Undergraduate candidates should prepare:
- Violin
- 1st movement of a concerto, with cadenza (if applicable)
- Two contrasting movements of a solo Bach work
- Caprice - Paganini, Wienawski, or Dont Op. 35
- Sight-reading may be required
- Viola
- One movement of a concerto or sonata
- Two contrasting movements of a solo Bach Suite
- One étude of the candidate's choice
- Sight-reading may be required
- Cello
- 1st movement of a concerto, with cadenza (if applicable)
- Two contrasting movements of a solo Bach Suite
- Etude - Popper
- Sight reading may be required
- Double bass
- Two contrasting movements of a concerto or sonata, (with accompaniment); or unaccompanied bass piece (eg: Dragonetti Waltzes, Bach cello suites, Fryba Suite in the Olden Style)
- Excerpt from Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Overture - Letter [J] to first note of letter [N] (mm.158 to first two beats of 211)
- 3-octave scales and arpeggios played in separate legato quarter notes ~60bpm, in any major/minor key up to four sharps/flats
- Sight reading may be required
- Harp
- Three solo works from contrasting periods
- One cadenza from the following list:
- Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Flowers
- Britten - Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
- Ravel - Tzigane
Students applying to the Bachelor of Music (B. Mus.) or to the combined Bachelor of Music and Science (B. Mus./B. Sc.) must demonstrate an advanced level of technical proficiency and performance ability.
Graduate candidates for MMus:
- Violin
- Two contrasting movements of a major concerto, with cadenza (if applicable)
- First 2 movements of Sonata 1, 2 or 3; or Chaconne - Bach
- Caprice - Paganini
- Another piece of the candidate's choice, from a period different from the other works performed
- Sight-reading may be required
- Viola
- Two movements of a Bach Suite including a Prelude
- Fist movement of a major Sonata
- Two movements of a major concerto, with cadenza (if applicable)
- Sight-reading may be required
- Cello
- Two contrasting movements of a major concerto, with cadenza (if applicable)
- Two movements of Bach Suites 4, 5 or 6
- Caprice - Piatti
- Another piece of the candidate's choice, from a period different from the other three works performed
- Sight reading may be required
- Double bass
- A complete concerto or sonata for double bass, with accompaniment
- One or more movements of an unaccompanied piece for bass (eg: Henze S.Biagio 9 Agosto ore 1207, Bach cello suites, Telemann gamba sonatas, Walker Chorale)
- One piece of the candidate's choice, from a period different than the other two works prepared (eg: baroque, classical, romantic, 20th-century, contemporary)
- Sight reading may be required
- Harp
- One complete sonata
- Three movements from a suite by J.S. Bach or one sonata by D. Scarlatti
- One major work for solo harp by any of the following composers: Britten, Caplet, Damase, Fauré, Grandjany, Parish-Alvars, Renié, Salzedo, Spohr, or Tournier
- One work written after 1970
Graduate candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Music Performance:
- Violin
- Two contrasting movements of a major concerto, with cadenza (if applicable)
- First 2 movements of Sonata 1, 2 or 3; or Chaconne, from a solo Bach
- Caprice - Paganini
- Three orchestral excerpts (candidate’s choice)
- Sight-reading may be required
- Viola
- Two contrasting movements of a major concerto, with cadenza (if applicable)
- Three movements of solo Bach
- One Romantic or 20th century sonata
- Three orchestral excerpts (candidate’s choice)
- Sight-reading may be required
- Cello
- Two contrasting movements of a major concerto, with cadenza (if applicable)
- Two movements of Bach Suites 4, 5 or 6
- Caprice - Piatti
- Three orchestral excerpts (candidate’s choice)
- Sight reading may be required
- Double bass
- Two contrasting movements of concerto or sonata for double bass, with accompaniment and cadenza (if applicable)
- One or more movements of an unaccompanied piece for bass (eg: Henze S.Biagio 9 Agosto ore 1207, Bach cello suites, Telemann gamba sonatas, Walker Chorale)
- Three contrasting orchestral excerpts of the candidates choice demonstrating the following: orchestral solo (eg: Haydn, Hornsignal); lyric soli (eg: Verdi, Othello); spiccato (eg: Beethoven, Symphony 3 scherzo)
- Sight reading may be required
For more information, please contact Paul Marleyn, string sector coordinator, or Natalie Hoffman, instructor of harp.
