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Guidelines for Graduate Degree Auditions

MM and DMA in Saxophone Performance

Jonathan Noffsinger, Associate Professor of Music

Saxophone and Jazz Studies

(205) 348-1475 jnoffsin@music.ua.edu

 Prepare three major solo works in contrasting style.

Some examples of acceptable audition repertoire may include but are not limited to the following:

Composer

Title

Publisher

Bassett

Duo Concertante

Peters

Creston

Concerto

Schirmer

Dahl

Concerto

Associated

Desenclos

Prelude, Cadence et Finale

Leduc

Husa

Elegie et Rondo

Leduc

Ibert

Concertino da Camera

Leduc

Martin

Ballade

Leduc

Milhaud

Scaramouche

Salabert

Noda

Improvisations I, II, III

Leduc

Ruggiero

Interplay

Dorn

 

 If you have a jazz interest, one of your three audition pieces may include improvisation on a jazz standard.

Some examples are as follows:

Composer

Title

Brown

Joy Spring

Coltrane

Naima

Jobim

Desafinado

Monk

'Round Midnight

Parker

Confirmation

Strayhorn

Lush Life

 

To schedule an audition or make an inquiry about audition repertoire please contact Jonathan Noffsinger.

For general inquiries about graduate work at the University of Alabama School of Music follow the link to

Prospective Students.

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