorded, must be without accompaniment of any kind
Review the UNT Violin Audition Requirements prior to submitting your application

For jazz/alternative style violin, please refer to the jazz studies website. 

A live audition is recommended for entering graduate performance students. The preferred audition date for graduate students is the Friday on-campus audition day. A video screening recording is required to determine advancement in the audition process. Review screening recording information. Audition repertoire requirements for the screening recording are the same as the audition. The screening recording will be uploaded as part of your on-line College of Music application. All repertoire should be memorized with the exception of oratorio arias, if applicable. 

Master's and Graduate Artist Certificate in Voice Performance Level: Repertoire prepared should include five selections, with at least one selection in each of the following languages: English, French, German, and Italian. Two selections must be arias (one may be from an oratorio), and three must be art songs.   

Doctoral Level: To be accepted into the Doctor of Musical Arts program in Voice Performance, students must prepare an audition program consisting of between twenty and twenty-five minutes of music. Selections should be in a variety of styles, and include songs or arias in English, French, Italian, and German. At least one opera or oratorio aria should be included. Students should not expect to sing the entire program. During the audition, in addition to singing, applicants to the DMA program will be asked to discuss in 2-3 minutes their research interests and what related field they intend to pursue. Related field options are opera, vocal pedagogy, performing arts health, early music, contemporary music, entrepreneurship, music history, ethnomusicology, theory, and conducting.

Graduate Artist Certificate in Music Performance - Opera Track: Candidates must have prepared and memorized five operatic arias, with at least one in Italian, one in German, one in French and one in English.  First choice is the candidate's, second is the panel's. Art songs and oratorio are not acceptable. Candidates are encouraged to act out their arias as fully as possible in an audition context.

Teaching Fellows Application and Awarding Process

1. The deadline for submitting Teaching Fellowship Application materials for both current and prospective students will be December 31.  Materials must include:
   • A current resume.
   • A 750 - 900 word teaching philosophy.
   • A 30’ video recording of a lesson, including both vocal exercises and the coaching of repertoire.
2. Applicants are strongly encouraged to work with an advanced high school senior or first or second-year undergraduate student for their sample lesson. 
3. Faculty will individually choose their top five applicants, ranking them 1-5, with 1 being the best score. Rankings will be turned in to the Division Chair by 5:00 p.m. on the Monday following the last audition day.
4. Within one week of the last audition date, the voice faculty will meet to discuss the results of the ranking and choose those who will be awarded a TF.
5. DMA applicants who are awarded a TF will be eligible to retain the fellowship for a maximum of the first three years* of their doctoral study. 
6. Current DMA students who are awarded a TF, will be eligible to retain the fellowship up through their third year* of doctoral study, i.e., one or two years.
    
   *It is assumed these will be consecutive years.

For graduate Vocal Jazz, please see the "Jazz Studies" section here.