Composition

Composition applicants are required to submit a portfolio of 3-5 original scores written for different combinations of instruments/voices (for example, piano trios, strings quartets, large ensembles, etc.). Submission of recordings on compact disc is greatly encouraged. Please note that music arrangements or popular genres will not be considered and application materials and scores will not be returned to applicants.

Applicants residing in Singapore who meet the audition requirements will be shortlisted for an interview during the audition week. At the interview, applicants should be able to discuss their influences and musical interests in relation to the field of composition. International applicants may be contacted via telephone for the interview.

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Violin

One of the following:

1. Wieniawski Caprice
2. Dont Etudes
3. Paganini Caprice

Unaccompanied Bach: an Adagio and Fugue or three movements of a Partita

The 1st or 2nd & 3rd movement of a concerto from the standard repertoire

Short study piece (to be given to candidate before audition).

Major and minor scales and arpeggios, three octaves

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Viola

Two contrasting movements of unaccompanied Bach, or one unaccompanied work.

One movement from a standard sonata
(example: Brahms, Schubert, Schumann, Shostakovich), or comparable work

One movement from Bartok, Walton, Hindemith concertos or a virtuoso movement from a standard classical concerto.

Short study piece (to be given to candidate before audition).

Major and minor scales and arpeggios, three octaves

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Cello

One etude from the following:

1. Duport 21 Etudes
2. Popper High School of Cello Playing
3. Piatti 12 Caprices

At least three movements from any Bach suite or any Baroque sonata

A concerto from the standard literature

Short study piece (to be given to candidate before audition).

Major and minor scales and arpeggios, three octaves

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Double Bass

Contrasting movements of a concerto or sonata

Two excerpts from the standard orchestral audition literature

Short study piece (to be given to candidate before audition).

Major and minor scales and arpeggios, three octaves

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Flute

At least two contrasting movements of a Baroque or Classical sonata or concerto
(example: Mozart Concerto in G, k.v. 313, or a sonata by J.S. Bach)

A selection from the Paris Conservatory Prize Competition pieces
(example: Dutilleux Sonatine, Fauré Fantaisie), or comparable work

Short study piece (to be given to candidate before audition).

Major and minor scales

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Oboe

Mozart Concerto- 1st and 2nd movements (with cadenzas).

A contrasting Romantic or Modern Sonata / Concerto movement.

Short study piece (to be given to candidate before audition).

Major and minor scales

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Clarinet

Mozart Concerto in A, K. 622 - slow movement

One of the following:

1. Weber Concerto No. 1 in f minor - first or third movement
2. Weber Concerto No. 2 in Eb Major - first or third movement
3. Mozart Concerto in A, K. 622 - first or third movement
4. Weber Concertino, Op. 26

Short study piece (to be given to candidate before audition).

Major and minor scales

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Bassoon

Two contrasting studies from Weissenborn or Milde Studies

Two contrasting movements from a Baroque or Classical sonata or concerto
(example: Vivaldi bassoon concerto or Galliard sonata)

Short study piece (to be given to candidate before audition).

Major and minor scales

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French Horn

Kopprasch Sixty Selected Studies, Vol. 1, No. 15

Two solos of contrasting styles
(example: Beethoven Sonata and Strauss Concerto)

An orchestral excerpt comparable to the solos in Strauss Till Eulenspiegel or Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

Short study piece (to be given to candidate before audition).

Major and minor scales

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Trumpet

A movement or part of a concerto, sonata that will demonstrate your technique and articulation (accompaniment preferred).

A slow piece of your choice that will demonstrate your tone and muscianship (unaccompanied acceptable).

Three contrasting orchestral excerpts of your choice.

Short study piece (to be given to candidate before audition).

Major and minor scales

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Trombone

A movement or part of a concerto, sonata that will demonstrate your technique and articulation (accompaniment preferred).

A slow piece of your choice that will demonstrate your tone, range and muscianship (unaccompanied acceptable).

Three contrasting orchestral excerpt.
(for references, please visit http://www.trombone.org/resources.asp)

Short study piece (to be given to candidate before audition).

Major and minor scales

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Tuba

A legato styled etude such as a Bordogni or Concone etude i.e: "Rochut Melodious Etudes for Trombone, Book 1, Etude No. 2."

A selection of two orchestral excerpts for tuba from the standard orchestral repertoire such as Richard Wagner’s "Prelude to Die Meistersinger" or "Ride of the Valkyries."

A solo of the applicant's choice

Short study piece (to be given to candidate before audition).

Major and minor scales

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Percussion

Two standard orchestral excerpts
One solo or etude demonstrating rudiments and rolls

One solo or etude demonstrating 4-mallet technique
Two standard orchestral excerpts

Two standard orchestral excerpts
One solo or etude demonstrating rolls
Demonstrate tuning skills and rolls of all pitch ranges and dynamics

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Harp

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Recording Arts and Science

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Voice

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Piano

(for Bachelor of Music Degree Programme)
Applicants are required to perform one selection from each of the following five groups:

• One Etude by Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Scriabin, Bartok, Stravinsky, Moszkowski, Prokofiev, Ligeti or Bolcom.
• Any Prelude & Fugue chosen from the Well Tempered Clavier by J.S. Bach
• A complete Sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, or Clementi
• A major work from the Romantic period*
• A representative work from the 20th century to the present*

No exceptions or substitutions will be permitted for the above requirements.

Applicants should also make note of the following:

• All audition repertoire must be performed from memory.
• No concerti or transcriptions are permitted.
• The examination may also include sight-reading of a short musical excerpt.

Repertoire validation list: Each applicant must submit a list of works he/she has studied within the last three years to the audition panel.

Please also read the PIANO FAQs for more details on the audition requirements.