Complete information regarding the application process for prospective students can be found at: http://www.csuohio.edu/class/music/students/howtoapply.html

Undergraduate audition requirements:
B.A. in Music and B.M.—All areas except Performance

Snare Drum: Solo or etude (i.e. Cirone, Delecluse, Peters, Pratt, Wilcoxon, etc.)
Mallets: One solo (two or four mallets); All major and minor scales and arpeggios
Timpani: Solo or etude (i.e. Carroll, Delecluse, Freise, Goodman, etc.)
Drumset: Optional—Demonstrate various styles at various tempos
**See notes below.

B.M.—Performance
Snare Drum: One concert solo (i.e. Cirone, Delecluse, Peters, etc.) and one rudimental solo (i.e. Pratt, Wilcoxon, etc.)
Mallets: One two-mallet solo/etude and one four-mallet solo in contrasting styles; All major and minor scales and arpeggios.
Timpani: Solo or etude for three or more drums (i.e. Carroll, Delecluse, Firth, Freise, Goodman, etc.)

Multiple Percussion: Optional—Submit a DVD recording of a multiple percussion solo
Drumset: Optional—Demonstrate various styles at various tempos
**See notes below.

Graduate Audition Requirements
M.M.—Performance

SIGHTREADING ON ALL INSTRUMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED.
DEMONSTRATION OF ADVANCED EAR TRAINING SKILLS REQUIRED.

Snare Drum - One solo AND one rudimental solo or more of the following:
Delecluse etudes
Mitch Peters Advanced Etudes or Hard Times
Other - please inquire in advance
PLUS
Rudimental Solo (required)
Pratt, Wilcoxon
Other - please inquire in advance
PLUS
Orchestral repertoire of your choice

Timpani - One or more of the following solos: (German and American timpani systems provided PLEASE NOTIFY IN ADVANCE)
Solo from Delecluse Trente Etudes book #3 etudes 21-30 (no other Delecluse please)
Vic Firth Solo Timpanist
Hochrainer four drum etude of choice.
Knauer four drum etude of choice.
Carter Improvisation or March
Other - please contact in advance
PLUS
Orchestral repertoire of your choice

Marimba -
Four mallet solo of your choice
PLUS
Two or four mallet Bach solo of your choice

Xylophone - One or more of the following:
Green, Breuer, Herman or other xylophone solos including concert pieces such as Caprice Valsant, Tambourin Chinois, etc.
PLUS
Orchestral repertoire of your choice
 
Glockenspiel - Orchestral repertoire of your choice
Accessories -  Orchestral repertoire of your choice
Vibraphone - Not required, only if desired
Drum set -      Not required, only if desired

**See notes below.

Although a live audition is preferred, candidates may also submit a DVD of an audition if time and distance are a major factor. Any DVD audition must be one take with no stopping and no leaving the picture at any time as in a live performance. Please contact for more details and requirements.

**NOTES FOR ALL PERCUSSION AUDITIONS:

• Students must provide their own mallets and sticks for the audition.
• The following will be provided at the audition: timpani, adjustable stools, mallet instruments, snare drums, snare stands, and cymbals.
• Students may bring their own snare drum and cymbals, if they prefer.
• Students planning to play tambourine or triangle must bring their own.
• Students must tune the timpani using a tuning fork or a single pitch from another source (i.e. pitch pipe, piano).
• Timpani solos that call for playing with the “butt” of the stick will only be allowed if a double-headed “flip-stick” is used. In addition, no solos that call for playing on the bowl, frame, or rim of the timpani will be allowed.
• Contact Mr. Freer or Mr. Golden with questions about audition repertoire or instruments prior to your audition.

Music Department application information: http://www.csuohio.edu/class/music/students/howtoapply.html

Music Department Admissions Contacts:

Graduate: Dr. Victor Liva - (216) 687-6931

Undergraduate: Prof. Howard Meeker - (216) 687-3667