The University of Montana
Department of Music
Percussion Audition Requirements
• Student must perform on Snare Drum and at least one of the other areas listed below.
| Snare Drum: | Rudiments: | Flam, Flam-tap, Paradiddle, 5 stroke roll, Single stroke roll [Play each open (slow) to closed (fast as possible) to open] Buzz roll: Play 16 count buzz roll starting pp, crescendo to ff and diminuendo to pp |
| Solo: | Perform a prepared solo (rudimental or orchestral) of appropriate difficulty | |
| Mallet Keyboard: | Solo: | Perform a prepared solo or etude of appropriate difficulty |
| Timpani: | Solo: | Perform a prepared solo or etude |
| Drumset: | Styles: | Demonstrate ability to play the following styles: medium swing, up tempo swing, bossa-nova, samba, 16-note based funk. Phrase every four bars with a light fill. |
| Soloing: | Pick one or more of the above styles and trade fours with yourself (play 4 bars of time, 4 bars or solo & repeat). * You may also play a prepared written solo. |
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| Multiple Percussion: | Solo: | Perform a prepared solo or etude |
• Student must bring his/her own sticks and mallets. The university will provide the instruments.
Some Representative Solo Material Sources
| Snare Drum: | Wilcoxon, The All-American Drummer, 150 Solos |
| Mallet Percussion: | Goldenberg, Modern School for Xylophone, Vibraphone & Marimba *(Play any of the Etudes in the back) McMillan, Masterpieces for Marimba Pimental/Moore, The Solo Marimbist Rubank/Quick, Soloist Folio Whaley, Musical Studies for the Intermediate Mallet Player Hatch, Challenge Peters, Mitchell - Any of his solos Musser, Clair O. - Any of his solos |
| Timpani: | Firth, The Solo Timpanist Schinstine, The Developing Solo Timpanist Whaley, Solos and Duets for Timpani |
| Multiple Percussion: | O’Reilly, Solos for the Percussion Player Goldenberg, Studies in Solo Percussion Kraft, Morris Dance Kraft, French Suite Beck, Episode for Solo Percussion |