{"id":750,"date":"2026-05-13T18:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/music\/?page_id=750"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:01:11","slug":"percussion-audition-repertoire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/degrees\/percussion-audition-repertoire\/","title":{"rendered":"Percussion audition repertoire"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Percussion audition repertoire<\/h1>\n<h2>Undergraduate audition requirements<\/h2>\n<h3>Required Audition Areas<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Keyboard Percussion: Two solos on marimba, vibraphone, or xylophone. One selection should demonstrate 2-mallet proficiency while the other demonstrates 4-mallet ability using whichever grip \/ technique is most comfortable for the student.<\/li>\n<li>Snare Drum: A concert snare drum solo\/etude is required. An additional solo in a rudimental style is optional.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare sight-reading skills on marimba and snare drum.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare all major scales (two octaves).<\/li>\n<li>Ask a lot of questions!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Choice Audition Areas (choose one or more)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Timpani: An etude or solo for two, three, or four drums. Excerpts from the standard orchestral repertoire would also be acceptable.<\/li>\n<li>Multiple Percussion: An etude\/solo on any combination of percussion instruments.<\/li>\n<li>Drum Set: A prepared solo and\/or improvisation in a variety of styles.<\/li>\n<li>World Percussion Instruments: A prepared solo and\/or improvisation in an area of your choice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.nau.edu\/departments?id=10430&amp;person=ahf67\">Abby Fisher<\/a>, Percussion<br \/>\nOffice: Building 37, Room 162<br \/>\nPhone: 928-523-3739<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Abigail.Fisher@nau.edu\">Abigail.Fisher@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Percussion audition repertoire Undergraduate audition requirements Required Audition Areas Keyboard Percussion: Two solos on marimba, vibraphone, or xylophone. One selection should demonstrate 2-mallet proficiency while the other demonstrates 4-mallet ability using whichever grip \/ technique is most comfortable for the student. Snare Drum: A concert snare drum solo\/etude is required. An additional solo in a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":316,"featured_media":0,"parent":386,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ring_central_script_selection":null,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-750","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/316"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=750"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3975,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/750\/revisions\/3975"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}