Miami Arts Charter School

(For all students wishing to audition for placement into the advanced high school instrumental music program)

GENERAL PROCEDURES

• Students should arrive early to warm-up.
• The prepared selections should not be more than 5 minutes total.
• Percussionists should provide their own sticks and mallets. The school will provide a snare drum, xylophone, timpani and drum set for the jazz audition.
• All brass, woodwind and string players must provide their own instruments for the audition.
• Any necessary amplifiers for guitarists are to be provided by the student. The school will not provide an amplifier.
• A piano will be provided for the piano auditions.
• Audition appointments and reply letters will be sent via eMail. Be sure to enter the correct eMail address when applying online.
• Direct any questions to the music department via eMail.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS- Brass and Woodwinds

1. Chromatic Scale, 2 Octaves where possible, sixteenth notes.
2. Major Scales- Any 4 up to 5 flats or sharps will be selected (C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, G, D, A, E, B).
3. 2 Prepared selections or excerpts of solos of contrasting styles that best demonstrate the student's technical ability and musicianship. Selections may include the All-State requirements, a solo from the FBA or FVA list or an etude from a technical studies book (Arban's, Klose, etc...)
4. Sight-reading will be asked.
5. Pop music is not acceptable.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS- Concert Percussion

Students should expect to play in the three areas of snare, xylophone and timpani to the best of their ability. The drum set audition in optiona

1. 3 Prepared selections or excerpts of rudimentary solos that best demonstrate the student's technical ability and musicianship on snare, xylophone and timpani (1 selection each). Selections may include the All-State requirements, a solo from the FBA or FVA list or an etude from a technical studies book. Students will be asked to tune the timpani to various given pitches.
2. Major Scales- Any 4 up to 5 flats or sharps will be selected (C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, G, D, A, E, B).
3. Sight-reading will be asked on snare, timpani and xylophone.
4. Pop music is not acceptable.
5. The FBA All-state requirement selections are recommended as good audition material.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS- Strings

1. 2 Prepared selections or excerpts of solos of contrasting styles that best demonstrate the student's technical ability and musicianship. Selections may include the All-State requirements, a solo from the FOA list or an etude from a technical studies book.
2. Major Scales- Any 4 up to 3 flats or 4 sharps will be selected (C, F, Bb, Eb, G, D, A, E).
3. Sight-reading will be asked.
4. Pop music is not acceptable.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS- Classical Piano

1. All Major scales, both hands, 4 octaves, with arpeggios.
2. Any Bach Prelude or Fugue
3. Any movement of a classical solo or sonata
4. A brief romantic or contemporary work

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS- Classical Guitar

1. Major Scales- two octave major and harmonic minor scales demonstrating at least two differing fingerings for each – as opposed to utilizing one particular fingering pattern moved to various positions.
2. Considerable flexibility is permitted in the choice of audition material. Guitarists admitted to the program should demonstrate a degree of technical fluency and musical awareness appropriate to the level of audition literature. All incoming applicants should prepare and perform from memory 2 pieces in contrasting style.
3. Sight-reading will be required.