Piano Studio

Undergraduate (BM and BA)

1. Twenty minutes of memorized repertoire to include three or four pieces, each from a different period:
   • Baroque (e.g., two-part invention by Bach)
   • Classical (e.g., Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven Sonata – one movement)
   • Romantic (e.g., Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Brahms)
   • Twentieth Century (e.g., Debussy, Ravel, Schonberg, Bartok, Hindemith)
2. Sight reading to be selected at the audition

Undergraduate (Minor)

1. Ten minutes of repertoire consisting of two or more classical-genre pieces or movements
2. All major scales, four octaves
3. Memorization is not required

Graduate (MM and certificate in performance)

1. Applicants should prepare a solo recital program of at least 45 minutes of repertoire. Prelude & Fugue and sonata should be complete; concertos are not accepted. Music should be memorized and selections should include:
   • A major work from the Baroque period (e.g., Bach, Scarlatti, Rameau, etc.)
   • A major work from the Classical period (e.g., Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, etc.)
   • A major work from the Romantic period (e.g., Chopin, Schubert, Liszt, Brahms, Schumann, etc.)
   • A major work from the 20th century (e.g., Bartok, Hindemith, Schonberg, Copland, Barber, etc.)
2. Sight reading to be selected at the audition

Pedagogy Applicants

In addition to the graduate audition requirements above, applicants must submit/complete the following:

1. A research paper related to music education/pedagogy (as per undergraduate work),
2. A 20-minute video of teaching, and
3. An interview with the piano pedagogy faculty.