CLARINET

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Audition using the following material. If you cannot attend the live auditions, upload a recording to YouTube and include it in your application in SOMIS. In your recording, please make sure the embouchure and fingers are visible. Audio-only recordings will not be accepted.

Technique

1. Scales: Perform five major and five natural minor scales (of your choice) with at least a two octave range in sixteenth notes at a tempo no slower than ♩ = 80 m.m. Be able to play each scale legato or staccato.
2. Sight-reading (for those performing live auditions)

Repertoire

Excerpts and/or solo, to demonstrate:

1. Technical facility and rhythm: music of a fast tempo containing varied rhythms and articulations, particularly demonstrating the ability to tongue numerous consecutive staccato notes.
2. Expression and tone: music of a slow tempo containing expressive legato passages with varied dynamics.

Note: Repertoire should be chosen from the standard clarinet repertoire; specifically well-known concertos, orchestral excerpts, or sonatas and other chamber music.