Bassoon

Cello

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

First movement of a standard concerto (Dvorak, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, etc.), and a movement of a solo Bach suite. Please note that the works listed are only suggested pieces; any standard work of comparable quality is acceptable. There is no memory requirement. The instrumentalist should prepare 10-15 minutes of music.

Clarinet

Concentration (Education, Composition, B.A. majors): 
1. Solo selection of the applicant's choice. This can be a complete work from the standard repertoire, or a single movement from a larger work. Appropriate selections include: Weber Concertino, Hailstork Three Smiles for Tracy, Messager Solo de Concours, Tailleferre Sonata, Osborne Rhapsody, as well as the concerti by Weber, Mozart and Krommer. Please note that the works listed are merely suggestions. Any work of comparable quality and difficulty is acceptable. There is no need to memorize the solo selection.
2. All Major Scales. Three octaves for E, F, F# and G; two octaves for all others.
3. Sight-reading. To be provided at the audition.

Performance Major: 
1.  Mozart: Concerto in A Major, KV. 622, movement 1, exposition.
2.  A movement of a contrasting work (such as Weber Concerto No. 1,  Hailstork Three Smiles for Tracy,  Saint-Saens Sonata, Poulenc Sonata, Tailleferre Sonata, Stravinsky Three Pieces) or a complete work (such as Weber Concertino, Messager Solo de Concours, Osborne Rhapsody). There is no need to memorize the solo selection.  
3. 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.    Brahms Symphony #3, mvt. 2 (beginning through B)
4. All Major and Minor Scales. Three octaves for E, F, F# and G; two octaves for all others.
5. Sight-reading. To be provided at the audition.

Final Video Auditions: 
Applicants living within 150 miles from campus are expected to audition live unless prior approval has been granted by the faculty. The clarinet faculty strongly encourages all applicants living more than 150 miles away from campus to audition in person. We recognize, however, this is not always possible. If applying by final video, please upload separate, single take, video recordings of the following:
1. All required scales. Please check the scale requirements for the specific degree(s) you are applying for, and play each scale slurred, in as many octaves as possible. 
2. All prepared pieces. Please record each of the pieces you have prepared together in a single, unedited continuous video take.
3. Personal introduction (maximum length: two minutes). Please take a moment to tell us a little bit about yourself. Why would you like to study at UNT? What are your career goals? Can you tell us something interesting about yourself?

Commercial Music

Bachelor of Arts in Commercial Music

Please note, there are four requirements shared between all commercial music tracks as well as additional requirements for each track. You must submit both the four shared requirements and the requirements specific to your intended track.

Requirements for all Tracks:

• Introduction Video (60 seconds)
  • Create a brief video in which you share something (or things) about yourself and/or your work. What you choose to share is up to you. You can make your own creative decisions regarding the format – and you can have fun! Make us part of your own creative imagination for 1 minute.
  • We won’t be judging this video for its production quality. You can make this with your cell phone – or however you decide to do it.
  • We acknowledge that applications are usually heavily structured and are looking to learn something about you that can’t be captured by other parts of the application.
• Capstone Project Pitch (250 words or less)
  • As a culmination of our four-year program, you will work with guidance from our faculty on a Capstone Project, which you would conceptualize and design to fit your career goals. If you had to pitch an idea for your Capstone next week, let us know what that would be.
• Comprehensive Resume
  • Include any information you wish to share specific to your academic and personal/professional background, work experience, and/or achievements in addition to speaking to your musical expertise. We encourage you to include any relevant artist/personal websites, social media profiles, music streaming service profiles, etc. at the top of your resume.
• Personal Statement (250 words or less)
  • Discuss your career goals, your reasons for applying to our program and how these align with your experience and learning objectives. 

Business of Commercial Music Track:

• Music Business Portfolio
  • Submit a music business portfolio showcasing your work in music business (e.g., concert flyer created for a local event, tour schedule, website, merchandise designs, etc.). This should be submitted as one pdf document. 
• Music Business Video (60 seconds)
  • Create a 1-minute video on how you plan to use your UNT music business education to be an agent of positive change for the music industry. 

Commercial Music and Production Track:

• Production Track
  • One mp3 file containing a 2-minute excerpt of a produced piece of music for which you provided all (or most) of the recording, programming, production, and mixing. 
• Production Track Creation
  • To display and document your role in creating the music you uploaded as your Production Track mp3, please provide one of the two options below:
    • Option 1 - A short unedited video no more than 60 seconds of you at your workstation where you demonstrate your process of using a DAW to create the music in the mp3 upload. Candidates must be clearly visible. Videos do not need to be highly produced. 
    • Option 2 - A one-page writing submission, no more than 250 words, describing your process of using a DAW to create the music in the mp3 upload.

General Track:

• Performance Video
  • One unedited live performance video in which you perform a song in any contemporary style that best demonstrates your musical preparation, talents, creativity and style. For songwriters, originals are highly encouraged. If submitting a cover, creative re-interpretations are encouraged. 
  • The performance should be accompanied.
  • The applicant may be singing, playing an instrument, or both. Electronic instrumentation – e.g. manipulation of performance-based software using controllers, DJing, etc. – is an acceptable instrument if it is the applicant’s strength.
  • If submitting an original song with lyrics, include a separate pdf with song title, lyrics and songwriting credits.

Music for Media Track:

• Media Video
  • One video file containing a 2-minute excerpt of a scene for which the applicant has composed an original score. (For this purpose, your video can be sourced from any resource you have. Faculty will focus on the music you create rather than the quality of the video you are providing.)
• Media Video Creation
  • To display and document your role in creating the music you uploaded as your Media Video, please provide one of the two options below:
    • Option 1 - A short unedited video no more than 60 seconds of you at your workstation where you demonstrate your process of using a DAW to create the music in the mp3 upload. Candidates must be clearly visible. Videos do not need to be highly produced. 
    • Option 2 - A one-page writing submission, no more than 250 words, describing your process of using a DAW to create the music in the mp3 upload.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete this application, along with all required materials, on or before the first Monday in December. The faculty plan to review completed applications the first week in December and invite qualified prospects to complete the interview process during our scheduled January and February interview dates. Applications received after the preferred deadline and before the final deadline of February 1st will be reviewed in early February to determine interview invitations for the final interview day. 

The requirements for the live audition/interview will differ by track and will be communicated to applicants two weeks prior to their scheduled date.

Critical Studies in Music and Society

The following supplemental materials are required and will be uploaded directly to the music application: 

• Personal Statement: Describe your academic and musical backgrounds as well as your career goals. What motivated you to apply to the BA-CSMS? Include any additional information that you believe would help us in making our admissions decision. Word limit: 500 words. 

• Writing Sample: An original report, paper, or essay that you wrote for an academic class, preferably in the last year. The writing sample need not concern music. 

• CV/Resume: Should include academic awards, honors, and other achievements; extracurricular activities; community service; work experience: hobbies; and special skills (e.g., fluency in languages other than English) 

• Three Letters of Recommendation: Request letters from two recommenders familiar with your academic background. One may be an academic counselor. Your third recommender will be familiar with your extracurricular activities, hobbies, or interests. 

Double Bass

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

First movement from any of the standard double bass concertos or equivalent single-movement works, e.g., Bottesini, Dragonetti, Dittersdorf, Koussevitzky, etc., and two standard orchestral excerpts. Please note that the works listed are only suggested pieces; any standard work of comparable quality is acceptable. There is no memory requirement. The instrumentalist should prepare 10-15 minutes of music.

Electronics

Undergraduate applicants may audition with Electronics as their musical instrument concentration for the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Composition. The audition consists of the submission of a pre-screening portfolio as well as a live audition and interview (on-campus or virtually). 

The pre-screening portfolio will consist of a video (up to 7 minutes) and audio examples (up to 2 tracks, 5 minutes each) that demonstrate your use of technological tools in your creative process. The video and audio files will be submitted through the Acceptd application portal.

Faculty will evaluate the creative breadth and imagination as well as the technical skill of the pre-screening portfolios. Finalists will be invited to campus for a live audition that will include both an interview with faculty and a timed creative project.

Click here for more information about the live audition and tips about creating your pre-screening portfolio.

Euphonium

There will NOT be any Euphonium auditions available on January 25th, 2025.

Concentration (Education, Composition, B.A. majors):

1. Solo selection of the applicant’s choice. This can be a complete work from the standard repertoire, or a single movement from a larger work. Appropriate selections include: Curnow’s Rhapsody for Euphonium, Falcone’s Mazurka, Marcello’s Sonata in F Major, Capuzzi’s Andante and Rondo.Please note that the works listed are merely suggestions. Any work of comparable quality and difficulty is acceptable. There is no need to memorize the solo selection.
2. Chromatic scale starting on F (two octaves), major and minor scales and arpeggios up to 4 sharps and 4 flats.
3. Sight-reading. To be provided at the audition.

Performance Major:

1. Arban's Grand Study No.1 or No. 6 
2. Bordogni Melodious Etude: No. 2 or No. 5
3. Solo selection of the applicant’s choice. This can be a complete work from the standard repertoire, or a single movement from a larger work. Appropriate selections include: Curnow’s Rhapsody for Euphonium, Falcone’s Mazurka, Marcello’s Sonata in F Major, Capuzzi’s Andante and Rondo.Please note that the works listed are merely suggestions. Any work of comparable quality and difficulty is acceptable.
4. Excerpts:
   a.    Holst: First Suite in E-flat
   b.    Sousa: Stars and Stripes
   c.    Grainger: Tune from County Derry
5. Chromatic scale starting on F (two octaves), major and minor scales and arpeggios up to 4 sharps and 4 flats.
6. Sight-reading. To be provided at the audition.

 Final Video Auditions:

Applicants living within 150 miles from campus are expected to audition live unless prior approval has been granted by Dr Childs. Although we encourage all applicants living more than 150 miles away from campus to audition in person, we recognize that this is not always possible. If applying by final video, please upload separate, single take, video recordings of the following:

1. All required scales. Please check the scale requirements for the specific degree(s) you are applying for.
2. All prepared pieces. Please record each of the pieces you have prepared together in a single, unedited continuous video take.
3. Personal introduction (maximum length: two minutes). Please take a moment to tell us a little bit about yourself. Why would you like to study at UNT? What are your career goals? Can you tell us something interesting about yourself.

Flute

J. S. Bach - any sonata; Poulenc - Sonata; Hindemith - Sonata; Mozart - Concerto in G or D; Griffes - Poem; any Paris Conservatory piece. All major and minor scales. Please note that the works listed are only suggested pieces; any standard work of comparable quality is acceptable. There is no memory requirement. The instrumentalist should prepare 10-15 minutes of music.

Classical Guitar

Concentration (BA, Composition, Music Education):

• All auditions must be performed from memory and on Classical Guitar (Nylon String).
• Due to time constraints, the audition panel will hear only selected portions of your audition program.
• Audition Requirements
  1. Two major and minor scales from Andres Segovia's "Diatonic Major and Minor Scales" using given fingerings.
  2. Two contrasting etudes by composers from the 19th or 20th century (e.g. Sor, Carcassi, Brouwer).
  3. A brief sightreading test (single melody line).

Performance (BM):

• All auditions must be performed from memory and on Classical Guitar (Nylon String).
• Due to time constraints, the audition panel will hear only selected portions of your audition program.
• Audition Requirements:
  1. One piece by Villa-Lobos
  2. Two additional contrasting solo works from different styles/periods.
  3. A brief sightreading test (level equivalent to RCM Pre-Level book).

Harp

Review the UNT String Audition Requirements prior to submitting your application. Contact Jaymee.Haefner@unt.edu for any questions about repertoire requirements.

1. A solo performed from memory, showing technical proficiency and musicianship. The solo should display a minimum difficulty level represented by the suggested repertoire. Any repertoire from the American Harp Society (AHS) National Competition Intermediate 2 level may be substituted.

• Andres, Absidioles
• S. Bach/Grandjany, Etudes for Harp (choose one)
• Bochsa, 50 Advanced Etudes, #1 or #10
• Debussy, 1st and 2nd Arabesques (any edition) or Danses (accompaniment not required)
• Dussek, any of the Six Sonatinas
• Glinka, Variations on a Theme of Mozart
• Godefroid, Etude de Concert
• Grandjany, Fantasie sur un thème de Haydn or Children's Hour Suite
• Handel, Concerto in Bb, first movement (any edition)
• Hasselmans, La Source
• J. Naderman,Sept Sonates Progressives (choose one)
• Parry, any Sonatas
• Pierne, Impromptu-Caprice
• Ravel, Introduction et Allegro
• Rota, Sarabanda e Toccata
• Saint-Saëns, Fantasie
• Salzedo, Chanson dans la nuit (Song in the Night), selection from Suite of 8
• Dances
• Tournier, 6 Noels, Etude de concert “Au matin”, Féerie, Vers la source dans le bois, Images Suite No. 1: Lolita la danseuse

2. A second solo of your choice. The work should be from a contrasting style and period, compared to the first solo.

3. 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).

Harpsichord

Performance of works from the standard repertoire: Bach inventions, Scarlatti sonatas, Couperin, etc. Students with little or no harpsichord experience will be considered for major if there are equivalent skills on organ or piano.

Horn

Two contrasting selections of complete movements or pieces from standard solo repertoire. Suggestions include (but not limited to): Mozart – Concerto Nos. 2, 3, or 4; Strauss, R. – Concerto No. 1; Strauss, F. – Concerto; Strauss, F. – Nocturno; Beethoven – Sonata; Bozza – En Foret; Dukas – Villanelle; Hindemith – Sonata; Heiden – Sonata. Works by diverse composers are welcomed. No memorization or accompaniment required.

You may substitute an etude by one of the following composers for one of your selections if it as at least one page in length: Barboteu, Gallay, Hackleman, Kling, Maxime-Alphonse, Neuling, Reynolds, Schuller, Shoemaker.

In addition to the repertoire requirements listed above, applicants should be prepared for the following:

• Major scales, two octaves, memorized
• Chromatic scale, full range of instrument
• Sight-reading

Video Audition Requirements:

If auditioning by video, please submit unedited recordings of your two contrasting selections, all twelve major scales, a chromatic scale beginning on middle C going up two octaves (or as high as you can play) and back to middle C, and a chromatic scale beginning on middle C and going down to pedal F (or as low as you can play) and back up to middle C. No specific articulation or rhythm pattern is required for the scales.

Oboe

One slow and one fast etude from the collection of 48 Etudes, Op. 31 by W. Ferling, and two contrasting movements of major repertoire, in addition to major and minor scales. There is no memory requirement. The instrumentalist should prepare 10-15 minutes of music. Possible sight reading and pitch matching. Sight reading will be provided at the audition. 

Organ

Performance of organ music from the standard repertoire (Bach, Buxtehude, Brahms, Franck, Reger, Vierne, Dupre, Langlais, etc.) of approximately twenty minutes in length. Memorization is not required. 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. Sight reading material to be specified by the jury. Students should present repertoire list of all works studied in high school.

Percussion

See https://percussion.music.unt.edu/percussion-auditions for additional details.

All Classical Percussion Degrees: Mallets, Snare Drum and Timpani: Percussion Concentrations include degrees such as Music Education, Composition, and BA. If you are applying for a Percussion Performance degree (orchestral player, solo performer, etc.) the expectations are higher and you should be able to perform more advanced literature. You should select pieces that best showcase your ability level. Final acceptance as a music major with a percussion emphasis will be determined by an audition consisting of:

• Prepared solos or etudes on mallets (2 and 4 mallets), timpani, and snare drum
• Sightreading on snare drum and marimba
• Scales on marimba and rolls, flams, and associated rudiments on snare drum

Jazz Studies Degree (drum set primary instrument): Drum Set, Mallets and Snare Drum: All applicants for Jazz drum set must perform the following as 3 separate auditions:

• A snare drum solo or etude and sight reading
• A marimba or vibraphone solo (can be a jazz or classical selection), sight reading and scales
• Drum set audition - https://jazz.unt.edu/drumset-auditions-admission 

Piano

The two categories of classical piano study are Performance and Concentration.

• For acceptance as a Piano Performance Major a live audition is preferred. All selections must be memorized. A screening recording is required for piano performance applicants. View screening and final video recording information here. All candidates should prepare as a minimum level:
  • Prelude and Fugue of Bach OR a complete Partita, Toccata or Suite of Bach, from which the faculty will select a few movements
  • COMPLETE Classical-era sonata (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven) from which the faculty will select a movement
  • Third piece in contrasting style.
• For Piano Concentration (composition, music education, BA in Music) a live audition is preferred. All recorded auditions must be video (see College of Music application for details). The concentration audition must include the following:  
  
  • Prelude and Fugue by J.S. Bach OR a THREE-PART Invention by J.S. Bach
  • One fast movement of a Classical-era Sonata or Sonatina by Clementi, Haydn or Mozart
  • A work in a contrasting style (NOT from the Baroque or Classical era) which is performed from memory
• For Jazz Studies Piano Applicants, a classical audition is also required. Information regarding the jazz audition can be found here https://jazz.unt.edu/admission-auditions/piano. The classical requirements should include:
  
  • All major and minor scales (natural minor only), hands together at the interval of an octave, at quarter note = 72 bpm, in 16th notes. Memorization REQUIRED.
  • A Two-Part Invention, Three-Part Invention, or Prelude and Fugue of J.S. Bach* performed at a comfortable tempo. In the case of a Prelude and Fugue, the Fugue is mandatory. Memorization is not required.
    *For those with limited experience practicing Bach, we recommend using the Alfred Masterworks Editions of the above pieces, which will provide fingerings and performance guidelines.
  • A technical study by Czerny, Cramer, Duvernoy, or the equivalent, OR a concert etude of either Burgmüller, Moszkowski, or Chopin. Memorization is not required.
    For those with limited classical training, below are some recommended technical studies available for free download:
    Duvernoy op. 17
    Czerny op. 299
    Cramer 60 Selected Studies

Saxophone

Boutry - Divertimento; Orrego - Salas - Quattro Liriche; Muczynski - Concerto; Ibert - Concertino da Camera. Recorded auditions submitted for saxophone must be video. Please note that the works listed are only suggested pieces; any standard work of comparable quality is acceptable. There is no memory requirement. The instrumentalist should prepare 10-15 minutes of music.

Trombone (Bass)

Concentration (Education, Composition, B.A. majors): 

Select one solo from the Performance Major list OR one of the following list (there is no memory requirement):

• Jacob: Cameos (any 3 mvts.)
• Telemann: Sonata in F minor (mvts. 1 & 2)
• Lebedev: Concert Allegro

Performance Major:

Select one solo from this list (there is no memory requirement):

• Koetsier: Allegro Maestoso
• Wilborn: Concertino
• Sachse: Konzert

Trombone (Tenor)

Concentration (Education, Composition, B.A. majors): 

Select one solo from the Performance Major list OR one of the following list (there is no memory requirement):

• Saint-Saëns: Cavatine
• Sehested: Morceau Pathetique
• Barat: Andante et Allegro

Performance Major:

Select one solo from this list (there is no memory requirement):

• David: Concertino (mvts. 1 & 2)
• Hindemith Sonata (mvts. 1 & 3)
• Serocki: Sonatina

Trumpet

Concentration (Education, Composition, and BA majors):

• All 12 Major scales - 2 Octaves when possible
• One Solo or Movement from a Solo such as: Arutunian - Concerto; Hummel - Concerto (1st Movement); Goedicke - Concert Etude; Ropartz - Andante et Allegro; Kennan - Sonata (1st Movement); Halsey Stevens - Sonata (1st Movement), Ewazen - Sonata (1st Movement); Brandt - Concertpiece (either one) or Solo of similar difficulty. 

Performance Major: 

• All 12 Major Scales - 2 octaves when possible 
• Etude: One from Charlier, Arban, Bousquet, Brandt, Goldman, Bitsch, etc. (It is strongly discouraged to play any all-state etudes).
• Solo: Choose one solo or movement from a solo such as: Arutunian - Concerto; Hummel - Concerto (1st Movement); Kennan - Sonata (1st Movement); Halsey Stevens - Sonata (1st Movement), Ewazen - Sonata (1st Movement); Brandt - Concertpiece or a solo of similar difficulty (no Goedicke - Concert Etude or Ropartz - Andante et Allegro).

Tuba

Viola

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

A movement from a standard viola concerto and a pair of movements from a Bach solo suite. Please note that the works listed are only suggested pieces; any standard work of comparable quality is acceptable. There is no memory requirement. The instrumentalist should prepare 10-15 minutes of music.

Violin

Voice