Cello - Undergraduate

• Major and minor scales.
• An etude.
• Two works contrasting in tempo and style like a movement of a concerto and a movement of a Bach Cello Suite.

Cello - Masters of Music (MM) & Artist Diploma (AD)

• A movement of a standard concerto (Dvorak, Schumann, Saint-Seans, Elgar, Haydn C or D, etc.) or comparable solo piece (Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, Bloch Schelomo, etc.).
• Two contrasting movements from a Bach Cello Suite.
• An etude.

Cello - Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

• A movement of a standard concerto (Dvorak, Schumann, Saint-Seans, Elgar, Haydn C or D, etc.) or a comparable solo piece (Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, Bloch Schelomo, etc.).
• Two contrasting movements from a Bach Cello Suite.
• An additional work of the applicant's choice.

Classical Guitar - Undergraduate:

• Three contrasting pieces of your choice demonstrate your technique and musicianship.
• A typical program might include a nineteenth-century study (by Carcassi, Sor, Aguado or Giuliani), a movement from a Bach lute suite and a more modern piece.
• Two-octave or three-octave scales. One major and one melodic minor scale of your choice.

Classical Guitar - Masters of Music (MM) & Artist Diploma (AD)

• Three contrasting pieces of your choice demonstrate your technique and musicianship.
• A typical program might include a substantial ninetieth-century work, a movement from a Bach lute suite and a substantial romantic or modern work.
• One three-octave major and three-octave melodic minor scale of your choice

Classical Guitar - Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

• Three contrasting pieces of your choice demonstrate your technique and musicianship.
• A typical program might include a concerto movement, a sonata movement and a fugue by Bach.
• Three octave major and melodic minor scales in all keys

Double Bass - Undergraduate

• Major scales, two octaves
• Two contrasting movements of a standard sonata or concerto or two contrasting etudes

Double Bass - Masters of Music (MM) & Artist Diploma (AD)

• Two contrasting movements of a standard sonata or concerto
• One movement of work from an additional style period

Double Bass - Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

• A complete concerto
• Two contrasting movements from one of Bach's Suites for solo cello

Viola - Undergraduate

• An etude
• Two works contrasting in tempo and style

Viola - Masters of Music (MM) & Artist Diploma (AD)

• Two contrasting movements from one of Bach's Suites for solo viola
• A movement from one of the major viola concertos such as Bartok, Walton, or Hindemith Der Schwanendreher
• An additional work of contrasting style

Viola - Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

• A complete Bach Suite for solo viola
• A movement from one of the major viola concertos such as Bartok, Walton, or Hindemith Der Schwanendreher
• An additional work of contrasting style

Violin - Undergraduate Degrees

• All major and minor three-octave scales and arpeggios
• Two works contrasting in style and tempo
  • Applicants for the performance degree should specifically prepare as their two contrasting works: (1) an outer movement of a standard concerto and (2) a movement from one of Bach's Sonatas or Partitas for solo violin

Violin - Masters of Music (MM) & Artist Diploma (AD)

• An outer movement of a standard concerto from the 19th or 20th century
• Two contrasting movements of one of Bach's Sonatas or Partitas for solo violin
• An additional work of contrasting style

For information regarding eligibility, program details, and repertoire for the MSO/UofM Fellowship, click here.

Violin - Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

• An outer movement of a standard concerto from the 19th or 20th century
• A complete Bach Sonata or Partita for solo violin
• The first movement of a Mozart concerto

For information regarding eligibility, program details, and repertoire for the MSO/UofM Fellowship, click here.

Classical Guitar - Undergraduate Degrees

• Three contrasting pieces of your choice that demonstrate your technique and musicianship.
• A typical program might include a nineteenth-century study (by Carcassi, Sor, Aguado or Giuliani), a movement from a Bach lute suite and a more modern piece.
  • Two-octave or three-octave scales. One major and one melodic minor scale of your choice.

Classical Guitar - Masters of Music (MM)

• Three contrasting pieces of your choice that demonstrate your technique and musicianship.
• A typical program might include a substantial ninetieth-century work, a movement from a Bach lute suite and a substantial romantic or modern work.
  • One three-octave major and three-octave melodic minor scale of your choice
    
    

Classical Guitar - Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

• Three contrasting pieces of your choice that demonstrate your technique and musicianship.
• A typical program might include a concerto movement, a sonata movement and a fugue by Bach.
  • Three octave major and melodic minor scales in all keys