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Auditions now open for the 2025-26 academic year to study euphonium with Dr David Childs at the University of North Texas (UNT).
 

Audition Dates

Euphonium auditions will occur at UNT on:

  • Friday, January 31, 2025 (GR only)
  • Saturday, February 1, 2025
  • Saturday, February 22, 2025

To be considered for admission in the fall semester, preference will be given to applications received by Monday, December 2, 2024. Applications received after that date will be reviewed, and auditions will be scheduled on a case-by-case basis depending on space availability. Applications and video auditions for Fall 2025 admission consideration must be complete on or before Monday, February 17, 2025

Masters and DMA applicants should email collegeofmusic@unt.edu to inquire about deadlines outside of the normal admissions cycle.

Application Process

To apply for a euphonium audition at the College of Music, you must first apply to the University of Texas in order to receive a Student ID# and EUID. 

Undergraduate applicants can do this via ApplyTexas or The Common Application. Graduate applicants should apply through the Touluse Graduate School. 

After you apply and pay the application fee, the process to receive your Student ID# and EUID may take several weeks, but without these items you will not be able to complete your College of Music application. For more information visit UNT Admissions.

Once you have a Student ID# and EUID, complete the College of Music application through Acceptd. This is your application for audition, admission, and music merit scholarships.

Applicants invited for a live audition will be notified through email of their scheduled audition day/time. For more information visit the College of Music Admissions pages: Undergraduate study; Graduate study; International applicants.

The Audition

Undergraduate Requirements

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 Grand Characteristic 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?

Euphonium - Graduate Requirements

Prescreening Audition Requirements; to be submitted through the online music application:
1. Statement of purpose: an approximate 500-word essay outlining objectives for graduate study, career plans, and reasons for applying to our program specifically.
2. CV or resume
3. Horovitz: Concerto, movement 3
4. A contrasting lyrical solo work of your choice.
5. Excerpts:
         a.    Holst: First Suite in E-flat
         b.    Sousa: Stars and Stripes
         c.    Grainger: Tune from County Derry
*Piano accompaniment is not required for any of the items listed above.

Master's Level Audition Requirements: 
1. Horovitz: Concerto (complete)
2. Original euphonium work of applicant's choice
3. Contrasting classical transcription of applicant's choice
4. Excerpts:
         a.    Holst: Mars from the orchestral suite: The Planets
         b.    Mussorgsky: Bydlo from Ravel's orchestral setting of ‘Pictures'
         c.    Two contrasting wind band excerpts of applicant's choice
5. Sight-reading. To be provided at the audition.

Doctoral Level Audition Requirements:
1. Cosma: Concerto (complete)
2. Original euphonium work of applicant's choice
3. Contrasting classical transcription of applicant's choice
4. Excerpts:
         a.    Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
         b.    Schönberg: Theme and Variations
         c.    Three additional wind band excerpts of applicant's choice
5. Sight-reading. To be provided at the audition.

DMA applicants are encouraged to audition on the Friday on-campus audition date. 

Final Video Auditions:
We encourage all applicants to audition in person. However, we recognize this is not always possible and will accept a final video audition in these cases. Please note that only those euphonium players applying in-person will be considered for teaching fellowship positions. If applying by final video, please upload separate, single take, unedited video recordings of the following:
 1. Required Excerpts. All excerpts need to be performed live, together, in one single video take.
 2. Solo Selections. Please record each of the pieces you have prepared. These should be done in one take for each piece. (Please record multi-movement selections together in one single take.)

Questions

Should you have any queries regarding the admissions process or the scheduling of auditions, please direct them to collegeofmusic@unt.edu in the first instance.

For specific questions relating to audition repertoire/requirements or a consultation lesson prior to your audition, email david.childs@unt.edu. Good luck!