RN to BSN Program
Dr. Peter van den Honert,
Interim Chair
(814) 732-2555
vandenhonert@edinboro.edu
Debbie Rodgers, Secretary
(814) 732-2555
drodgers@edinboro.edu
Dr. Gary Grant,
Chair (on Sabbatical)
(814) 732-2792
ggrant@edinboro.edu
Welcome from the Chair!
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Music Department Audio
Scaramouche, 1st Mvt.
by Darius Milhaud
Dr. Patrick Jones, saxophone
with the Imani Winds
Concertino, 3rd Mvt.
by Jan Koetsier
Dr. Daniel Burdick, tuba
Patricia Higdon, piano
Klonos by Piet Swerts
Dr. Patrick Jones, saxophone
Dr. Kristine West Denton, piano
Concerto, 1st Mvt.
by Karl von Dittersdorf
Carolina Melchiori, string bass
Tarantella
by Giovanni Bottesini
Carolina Melchiori, string bass
Prelude from
Suite in Olden Style
by Hans Fryba
Carolina Melchiori, string bass
An die Entfernte
from Bardenklaenge, op. 13
by Johann Kaspar Mertz
Erik Mann, guitar
Preludio from Cavatina
by Alexandre Tansman
Erik Mann, guitar
Gavotte I from
Lute Suite No. 3, BWV 995
by J. S. Bach
Erik Mann, guitar
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS-CLARINET
Recommended or acceptable pieces for entrance examination:
Finzi “Five Bagatells”, Weber “Concertino”, Stamitz “Concerto no. 3 in Bb”, Schumann “Fantasy Pieces”, Saint-Saens “Sonata”, Mozart “Clarinet Concerto”, Danzi “Sonata Concertante in Bb”, Hindemith “Sonata”, Rabaud “Solo de Concours”
Etudes:
Rose “Etudes”, Voxman“ Selective Studies”, Baerman “Complete Method for Clarinet”, Klose “Complete Method for the Clarinet”, Kroepsch “416 Progressive Studies”
Scales:
Major scales up to four sharps and four flats. Knowledge of minor scales are a plus.
Technique that the student should demonstrate:
A full tone from low E to high E above the staff (three octaves.)
Music can be purchased from:
Eble Music (eble.com)
Other:
Basically, you should demonstrate fast as well as slow, lyrical playing. The pieces listed above are just suggestions. Any piece similar in level is also acceptable.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS-SAXOPHONE
Recommended or acceptable pieces for entrance examination:
Bonneau “Suite”, Rueff “Chanson et Passpied”, Eccles “Sonata”, Echyenne “Sonata”, Lunde “Sonata”, Glazounov “Concerto”, Creston “Sonata”, Heiden “Sonata”, Bozza “Aria”, Ibert “Histroires”, Koechlin “Quinze Etudes”, Lantier “Sicilienne”, Tomasi “Introduction et Danse”
Etudes:
Ferling “48 Etudes”, Voxman “Selected Studies”, Karg-Elert “25 Carpricen und Sonate”, Lacour “24 Easy Atonal Studies”, Mule—Any Method
Scales:
Major scales up to four sharps and four flats. Knowledge of minor scales are a plus.
Technique that the student should demonstrate:
Good, stable tone demonstrated with a chromatic scale from low Bb to high F.
Music can be purchased from:
Eble Music (eble.com)
Other:
Basically, you should demonstrate fast as well as slow, lyrical playing. The pieces listed above are just suggestions. Any piece similar in level is also acceptable.
Audition Requirements by Studio
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