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School of Music Audition Requirements

  1. Major scales up to 4 flats and 4 sharps (two octaves) -- Memorized
  2. One slow movement of a concerto or sonata OR a slow solo piece
  3. One fast movement OR solo piece
  4. Sight-reading: Solos and/or movements should be from the UIL Class One Prescribed Solo List.

Dr. Elizabeth Janzen, Associate Professor of Flute
elizabeth.janzen@tamuk.edu 361-593-4562

  1. Major scales up to 4 flats and 4 sharps (C, D, and Bb major in two octaves, all the others in one octave)
  2. One slow movement of a concerto or sonata OR a slow solo piece
  3. One fast movement OR solo piece (the fast movement can either be from the same concerto/sonata or from a different concerto/sonata) Suggested pieces:
    1. Marcello- Concerto in c minor
    2. Cimarosa- Concerto in c minor
    3. Handel- Concerto No. 8 in Bb Major
    4. Telemann- Sonata in a minor
    5. Haydn- Concerto in C Major
    6. Mozart- Concerto in C Major
    7. Saint Saens- Sonata
    8. Any piece of comparable difficulty, such as from the UIL Class One Prescribed Solo List.
  4. Sight-reading

Dr. Ann Fronckowiak, Associate Professor of Oboe
ann.fronckowiak@tamuk.edu 361-593-4868

  1. Scales up to four sharps and four flats (C, D, A, Bb, Eb, Ab -2 octaves; G, F, E -3 octaves) and chromatic scale (full range).
  2. One slow movement of a concerto or sonata OR a slow solo piece
  3. One fast movement OR solo piece
  4. Sight-reading: Solos and/or movements should be from the UIL Class One Prescribed Solo List

Dr. Andrea Vos-Rochefort, Assistant Professor of Clarinet
andrea.vos-rochefort@tamuk.edu 361-593-4854

  1. Any 4 major scales and chromatic scale (full range)
  2. Any two contrasting etudes or solos that demonstrate technical ability and musical expression
  3. Sight-reading
  4. *Jazz playing ability, including improvisation (not required, but encouraged)

Dr. Thomas Zinninger, Assistant Professor of Saxophone & Jazz
thomas.zinninger@tamuk.edu 361-593-2821

  1. Any 4 major scales and chromatic scale (full range)
  2. A slow etude or solo that demonstrates tone quality
  3. A fast etude or solo that demonstrates technique
  4. Sight-reading

Dr. Ann Fronckowiak, Associate Professor of Oboe
ann.fronckowiak@tamuk.edu 361-593-4868

  1. Choice either technical and lyrical All-State etude AND/OR a UIL Class 1 solo with variety of technical and lyrical sections.
  2. Scales:
    1. Option 1: first scale demonstrating the high register and second scale demonstrating the low register.
    2. Option 2: Three octave C scale
  3. No sight-reading required

Dr. Jennifer Sholtis, Professor of Horn
jennifer.sholtis@tamuk.edu 361-593-2786

  1. Major scales through 4 sharps and flats (two octaves when possible).
  2. Two solos, etudes, or combination of solo/etude in contrasting styles.
    1. Suggested etudes:
      1. Arban- Characteristic Studies
      2. Bousquet- 36 Celebrated Studies
      3. Brandt- 34 Studies
      4. Snedecor- Lyrical Studies
      5. Wurm- 40 Studies for Trumpet Current year TMEA or ATSSB Etudes
    2. Suggested solos:
      1. Barat- Fantasie en Mi bemol
      2. Goedicke- Concert Etude
      3. Haydn- Concerto

      4. Hindemith- Sonata
      5. Kennan- Sonata

      6. UIL Class 1 solo

  3. Sight-reading
Dr. Kyle Millsap, Associate Professor of Trumpet & Jazz
kyle.millsap@tamuk.edu 361-593-2805

  1. Choose to play A. and/or B. as long as the player can demonstrate both technical and lyrical ability.
    1. One lyrical etude and one technical etude both from selected All-State materials from any year.
    2. A solo of applicant’s choice from the Class One PML list or a solo of equal difficulty.
  2. Applicants will also be asked to demonstrate sight-reading ability.
Dr. Oscar Diaz, Professor of Trombone
oscar.diaz@tamuk.edu 361-593-2817

  1. Choose to play A. and/or B. as long as the player can demonstrate both technical and lyrical ability.
    1. One lyrical etude and one technical etude both from selected All-State materials from any year.
    2. A solo of applicant’s choice from the Class One PML list or a solo of equal difficulty.
  2. Applicants will also be asked to demonstrate sight-reading ability.

Dr. Oscar Diaz, Professor of Trombone
oscar.diaz@tamuk.edu 361-593-2817

  1. Scales up to four sharps and four flats - 2 octaves.
  2. One lyrical etude or movement from a standard solo.
  3. One technical etude or movement from a standard solo.

Dr. Jesse Orth, Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium
jesse.orth@tamuk.edu 361-593-2820

  1. Scales up to four sharps and four flats - 2 octaves.
  2. One lyrical etude or movement from a standard solo.
  3. One technical etude or movement from a standard solo.

Dr. Jesse Orth, Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium
jesse.orth@tamuk.edu 361-593-2820

Two contrasting works chosen from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic and Contemporary periods. Memorization preferred.

Dr. Joachim Reinhuber, Professor of Piano
joachim.reinhuber@tamuk.edu 361-593-2822

  1. One 3-Octave scale (major or minor) of applicant's choice.
  2. One solo piece. For example: a movement from a standard concerto or sonata.
  3. One additional work in a contrasting style. For example, an etude or technical study, or a movement of unaccompanied Bach.

Dr. Colleen Ferguson, Assistant Professor of Strings & Orchestral Studies
colleen.ferguson@tamuk.edu 361-593-5026

Two art songs or one art song and one aria. Include one in English and one in a foreign language. No Broadway or pop tunes. Use of the Texas UIL Prescribed Music List as a guide is encouraged when selecting literature.

Dr. Kenneth Williams, Professor of Voice & Director of Choral Activities
kenneth.williams@tamuk.edu 361-593-2814

Dr. Melinda Brou, Professor of Voice & Opera
melinda.brou@tamuk.edu 361-593-2824

Students must perform selections from the two required audition areas for acceptance into the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Percussion Studio. Instruments will be provided by TAMUK, but Students are responsible for providing their own sticks, mallets, and music.

Required Audition Areas:

  1. Keyboard: Two-mallet or four-mallet marimba, vibraphone, or xylophone solo. TMEA/ATSSB All-State Audition Etudes are acceptable.
  2. Snare Drum: A concert snare drum solo or etude, Recommended books/etudes:
    1. Portraits in Rhythm – Cirone
    2. Advanced Snare Drum Studies – Peters
    3. Intermediate Snare Drum Studies – Peters
    4. Twelve Etudes for Snare Drum – Delecluse
    5. TMEA/ATSSB All-State Audition Etudes

Additional Audition

Areas*:

  1. Timpani: Any solo or etude, Recommended books:
    1. The Complete Timpani Method – Friese/Lepak Fundamental
    2. Method for Timpani – Peters
    3. Modern Method for Timpani – Goodman
    4. Etuden for Timpani – Hochrainer
    5. The Solo Timpanist – Firth Pedal to the Kettle – Gay
    6. TMEA/ATSSB All-State Audition Etudes
  2. Drumset: Demonstrate various styles - swing, rock, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, etc.

*These areas are not required, but highly encouraged

Dr. Ben Tomlinson, Assistant Professor of Percussion
Benjamin.tomlinson@tamuk.edu 361-593-2670