Strings

Undergraduate

The audition requirements at the undergraduate level are for all strings:
  • One three-octave scale in any key
  • One etude
  • One movement of a solo work by Bach or a movement from a concerto from the standard repertoire

Audition Requirements for Bass

  • One one-octave scale in any key
  • One etude 
  • One movement of a solo work or a movement from a concerto from the standard repertoire

NO memorization is required but it is encouraged. 
 

Graduate

  • Three-octave scales and arpeggios in all keys
  • An etude or caprice by memory
  • Two contrasting movements from a standard concerto or two contrasting movements from a solo work by Bach. Applicant may also choose to play one movement from an unaccompanied work by Bach and a movement from a concerto.
All works must be memorized.
 
For more information, please contact:
Department of Music
Box 30001; MSC 3F
Las Cruces, NM 88003
 
Phone: (575) 646-5432