Voice

Vocal Music Audition Requirements:

For those seeking degrees in:

Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance
Bachelor of Music in Music Education with a vocal emphasis
Bachelor of Arts in Music

Students should prepare three pieces from memory with live piano accompaniment.

• Two classical pieces at the level of an art song or arietta
  One 16th – 18th centuryItalian art song or aria
  One 19th to 20th century British or American art song in English
  French or German may be substituted for the Italian
• One musical theatre song showcasing a different vocal quality and style than the two classical pieces.

Recommended standard literature: 

• Songs Repertoire Resources in Italian
  24 Italian Songs (Publisher: G. Schrimer)
  26 Italian Art Songs and Arias (Publisher: Alfred)
• Suggested Resources in English (All by Joan Boytim, Publisher: G. Schrimer)
  First or Second Book of Soprano Solos
  First or Second Book of Mezzo-Soprano Solos
  First or Second Book of Tenor Solos
  First or Second Book of Baritone Solos
  First or Second Book of Bass Solos

For those seeking a degree in:

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre

• Two contrasting, 16-32 bar cuts from musical theatre repertoire; one ballad and one up-tempo. One selection must be written prior to 1970 and the other contemporary. One selection should feature a classical “thin folds/head voice” vocal quality, and one should feature a contrasting vocal quality such as belt quality.

Recommended standard literature

• All volumes of The Singer’s Musical Theatre Anthology Soprano (Publisher: Hal Leonard)
• The Singer’s Musical Theatre Anthology Mezzo-Soprano
• The Singer’s Musical Theatre Anthology Tenor
• The Singer’s Musical Theatre Anthology Baritone/Bass
• Any and all Vocal Selections books
• www.musicnotes.com to find a key that works for you
• www.newmusicaltheatre.com for new contemporary songs

• A prepared monologue of any time period or style that is approximately 90 seconds in length