SEU Music Auditions Page 1 of 18 Southeastern University Department of Music Audition Information An audition is required of all students applying to any music degree program offered at Southeastern University. Music minors do not require an audition. Non-music major instrumentalists are eligible to apply for an ensemble scholarship. Non-music major vocalists are eligible to apply for a SEU Choral Ensemble scholarship. The SEU Choral Ensembles do NOT include SEU Worship groups. The online music application form must be completed via Acceptd, in order to schedule an audition. Click here to apply. Video Submissions A live audition during a scheduled audition date is preferred. However, if you are unable to audition on campus, a high quality live video submission will be accepted. Please follow the same requirements listed for a live audition, including completion of the online music application form via Acceptd. Click here to apply. At the beginning of the video, please state your name and degree objective. Before each piece, please state the title and composer. Alternatively, you may list the title/composer as overlay title text on the video at the beginning of each piece. At the end of your recording, please share in 2-3 minutes why you want to study music at Southeastern University and what you hope to accomplish while at SEU. The video should be high quality (audio and video), and should not be produced or edited with any artificial audio enhancement (reverb, echo, etc.). Each piece may be recorded separately and compiled into one video. See page 17 for more information about acceptance to the Music Business program. Please contact the Music Department at 863-667-5144 for any additional questions. SEU Music Auditions Page 2 of 18 AUDITION REQUIREMENTS All instrumental and vocal audition requirements are listed below by instrument. Bass Guitar (Commercial and Jazz) BM Instrumental Performance Technique • 2-octave moveable (no open notes) major and minor scales • 2-octave major and minor arpeggios. Repertoire - pick two of the following three choices: • A Classical Piece on Electric Bass (for example a selection from: ‘J S Bach for Electric Bass’ by Josquin des Pres) • A Jazz Standard-melody, bass line and solo (improvised or composed) [for example a selection from: ‘The Real Easy Book’ by Chuck Sher, or ‘The Real Book’ (bass clef)] • A Contemporary Rock or Funk bass line that demonstrates technical control of the bass (examples: Geddy Lee [Rush], Flea [Red Hot Chili Peppers], Les Claypool [Primus], Victor Wooten, Jaco Pastorius, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, et al) Sight read a simple rhythm chart. BS Music Education, BS Church Music, BA Music Technique • 2-octave moveable (no open notes) major and minor scales • 2-octave major and minor arpeggios. Repertoire - pick two of the following three choices: • A Classical Piece on Electric Bass (for example a selection from: ‘J S Bach for Electric Bass’ by Josquin des Pres) • A Jazz Standard-melody, bass line and solo (improvised or composed) [for example a selection from: ‘The Real Easy Book’ by Chuck Sher, or ‘The Real Book’ (bass clef)] • A Contemporary Rock or Funk bass line that demonstrates technical control of the bass (examples: Geddy Lee [Rush], Flea [Red Hot Chili Peppers], Les Claypool [Primus], Victor Wooten, Jaco Pastorius, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, et al) Sight read a simple rhythm chart. SEU Music Auditions Page 3 of 18 BS Music Business Artist Track Technique • 2-octave moveable (no open notes) major and minor scales • 2-octave major and minor arpeggios. Repertoire - pick two of the following three choices: • A Classical Piece on Electric Bass (for example a selection from: ‘J S Bach for Electric Bass’ by Josquin des Pres) • A Jazz Standard-melody, bass line and solo (improvised or composed) [for example a selection from: ‘The Real Easy Book’ by Chuck Sher, or ‘The Real Book’ (bass clef)] • A Contemporary Rock or Funk bass line that demonstrates technical control of the bass (examples: Geddy Lee [Rush], Flea [Red Hot Chili Peppers], Les Claypool [Primus], Victor Wooten, Jaco Pastorius, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, et al) Sight read a simple rhythm chart. BS Music Business Executive and Production Track Technique • 2-octave moveable (no open notes) major and minor scales • 2-octave major and minor arpeggios. Repertoire - pick two of the following three choices: • A Classical Piece on Electric Bass (for example a selection from: ‘J S Bach for Electric Bass’ by Josquin des Pres) • A Jazz Standard-melody, bass line and solo (improvised or composed) [for example a selection from: ‘The Real Easy Book’ by Chuck Sher, or ‘The Real Book’ (bass clef)] • A Contemporary Rock or Funk bass line that demonstrates technical control of the bass (examples: Geddy Lee [Rush], Flea [Red Hot Chili Peppers], Les Claypool [Primus], Victor Wooten, Jaco Pastorius, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, et al) SEU Music Auditions Page 4 of 18 Brass (Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba) BM Instrumental Performance Technique • 2-octave major scales and arpeggios (all keys) • Chromatic scales played full range of the instrument Repertoire • Two contrasting works of style and tempo from standard repertoire • Two contrasting solo excerpts from standard orchestral or band literature. • Possible sight-reading BS Music Education, BS Church Music, BA Music Technique • 2-octave major scales and arpeggios (all keys) • Chromatic scales played full range of the instrument Repertoire • Perform two contrasting movements (technical and lyrical) from standard works. An etude may be substituted for one of the movements. • Possible sight-reading BS Music Business Artist Track Technique • 2-octave major scales and arpeggios (all keys) • Chromatic scales played full range of the instrument Repertoire • Two contrasting movements or selections (technical and lyrical) from standard works. • Works should come from different genre (classical, jazz, rock or pop), demonstrate the highest level of applicant’s technical and expressive ability and show the applicant’s potential for professional success on their instrument. • Possible sight-reading BS Music Business Executive and Production Track Technique • 2-octave major scales and arpeggios through 4 sharps and 4 flats. • 2-octave chromatic scales Repertoire • Two contrasting movements or selections (technical and lyrical) from standard works. • Works should come from different genre (classical, jazz, rock or pop), demonstrate the highest level of applicant’s technical and expressive ability and show the applicant’s potential for semi-professional success on their instrument. SEU Music Auditions Page 5 of 18 Non-music major auditioning for an ensemble scholarship Technique • Perform a minimum of three 2-octave chromatically adjacent scales. Example: B- flat, B major, and C major. • Perform a minimum of one 2-octave chromatic scale Repertoire • Perform two musical selections of contrasting style (technical and lyrical). One selection that contains both styles is acceptable. • Possible sight-reading. Guitar (Classical) BM Instrumental Performance Technique Diatonic Major and Minor Scales by Andres Segovia, Royal Conservatory of Music, or Abel Carlevaro. The student must demonstrate 2 major and 2 minor scales. At least 1 major and 1 minor scale must be in 3 octaves and no scale may be less than 2 octaves. Moveable scales are NOT acceptable! Repertoire • One etude from either the Carcassi 25 Etudes op. 60 or from the Segovia edition of 20 Studies by Sor. • Two concert level works of contrasting style from the standard repertoire. This may include works by H. Villa-Lobos, F. Sor, M. Carcassi, M. Giuliani, M. Ponce, F. Tarrega, I. Albeniz, E. Granados, etc. • Sight read a simple polyphonic piece in any position. BS Music Education, BS Church Music, BA Music Technique Diatonic Major and Minor Scales by Andres Segovia, Royal Conservatory of Music, or Abel Carlevaro. The student must demonstrate 1 major and 1 minor scale. At least 1 scale must be in 3 octaves and the other in no less than 2 octaves. Repertoire • One etude from either the Carcassi 25 Etudes op. 60 or from the Segovia edition of 20 Studies by Sor. • One concert level work from the standard repertoire. This may include works by H. Villa-Lobos, F. Sor, M. Carcassi, M. Giuliani, M. Ponce, F. Tarrega, I. Albeniz, E. Granados, etc. • Sight read a single-note melody in first position. BS Music Business Artist Track Technique Diatonic Major and Minor Scales by Andres Segovia, Royal Conservatory of Music, or Abel Carlevaro. The student must demonstrate 2 major and 2 minor scales. At least 1 SEU Music Auditions Page 6 of 18 major and 1 minor scale must be in 3 octaves and no scale in less than 2 octaves. Moveable scales are NOT acceptable! Repertoire • One etude from either the Carcassi 25 Etudes op. 60 or from the Segovia edition of 20 Studies by Sor. • Two concert level works of contrasting style from the standard repertoire. This may include works by H. Villa-Lobos, F. Sor, M. Carcassi, M. Giuliani, M. Ponce, F. Tarrega, I. Albeniz, E. Granados, etc. • Sight read a simple polyphonic piece in any position. BS Music Business Executive and Production Track Technique The student must demonstrate 1 major and 1 minor scale in no less than 2 octaves. Repertoire • One etude from either the Carcassi 25 Etudes op. 60 or from the Segovia edition of 20 Studies by Sor. • One concert level work from the standard repertoire. This may include works by H. Villa-Lobos, F. Sor, M. Carcassi, M. Giuliani, M. Ponce, F. Tarrega, I. Albeniz, E. Granados, etc. • Sight read a single-note melody in first position. Guitar (Commercial) BM Instrumental Performance Technique • 2-octave moveable (no open notes) major and minor scales. • Play 3 different positions of the pentatonic scale. Repertoire • Two contrasting (technical and lyrical) prepared solo pieces from either the pop or jazz standard repertoire.