{"id":794,"date":"2026-05-13T18:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/music\/?page_id=794"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:00:34","slug":"trumpet-audition-repertoire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/degrees\/trumpet-audition-repertoire\/","title":{"rendered":"Trumpet audition repertoire"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Trumpet audition repertoire<\/h1>\n<h2>Undergraduate audition requirements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>a lyrical section and a technical section from a representative solo (no accompaniment necessary)<\/li>\n<li>prepare all major scales (two octaves where possible) and select two minor scales to prepare in natural, harmonic and melodic forms<\/li>\n<li>sight reading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Examples of solos:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Characteristic Studies<\/em>\u00a0by Arban<\/li>\n<li><em>Concerto<\/em>\u00a0by Arutunian<\/li>\n<li><em>Fantasie in Eb<\/em>\u00a0by Barat<\/li>\n<li><em>Petit Piece Concertante<\/em>\u00a0by Balay<\/li>\n<li><em>Concert Etude<\/em> by Goedicke<\/li>\n<li><em>Concerto in Eb<\/em>\u00a0by Haydn<\/li>\n<li><em>Sonata<\/em>\u00a0by Hindemith<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Graduate audition requirements<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to the undergraduate requirements, candidates for the graduate degree must prepare the following orchestral excerpts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Mussorgsky\/Ravel\u2014Pictures at an Exhibition<\/em>\u00a0(Promenade)<\/li>\n<li><em>Mahler \u2014 Symphony #5<\/em>\u00a0(beginning through m. 25)<\/li>\n<li><em>Stravinsky \u2014 Petrouchka <\/em>(Ballerina\u2019s Dance)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other considerations:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first half of the audition will consist of playing your prepared selections.<\/li>\n<li>The second half is a mini-lesson with Dr. Dunn during which students will receive suggestions on their playing.<\/li>\n<li>Part of the entrance requirement is to be receptive to suggestions and interested in improvement.<\/li>\n<li>Auditions may last anywhere from 20 to 45 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Contact<\/h2>\n<div>Kevin Tague<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"tel:+1 928-523-3414\">928-523-3414<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"mailto:Kevin.Tague@nau.edu\">Kevin.Tague@nau.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Building:\u00a0<span class=\"d-inline-block\">Performing and Fine Arts (37),\u00a0<i class=\"fas fa-map-marker-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>Room 141<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trumpet audition repertoire Undergraduate audition requirements a lyrical section and a technical section from a representative solo (no accompaniment necessary) prepare all major scales (two octaves where possible) and select two minor scales to prepare in natural, harmonic and melodic forms sight reading Examples of solos:\u00a0 Characteristic Studies\u00a0by Arban Concerto\u00a0by Arutunian Fantasie in Eb\u00a0by Barat [&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-794","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/794","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=794"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4423,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/794\/revisions\/4423"}],"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=794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}