Woodwinds

All our majors enjoy one-on-one mentorships with our world-class faculty and enjoy a diverse range of performance opportunities in our many ensembles from our Jazz Ensembles to the Wind Symphony to the University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra.

Audition Repertoire Requirements

Bassoon

• Three octave chromatic scale, slurred, as fast as you can accurately play.
• Three octave B major scale, tongued, as fast as you can accurately play.
• One fast movement, and one slow movement from a work of your choice. For example, the two movements could come from a Galliard Sonata.

Clarinet

• 3 octave chromatic scale starting on low E (both slurred and legato articulation)
• Major scales: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D, A, E
• One fast etude, and one slow etude from either the Rose 32 Studies for Clarinet, or the Rose 40 Studies for the Clarinet
• One solo of your choice from the standard solo clarinet repertoire (Mozart, Weber, Stravinsky, Devienne, etc.)

Flute

Undergraduate

• All major scales, 2 octaves; chromatic scale, full range; tempi should be as fast as can be comfortably and accurately played
• Two contrasting works of your choice (etudes or solos); ideally, repertoire should be from NFA Graded Repertoire Level “H” or higher (ie, Bach/Handel Sonatas, Mozart Concerti, Hindemith Sonata, or works from the Flute Music by French Composers collection); see nfaonline.org for more repertoire suggestions
• Sightreading

Graduate

• Three contrasting works of your choice (etudes or solos) representing three different historical time periods (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary); ideally, repertoire should be from NFA Graded Repertoire Level “J” or higher; see nfaonline.org for more repertoire suggestions
• Four orchestral excerpts of your choice
• Sightreading

Oboe

Undergraduate

• All major and minor scales
• Chromatic scale (low B-flat to high F)
• Two contrasting works (or movements) of your choosing to demonstrate the full range of your technical and lyrical ability. 
• Sight-reading
• Those auditioning for the BM in Oboe Performance should also prepare a fast Ferling Etude. 

Graduate

• Scales as requested
• Two or three complete major works
• Representative orchestra excerpts