Large Ensemble Percussion Audition Excerpts 201 USC Band ...

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The percussion audition process consists of materials highlighting the three major areas of concert percussion performance – snare drum, mallet percussion, and timpani. Students will be judged on the use of proper technique, overall sound quality on each instrument, and correct execution of the audition materials. The audition will also include a brief mallet percussion sight-reading excerpt. Large Ensemble Audi1on Etudes Percussion (for Majors and Non-Majors) Iowa State University Fall 2021

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2018 USCBandClinicPercussionAuditionExcerpts

Thepercussionauditionprocessconsistsofmaterialshighlightingthethreemajorareasofconcertpercussionperformance–snaredrum,malletpercussion,andtimpani.Studentswillbejudgedontheuseofpropertechnique,overallsoundqualityoneachinstrument,andcorrectexecutionoftheauditionmaterials.Theauditionwillalsoincludeabriefmalletpercussionsight-readingexcerpt.

PleaseNote:Portionsofboththesnaredrumandtimpaniexcerptshavebeenselectedtobeplayedfortheaudition.Pleaseadheretothemarkingsfoundontheseexcerpts,astheseare

theonlysectionsofthemusicyouwillberequiredtoplay.

SnareDrumAnthonyCirone–Etude#5fromPortraitsinRhythm

Selectiontobeplayed:M.21totheendMalletPercussion(tobeplayedonmarimba)J.S.Bach–“Polonaise”fromMusicalStudiesfortheIntermediateMalletPlayer(pg.17) Selectiontobeplayed:ALL,withoutrepeatsTimpaniRaynorCarroll–“Rigoroso”fromExercises,Etudes,andSolosfortheTimpani(pg.137) Selectiontobeplayed:Beginningtom.20,beat1.

LargeEnsembleAudi1onEtudes

Percussion(forMajorsandNon-Majors)

IowaStateUniversityFall2021

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ConcertSnareDrum

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MALLETPERCUSSIONEXCERPT–POLONAISEfromMusicalStudiesfortheIntermediateMalletPlayerPerformtheentireetudewithNOREPEATS.

MalletKeyboard(MarimbaorXylo)

performwithNOrepeats

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TIMPANIEXCERPT–RIGOROSOfromExercises,Etudes,andSolosfortheTimpaniPlayfromthebeginningtothedownbeatofm.20.

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Timpani