Audition Requirements
Bachelors of Arts: Education Track (MAT)
- 2 contrasting etudes or solos. All State etudes are acceptable, but not preferable.
- All 12 major scales. As many 2 octaves as possible
- 2 Octave or more chromatic scale
- Sight reading
Bachelors of Arts: Jazz Track
- 1 classical etude or solo. All State etudes are acceptable, but not preferable.
- All 12 major scales. As many 2 octaves as possible
- 2 Octave or more chromatic scale
- Jazz sight reading
- 1 Bb blues with Aebersold track. Play the melody and improvise.
Bachelors of Arts: General
- 1 etude or solo. All State etudes are acceptable, but not preferable.
- All 12 major scales. As many 2 octaves as possible
- Sight reading
Bachelors of Music in Classical Performance (2 lessons/wk degree):
- 1 etude or solo. All State etudes are acceptable, but not preferable.
- 1 Concerto or Sonata movement
- 2 contrasting orchestral excerpts
- All 12 major scales. As many 2 octaves as possible
- 6 natural minor scales
- 2 Octave or more chromatic scale
- Sight reading
Bachelors of Music in Jazz Performance (2 lessons/wk degree):
- 1 classical etude or solo. All State etudes are acceptable, but not preferable.
- All 12 major scales. As many 2 octaves as possible
- 2 Octave or more chromatic scale
- Jazz sight reading
- 3 tunes of contrasting styles with Aebersold tracks (Blues, Medium/Uptempo Swing, Latin). Play the melody and improvise.
Masters of Music in Classical Performance:
- 2 contrasting concertos or sonatas. Full pieces preferred, but single movements accepted
- 5 Orchestral excerpts
- Sight reading at written pitch for low brass. Transposed sight reading for high brass.
Masters of Music in Jazz Performance:
- 1 classical etude or solo and 1 jazz solo transcription
- All Major and Minor scales in all forms
- 6 Pentatonic, diminished or augmented scales of students choice
- 2.5 Octave or more chromatic scale
- Jazz sight reading
- 4 tunes of contrasting styles with Aebersold tracks (Blues, Medium/Uptempo Swing, Latin, Ballad). Play the melody and improvise
Department of Music
- 1500 N. Patterson St. Valdosta, Georgia 31698
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Mailing Address
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31698 - Phone: 229.333.5804
- Fax: 229.259.5578
- Monday-Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Friday
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.