Audition Requirements for Bassoon
Requirements for incoming freshmen and transfer students are the same:
1. Scales
a) Chromatic: low B-flat to top of student's range
b) Major scales: two or more octaves, through four sharps/flats including C major
2. Prepared solo, preferably with accompaniment (if applicable). Entrance auditions on bassoon should be equal to the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list. See suggested repertoire below.
3. Sight-reading
Suggested repertoire:
Galliard, J. E. - Six Sonatas: two movements from any sonata
Hailstork, Adolphus - Bassoon Set: any two movements
Hindemith, Paul - Sonata
Hurlstone, William - Sonata: any movement
Merci, Luigi - Sonata in G minor
Mozart, W. A. - Concerto, K. 191: any movement
Telemann, G. P. - Sonata in F minor
Weber, C. M. von - Concerto: any movement
Weissenborn, J. - Capriccio
Wilson, Jacqueline - Dance Suite: any two movements