Woodwind Audition Information
Dr. Eugene Zoro, Woodwind Area Coordinator
PAC 145; (360) 650-3781; Eugene.Zoro@wwu.edu
Click Here to Request a woodwind audition.
Once your form is received, you will be contacted to schedule your audition time.
Priority entrance audition dates for Fall 2012 admission are February 24 &March 2.
For out-of-state students sending a recording please fill out and attach this form with your recording: Entrance Audition Form (pdf)
Acceptance into the Department of Music does not guarantee acceptance into the University. For more information on applying to WWU, visit WWU Admissions.
Audition Guidelines:
Students should use the below information to help them craft an audition that best shows their talents and abilities. Consultation with private instructor will also help students to prepare a quality audition. Students are NOT REQUIRED to play all of the repertoire below. These are suggested guidelines to help you prepare your audition.
Flute -- Any Handel sonata (except E minor)—select at least 1. Any etude from Anderson Etude Method, op. 41—select any 2 of the 18. Major & minor scales & arpeggios through 4 sharps & 4 flats (2 octaves).
Oboe -- Handel Sonata No. 1. Any melodic study from Barret or etude from Ferling “48 Studies.” Major & minor scales & arpeggios through 4 sharps & 4 flats (2 octaves).
Clarinet -- Any 2 etudes from “Thirty-two Etudes for Clarinet” by C. Rose, or from “Preliminary Studies for the Accomplished Clarinetist” Vol. 1 by R. Jettel. One solo work comparable to the Weber “Concertino” or Hindemith “Sonata”. Major & minor scales & arpeggios through 4 sharps and 4 flats (2 octaves).
Bassoon -- 3 or 4 selected studies from Weissenborn Complete Method. Any two studies from Weissenborn Advanced Studies. Mozart “Concerto in Bb” (2nd & 3rd movements), or Galliard “Sonatas I & VI” or Phillips “Concertpiece” or Telemann “Sonata in F”. Scales & arpeggios through 4 sharps & 4 flats (2 octaves).
Saxophone -- 2 studies from Ferling 48 Famous Sutdies, Rubank Selected Studies, Klose 25 Exercises or Niehaus Jazz Studies. 1 solo work comparable to Glazounov: Concerto, Ibert: Concertino da Camera, Villa-Lobos: Fantasia, Bozza: aria or Ibert aria. Major & minor scales & arpeggios through 4 sharps & 4 flats (2 octaves or full range).
