Lessons

 

Individual Lesson Auditions

Music 32/132: Instrumental Instruction and 32V/132V: Vocal Instruction

Instruction is available at the intermediate (32) and advanced (132) levels only. Instruments of instruction include bass, bassoon, cello, clarinet, flute, french horn, guitar, harp, oboe, percussion, jazz percussion, piano, jazz piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, voice, violin, and viola.* Students must audition in September prior to enrollment.

Elgibility

Students must be a declared music major or minor to be eligible for an audition. Entering freshman and transfer students can audition first without declaring a minor. If accepted for Individual Lessons, a minor declaration will need to be completed before a student can be cleared to enroll in the course.

Fall 2008

Instrumental: Friday, September 26, 2:00pm, Mandeville B-152
. . . . . . .No appointment needed: Students auditioning for bass, cello, clarinet, flute, jazz piano, percussion, saxophone, trumpet, violin, viola and jazz percussion should go to Mandeville B-152 with their instrument and be prepared to audition. Must be on time.

Piano: Friday, September 26, 1:00 - 4:00pm, Mandeville B-210
. . . . . . .Appointment needed. Call 858/534-3230 to schedule a 10-minute audition time. Will begin scheduling appointments the first week in September.

Vocal: Monday, September 29, 2:00-5:00pm, Mandeville B-210
. . . . . . .Appointment needed. Call 858/534-3230 to schedule a 10-minute audition time. Will begin scheduling appointments the first week in September.

Guitar: Thursday, September 25, 2:00-5:00pm, HSS 1346
. . . . . . .No appointment needed. Classical or jazz guitar. If you have any questions, please contact the instructor, Colin McAllister, at: cmcallis@ucsd.edu.

* Music majors wanting to audition for bassoon, french horn, harp, harpsichord, oboe, and trombone, please call 858/534-3230 for further information. Lessons for these instruments are only open to music majors.

If admitted to Music 32/32V or 132/132V, students will receive a one-hour lesson each week, for the ten weeks of each quarter. Lesson times will be determined based upon the schedules of the instructor and student. All voice students enrolled in Music 32V/132V must also be simultaneously enrolled in Music 32VM, the Vocal Masterclass for one unit.

Please note: If accepted for a 32/32V or 132/132V course, you are committed to remain with the private lessons for all three quarters. Therefore, if you know in advance that you will not be able to enroll for the academic year, please do not audition.

Auditions are held only once a year at the beginning of Fall quarter. For this reason, it is difficult to enter these courses in the winter or spring quarters.

 

Audition Guidelines

Prepare a movement of a concerto chosen from the standard repertoire, a sonata, or another major work for your instrument.

 

Specific Audition Requirements for Flute, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, and Voice:

Flute - Music 32
Entering students should be proficient at a level equivalent to Pelerite's III/IV as found in his book: A Handbook of Literature for the Flute. For example:

    • Karl Abel Concerto in C Major
    • Bozza Aria
    • Debussy Syrinx
    • Godard Suite
    • Ibert Aria
    • Malcomb Arnold Sonatina
    • Caplet Reverie and Petite Valse
    • Faure Piece
    • Handel Sonatas
    • Mozart Sonatas
  • Major and minor scales in eighth notes MM = 120 Chromatic scale three octaves.
  • Two works of different styles level III/IV or above: 18th, 19th, and 20th century.
  • Be prepared to perform all scales.
  • Be prepared to do sight-reading.

Flute - Music 132
Prepare two works of different styles V/VI or above: 18th, 19th, and 20th century. For example:

    • Bach Sonatas
    • Bloch Suite Modal
    • Doppler Fantasie
    • Enesco Cantabile et Presto
    • Hindemith Sonate and Acht Stucke
    • Honegger Dance de la Chevre
    • Ibert Concerto
    • Mozart concertos
  • Be prepared to perform all scales: major and minor scales in sixteenth notes MM = 120.
  • Three-octave chromatic scale.
  • Be prepared to do sight-reading.

Further information: Professor John Fonville (858) 534-4712 jfonville@ucsd.edu

 

Percussion - Music 32

  • Snare drum etude (for example, Cirone or Albright)
  • Basic skills on timpani
  • Mallet percussion etude (for example, Goldenberg or Bach two part invention)

Percussion - Music 132
The above, plus a short multiple percussion solo of the student's choice. Students auditioning for Music 132 should contact the instructor prior to the audition for approval of repertoire.

Further information: Professor Steven Schick 534-0826 sschick@ucsd.edu

 

Piano - Music 32*
Please prepare two pieces from different periods. Single movements from larger works are acceptable. Also prepare major and minor scales.

Piano - Music 132*
Prepare three contrasting pieces from different periods. Single movements from larger works are acceptable--for instance, a movement from a Baroque suite or from a Classical sonata. Also prepare major and minor scales and arpeggios.

Further information: Professor Aleck Karis 534-8876 akaris@ucsd.edu

 

Voice - Music 32V/132V*
Students should audition with a solo piece of classical music. For voice, this should be by Mozart, Handel, a piece of German Lied, or a piece from the 17th and 18th century Italian Art Song book. One piece will do, but it is preferable if the student prepares two pieces and gives the instructor the choice of what to hear.

Further information: Professor Carol Plantamura 534-2730 cplantamura@ucsd.edu

 

*Auditions for Piano and Vocal instruction are very competitive due to the large number of music majors and minors auditioning.

 

Audition Requirements for Classical and Jazz Guitar

Guitar instruction is available in two general stylistic categories – classical and jazz.  These general rubrics can encompass a broad range of specific interests.  For example, a student interested in acoustic fingerpicking would begin with the study of the classical style, whereas more contemporary blends of jazz and popular styles would be explored under the jazz guitar track.  For more information, please contact the instructor.

Audition Requirements for Classical Guitar:

Guitar - Music 32 (2 units):

  •   performance of one etude chosen from the following:
    • Twenty Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor
    • 25 Estudios by Matteo Carcassi
    • Estudios Sencillos by Leo Brouwer
  •  a short piece of the applicant's choosing
  • sight-reading equivalent to the Royal Conservatory of Music Repertoire and Studies Album Two.
  • 3 octave major and minor scales.

Guitar - Music 132 (4 units):

  • performance of two pieces from different stylistic periods.  Single movements from larger works are acceptable.
  • sight-reading equivalent to the Royal Conservatory of Music Level Four.
  • 3 octave major and minor scales.

Audition Requirements for Jazz Guitar:

Jazz Guitar - Music 32 (2 units):

  •    performance of a jazz standard in a duo format.  Be prepared to play the melody and comp the chords.
  •    demonstration of a basic improvisational ability.
  •    single line sight-reading.

Jazz Guitar - Music 132 (4 units):

  • performance of two stylistically different standards (up-tempo swing, ballad, or  latin), including improvisation.
  • demonstration of chord/scale knowledge and improvisational ability.
  • single line sight-reading.
  • a solo piece in any style.

Audition Requirements for Music 95B (Guitar Ensemble):

Same as Music 32 - either classical or jazz option

 

Recommended Books: Classical Guitar

  • Twenty Studies for the Guitar, by Fernando Sor, Andres Segovia Edition (Edward B. Marks Music Company)
  • 25 Estudios, by Matteo Carcassi, (FJH Music Company)
  • Estudios Sencillos, by Leo Brouwer (Schott)
  • Kitharlogus, by Ricardo Iznaola, (Chantarelle)
  • Pumping Nylon, by Scott Tennant (Alfred)
  • Royal Conservatory of Music Repertoire and Studies Albums (Frederick Harris Music Co., Ltd.)
  • The Vanguard Guitar: Etudes and Exercises for the Study of Contemporary Music by Colin McAllister (Les Productions d'Oz)

Recommended Books: Classical Guitar

  • The Real Book, 6th edition by Hal Leonard
  • Guitar Lore by Dennis Sandole (Theodore Presser)
  • Melodic Rhythms for Guitar by William Levitt (Berklee Press)
  • Modern Method for Guitar, vol 1-3 by William Levitt (Berklee Press)
  • Hearin' the Changes by Jerry Coker (Advance Music)
  • Right-hand Development for Jazz Guitar by Renard D. Hoover (Columbia Pictures Publications)
  • A New Approach to Jazz Improvisation by Jamey Aebersold (book and CD play-along sets)

Further information: Dr. Colin McAllister cmcallis@ucsd.edu