PAMC SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Once your applications have been processed, you will be contacted with the date of your audition. This audition will determine your admission to the Music Department, as well as your eligibility for music scholarships. Rehearsal time prior to the audition is not guaranteed.
Accompanists will be provided for vocal auditions only. Instrumentalists may bring an accompanist, or perform unaccompanied. Instrumentalists auditioning will be judged on tone production, musicality, technical and rhythmic accuracy, intonation, scales, and sight-reading. Vocalists will be judged on tone production, musicality, rhythmic accuracy, intonation, diction, tonal memory, and sight-reading.
Brass
Students will be asked to perform two contrasting selections from classical music repertoire, either solos or etudes; major scales through three sharps and three flats (two octaves if possible), and a two-octave chromatic scale; and sight-reading.
Keyboard
(Area in Music Education, or Area in Music)
Students will be asked to perform a contrapunctal work by J.S. Bach; a classical, romantic, impressionistic, or contemporary work; all major scales, two octaves, hands together; and sight-reading.
(Area in Music Performance)
Students will be asked to perform a contrapunctal work by J.S. Bach; a movement of a classical period sonata; a romantic, impressionistic, or contemporary work; all major scales and one form of minor, four octaves, hands together; and sight-reading. One of the selections must be performed from memory.
Percussion
Students are asked to perform the following in at least three of the four percussion categories. 1) Snare: PAS (Pecussive Arts Society) rudiments and a solo or etude in either rudimental, marching, or concert style. 2) Timpani: tuning fourths and fifths, and a solo or etude. 3) Keyboard Percussion: major scales through three sharps and three flats (two octaves), and either a solo or etude using two or four mallets. 4) Drum set: demonstrate jazz, rock, and Latin styles. 5) Sight-reading.
Strings
Students will be asked to perform one or two selections from classical music repertoire that is written for their instrument and is at least five minutes in length; major scales through three sharps and three flats (three octaves). An etude is optional.
Woodwinds
Students will be asked to perform two contrasting selections from classical music repertoire, either solos or etudes; major scales through three sharps and three flats (two octaves if possible), and a two-octave chromatic scale; and sight-reading.
