Auditions for the 2009-2010 Academic Year

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Due to an error of posting the wrong date, there will be a choice of 2 audition days for potential percussion music majors. Sorry for the confusion!

Music Majors (and non-majors wanting to apply for scholarship): Percussion scholarship auditions for students interested in majoring in music will occur on Saturday, February 7 or Saturday, February 14, 2009. Please email Wayne Bovenschen or call 405-747-7530 to reserve a time. All students should plan to perform solos on the following instruments:

• concert snare
  • EXAMPLES: an etude from The Solo Snare Drummer by Vic Firth or Portraits in Rhythm by Anthony Cirone.
• rudimental smare
  • EXAMPLES: any solo by Marty Hurley, Mitch Markovitch, Art Cappio, Charley Wilcoxon or John Pratt; The Rudimental Cookbook (Ed Freytag).
• keyboards (two and/or four mallets)
  • EXAMPLES: Yellow After the Rain (Mitchell Peters), Spanish Dance (Kai Stensgaard), Two Mexican Dances (Gordon Stout), Three Preludes (Ney Rosauro), Furioso and Valse in D Minor (2 mallets) (Earl Hatch), any ragtime solo by George Hamilton Green (2 mallets).
• timpani
  • EXAMPLES: Sonata for Timpani (John Beck), Raga No. 1 (William Cahn), Eight Solos for 4 Timpani (Elliott Carter).

Of course, all state audition material can be used if you desire, but I do encourage all auditionees to try to learn something new on timpani and keyboard. There are MANY other solos that can be used - the above are just common suggestions for students to consider.

In addition, knowledge of rudiments, scales, and timpani tuning is helpful. Sight reading on snare and keyboard will also be given. Any student who has a conflict on the audition date, or would like more information for the 2009-2010 academic year should contact Wayne Bovenschen via email or call (405)744-8983 for additional information.

Marching Band Only: Percussion students wishing to audition for the OSU Marching Band should contact Wayne Bovenschen via email or call (405)744-8983 to reserve an audition time for Sunday, April 5, 2009. This first audition will consist of a prepared solo on one of the following instruments:

• snare drum (traditional grip)
• tenors (exercises and/or solos prepared)
• bass drum (a moderately difficult matched grip snare solo will suffice)
• cymbals (a moderately easy matched grip snare solo will suffice)
• keyboards (two or four mallets)

Knowledge of rudiments or scales and sight reading will also be tested. Results from the first round of auditions will be posted online with final audition material soon after the first round on April 5. The final audition for the 2009 OSU Marching Percussion Ensemble for those who pass the first round will occur on Saturday, April 25 & May 2, 2009 from 9:00am to 4:00pm . Size of the line will vary dependent upon the talent level of those auditioning. The most likely instrumentation for 2009 is:

• Snares: 9
• Tenors: 5
• Basses: 5
• Cymbals: 9
• Pit: 11