Woodwind and Brass

Online Audition Music

Audition Procedures/Materials

Please be sure to complete the scholarship/award application form and paste a link to your YouTube video after auditioning.  You may complete this form and audition before being officially accepted into the university.  Just complete the information you currently know.

This audition will:

• Serve as your entrance audition into the music performance or music education degree programs and as your audition for marching band

• Or, if you are not majoring in music: serve as your entrance audition for marching band &/or symphonic band

• This audition will also qualify you for: a) a possible music-major scholarship and/or b) band service awards (provided to every member of the marching band, wind symphony, symphonic band, jazz band, and basketball pep band)

Brass & Woodwinds: Majoring in anything OTHER than music

Please play:

• Perform any two major scales (you may play them memorized or with music)

• A chromatic scale

• Our fight song: "On McNeese"

  • Click here to obtain a PDF copy of your part for "On McNeese"

• Our alma mater

  • Click here to obtain a PDF of your part for the alma mater

• A short sight reading excerpt (if in person)

Brass & Woodwinds: Majoring in MUSIC EDUCATION or MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Please play:

• One lyrical etude, solo or other piece of music of your choosing. Performing this excerpt should indicate your ability to perform music expressively

• One technical etude, solo, or other piece of music of your choosing. This should indicate your technical ability

  • The above prepared pieces can be cuts from honor band or all-state audition material, etudes from lesson books, excerpts from solos, or even music from your concert band folder. Generally, many students use their honor band, all-region or all-state audition music, because they already know it well and it covers these requirements for us:

• Scales: Perform any two major scales two octaves.

• Sight Reading (if in person)