North
Carolina Central University Division of Bands
Band Membership and Priority Scholarship Consideration
Flute and Piccolo
All twelve Major and Minor Scales ( Harmonic Minor Scales Optional)
Prepared Flute Solo from the following repertoire: J.S Bach any sonata;
Mozart- Concerto in G or D; any Paris Conservatory piece. Please note that the works listed are only suggested pieces; any
work of comparable quality is acceptable. The instrumentalist should prepare 8-10 minutes of music.
Sight Reading
Excerpts: Sousa- Stars and Stripes Forever (Students must play the Piccolo solo)
Oboe
All twelve Major and Minor Scales ( Harmonic Minor Scales Optional)
Prepared Oboe solo from the following repertoire: Cimarosa- Concerto
in C; Handel- Sonatas; Haydn- Concerto in C. Please note that the works listed are only suggested pieces; any work of comparable
quality is acceptable. The instrumentalist should prepare 8-10 minutes of music.
Sight Reading
Clarinet
All twelve Major and Minor Scales ( Harmonic Minor Scales Optional)
Prepared Clarinet Solo from the following repertoire: Weber- Concertino;
Mozart- Concerto movements I and II or movements II or III. Please note that the works listed are only suggested pieces; any
work of comparable quality is acceptable. The instrumentalist should prepare 8-10 minutes of music.
Sight Reading
Excerpts: Alford- Purple Carnival March
Saxophone
All twelve Major and Minor Scales ( Harmonic Minor Scales Optional)
Prepared Saxophone Solo from the following repertoire: Maurice- Tableaux
de Provence; Creston- Sonata; Ibert-Concertino da Camera. Please note that the works listed are only suggested pieces; any
work of comparable quality is acceptable. The instrumentalist should prepare 8-10 minutes of music.
Sight Reading
Trumpet
All twelve Major and Minor Scales ( Harmonic Minor Scales Optional)
Prepared Trumpet Solo from the following repertoire: Arban- Any Characteristic
study 1-12; Charlier- Any Etude study; Artunian-Concerto in Ab; Haydn- Concerto in Eb; Hummel-Concerto in Eb; Bellstedt- Napoli;
Clarke- Bride of Waves; Clarke- From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific; Clarke; Carnival of Venice; Kennan- Sonata for Trumpet;
Hindemith- Sonata for Trumpet. . Please note that the works listed are only suggested pieces; any work of comparable quality
is acceptable. The instrumentalist should prepare 8-10 minutes of music.
Sight Reading
Excerpts: Charlier – Etude #2 or Moussorgsky- Pictures at an Exhibition
French Horn
All
twelve Major and Minor Scales ( Harmonic Minor Scales Optional)
Prepared Horn solo from the following repertoire: Mozart- any concerto in Eb; R. Strauss-
Concerto, Op. 11 (one movement); Hindemith- Sonata (1st movement).
Please note that the works listed are only suggested pieces; any work
of
comparable quality
is acceptable. The instrumentalist should prepare 8-10 minutes
of music.
Excerpts: Mahler-
Symphony #1 (3rd movement, low horn excerpt)
Euphonium
All twelve Major and Minor Scales ( Harmonic Minor Scales Optional)
Prepared Euphonium Solo from the following repertoire: Galliard- Sonata
#1; Pryor- Blue Bells of Scotland; Rochut- Melodious Etudes (any etude in book 1). Please note that the works listed are only
suggested pieces; any work of comparable quality is acceptable. The instrumentalist should prepare 8-10 minutes of music.
Sight Reading
Excepts: King- The Melody Shop March
Trombone
All twelve Major and Minor Scales ( Harmonic Minor Scales Optional)
Prepared Trombone Solo from the following repertoire: Guilmant- Morceau
Symphonique; David- Concertino (movements 1 or 2); Larson- Concertino (movements (1 or 2); Pryor – Blue Bells of Scotland.
Please note that the works listed are only suggested pieces; any work of comparable quality is acceptable. The instrumentalist
should prepare 8-10 minutes of music.
Sight
Reading
Excerpts: Fillmore- Rolling Thunder March or Berlioz-
Hungarian March
Tuba
All twelve Major and Minor Scales ( Harmonic Minor Scales Optional)
Prepared Tuba Solo from the following repertoire: Barat- Introduction
and Dance; Gregson- Concerto; Kopprash- (Any studies starting on Exercise #3). Please note that the works listed are only
suggested pieces; any work of comparable quality is acceptable. The instrumentalist should prepare 8-10 minutes of music.
Sight Reading
Excerpts: Kopprash Studies for Tuba #1 or #2.
Percussion
Note: All percussionists will be required to audition on the following
instruments:
snare drum, mallet percussion,
and tympani.
Snare Drum
Perform different Rudiments ( All percussionist should perform the rudiments in an open to close fashion)
Prepared Snare Drum Solo from the following repertoire: Cirone- Portraits
in rhythm; Campbell- Rudiments in rhythm. Please note that the works listed are only suggested pieces; any work of comparable
quality is acceptable. The instrumentalist should prepare 8-10 minutes of music.
Sight Reading
Mallet Percussion
Tympani
- Any prepared piece or solo
