All applicants must audition in person to be considered for admission and scholarship. DVDs from applicants living outside the continental U.S. will be considered on a case by case basis.
Please direct all questions to Ben Crofut, instructor of string bass, at (205) 348-9121 or bcrofut@ua.edu.
BM Music Performance
- A/B♭ scales and arpeggios in two octaves.
- Two contrasting solo works or comparable études from the standard literature.
- Two contrasting orchestral excerpts of your choice.
BS Music Education
- A/B♭ scales and arpeggios in two octaves.
- Two contrasting solo works or comparable études from the standard literature.
- Two contrasting orchestral excerpts of your choice.
BM Music Therapy
- A/B♭ scales and arpeggios in two octaves.
- Two contrasting solo works or comparable études from the standard literature.
- Two contrasting orchestral excerpts of your choice.
MM Music Performance
- 1st and 2nd movement of a standard Double Bass concerto (Dragonetti, Dittersdorf, Vanhal, Bottesini, or Koussevitsky) with cadenza.
- One movement from any of the Six Cello Suites by J.S. Bach
- One solo piece of your choice.
- Three contrasting excerpts from the standard orchestral literature.
DMA Music Performance
- A complete concerto from the standard repertoire.
- A complete sonata.
- A solo work written after 1945.