BASSOON
Students through age 13:
1. Major and minor scales up to four sharps and four flats.
2. An étude taken from Weissenborn Studies, Vol. 1.
3. A piece of the applicant's choice.

Students age 14 and older:
1. All major and minor scales.
2. Two études from Weissenborn Studies (advanced section), or Gambaro Studies, or Milde Scales and Chords.
3. A piece of the applicant's choice.

CLARINET
Students accepted into the clarinet department must own or have access to an A clarinet.

Students through age 13:
1. Major and minor scales, and chromatic scale from low E to high C.
2. A slow étude.
3. One movement from a sonata or concerto comparable in difficulty to the Sonata by Wanhal or the Concerto No.3 by Stamitz.

Students age 14 and older:
1. Major, minor and chromatic scales.
2. An étude comparable to those by C. Rose
3. One movement from a piece comparable in difficulty to the Concerto in A Major, K. 622, by Mozart; Concerto in F Minor, Op. 73, by Weber; sonatas by Bernstein, Saint-Sans, or Hindemith; or any of the 16 Grand Solos by Bonade.

COMPOSITION
All applicants must submit with their application two or more manuscripts of the student's work in his or her own handwriting. Manuscripts must be neat and legible. Computer generated scores are also acceptable. Tapes or CDs are not necessary unless the compositions are electronic. Students must demonstrate facility on an instrument and must be taking the equivalent of at least a minor on that instrument at The Juilliard School or privately.

Audition Requirements:

1. Interview and Audition: Applicants will meet with members of the composition faculty to present their music and discuss various topics of interest. Applicants will also be asked to perform on their instrument of choice.
2. Composition assignment: In addition to the theory and ear training exams, applicants will be given a special composition assignment to be handwritten on the day of the audition. The details of the assignment will be determined by the composition faculty. Applicants may use their own writing supplies, and will be given ample time to complete their work. The School will provide each applicant with access to a private room with a piano. 

Composition majors will be expected to place in one of the advanced levels of the theory and ear training departments. They should know the basic principles of notation and should be familiar with syllables, intervals, chord qualities, and basic functions of chords. They should be able to sight-sing a simple melody and be able to comprehend moderately difficult rhythmic patterns.

DOUBLE BASS

1. Major and minor scales.
2. An étude or exercise showing the applicant's musical and technical ability. The work should be comparable in difficulty to the Sonatas for String Bass and Piano by Marcello.

FLUTE
1. Major and minor scales.
2. An étude on the level of Cavally Melodious and Progressive Studies, Book 1, Berbiguer 18 Studies, or Andersen (Op. 33).
3. A movement from a Baroque or Classical work such as the Handel sonatas, Haydn Concerto, or Mozart concerti.
4. A piece from the French or contemporary repertoire such as the Hindemith Sonata, Bernard Heiden Sonatine, or any piece from Flute Music by French Composers, edited by L. Moyse.

FRENCH HORN
1. Major and minor scales.
2. An étude by Koprasch.
3. Two contrasting movements from the Beethoven Sonata, the Franz Strauss Concerto, Mozart concerti, Richard Strauss Concerto No.1, Saint-Sans Morceau de Concert, or a piece of comparable difficulty.

GUITAR
Students through age 14:
1. Major and minor scales in two octaves.
2. A study by Fernardo Sor from Legons Progressives, edited by Brian Jeffrey.
3. A 19th- or 20th-century composition originally composed for the instrument by Tarrega, Brower, Ponce, Turina, Tedesco, or Toroba.
4. A work or movement from a contrasting period (original or transcription).

Students age 15 and older:
1. Major and minor scales in three octaves.
2. A study by Villa-Lobos.
3. Two contrasting movements of a work by J.S. Bach.
4. A 19th-century composition (original or transcription).
5. A 20th-century composition (a movement of a larger work or sonata is acceptable).

HARP
Applicants must audition on the pedal harp and be prepared to play solo works from memory.

Students through age 13:
1. An étude from Bochsa Op. 318
2. Two contrasting solo works of comparable difficulty to Automne by Marcel Grandjany, Beethoven's Variations on a Swiss air, John Thomas' Minstrel's Adieu.

Students age 14 and older:

1. Two études from Boscha Op. 62 or Op. 34 of contrasting style.

2. Two contrasting solo works of comparable difficulty to Tournier’s Au Martin and

G. F. Handel’s Theme and Variations (Zingel)

HARPSICHORD
1. Three short pieces (slow, medium and fast) from the works of Frescobaldi, Froberger, or Louis Couperin.
2. A two- and a three-part invention of J.S. Bach.

OBOE
1. Major and minor scales.
2. Two of the 40 Progressive Melodies from the Barrett Method book.
3. Two contrasting movements from a sontata or concerto by Marcello, Cimaroso, Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, Albinoni, Mozart, or a work of comparable difficulty.

ORGAN
A student who has studied piano and not organ, but who wishes to enter Juilliard as an organ major, may play a piano entrance audition.

1. One of the Eight Little Preludes and Fugues by Bach or another work of comparable or greater difficulty.
2. A chorale prelude by Bach (from Orgelbüchlein), Brahms Op. 122, or Reger Op. 135a, or a movement from a sonata by Mendelssohn, or another comparable work.

PERCUSSION
Students through age 13:
Keyboard percussion:
1. Major and minor scales on marimba.
2. An étude by Morris Goldenberg on xylophone or marimba, or the Goldenberg transcriptions of Bach's A Minor Violin Concerto, first movement.
3. Sight reading.

Snare drum:
1. Rudiments and rolls in different dynamics.
2. An étude by Morris Goldenberg or Anthony J. Cirone.

Timpani:
1. Tuning test.
2. A Saul Goodman étude.

Students 14 years and older:
Keyboard percussion:
1. Major and minor scales on marimba.
2. A two-mallet solo of the applicant's choice (by Bach, Goldenberg, Kreisler, or Mayazumi, for example) demonstrating accuracy and proficiency.
3. A four-mallet solo of the applicant's choice (optional but recommended).
4. An orchestral excerpt of the applicant's choice.

Snare Drum:
1. Rudiments and rolls in different dynamics.
2. An étude by Anthony J. Cirone.
3. An orchestral excerpt of the applicants choice.

Timpani:
1. Tuning test.
2. Rolls in different dynamics and ranges.
3. An étude by Vic Firth or Saul Goodman.
4. An orchestral excerpt of the applicant's choice.

Students 14 and older will be expected to sight read on all instruments.

PIANO
All piano applicants must submit a standard DVD or CD for screening purposes containing repertoire requirements Nos. 2 and 3; these do not need to be the same as the live auditions pieces; the prescreening materials must be postmarked by the application deadline in order for the applicant to be considered for an invitation to a live audition. Name, age and pre-screening repertoire should appear on both DVD or CD and cover. All auditions must be performed from memory.

Applicants are expected to have studied scales and arpeggios, in all major and minor keys.  Applicants will also be asked to sight-read.

Early admissions for piano department will be held in late February/early March for selected outstanding applicants at the discretion of the faculty. To qualify for an early audition, applicant's current resume and an audio recording on a standard DVD or CD of the entire audition repertoire, as stated on this page, must be received by February 1, 2010.

Students through age 11:
1. A two-part invention by Bach (excluding Nos. 1 and 8) or one of the Little Preludes.
2. A complete sonatina or sonata by Clementi (excluding Op. 36, Nos. 1, 2, and 3), Haydn, Kuhlau, Mozart, or Beethoven.
3. A piece by a 19th-century composer.

Students ages 12 through 15:
1. A work by Bach, excluding the two-part inventions.
2. A complete sonata by Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven (excluding Op. 49).
3. A Romantic piece by Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, or Liszt.
4. A piece by a 20th or 21st-century composer.

Students age 16 and older:
1. A complete work by Bach, excluding all inventions.
2. A complete sonata by Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven (excluding Op. 49 and Op. 79).
3. A substantial Romantic work by Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, or Liszt.
4. A work by a 20th or a 21st-century composer.

TROMBONE
1. Major and minor scales.
2. Two contrasting études from Bordogni/Rochut, Koprasch, or Blazhevich Clef Studies.
3. One solo work such as Andante et Allegro by Barat, Morceau Symphonique by A. Guilmant, or Concerto No. 2 by Blazevich.

TRUMPET
1. Major and minor scales.
2. Two contrasting pieces, such as movements of a standard concerto or sonata by Haydn and Hindemith, and/or études by Scharlier and Brandt.

TUBA
1. Major and minor scales.
2. An étude by Koprasch or Bordogni
3. A movement from the Hindemith Sonata or piece of comparable difficulty.

VIOLA
All auditions must be performed from memory. Appropriate accompaniment is required.

Students through age 12:

1. Two scales: one major, one minor, slurred, moderate tempo.

2. Two contrasting movements of a solo Bach cello suite.
3. An étude by Kayser, Kreutzer, Dont, Rode, Campagnoli, or Fiorillo.

4. One of the following: A) Two movements of the Telemann Concerto or a movement of a concerto by Handel/Casadesus, Bach/Casadesus, Stamitz, Hoffmeister, Vanhal, Dittersdorf, Bartok, Walton, or Hindemith, or B) A movement of a sonata or suite (with piano) by Brahms, Schubert, Glinka, Schumann, Hindemith, Clarke, Bloch, or Vaughan Williams, or C) a short work in one movement for viola and piano by Bruch, Enescu, Glazunov, Vieuxtemps, Weber, Carter, or Hindemith.

Students age 13 and older:
1. Two scales: one major, one minor, slurred, fast tempo.
2. Two contrasting movements of a solo Bach cello suite.
3. An étude by Kayser, Kreutzer, Dont, Rode, Campagnoli, or Fiorillo.

4. One of the following: A) A movement of a concerto by Stamitz, Hoffmeister, Vanhal, Dittersdorf, Bartok, Walton, or Hindemith, or B) A movement of a sonata or suite (with piano) by Brahms, Schubert, Glinka, Schumann, Hindemith, Clarke, Bloch, or Vaughan Williams, or C) a short work in one movement for viola and piano by Bruch, Enescu, Glazunov, Vieuxtemps, Weber, Carter, or Hindemith.

VIOLIN

All violin applicants must submit a standard DVD or CD for screening purposes, containing two contrasting pieces that conform to the age requirements.  Two movements of a concerto are acceptable (accompaniment is not required for the recording). Prescreening materials must be postmarked by the application deadline in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition.

Early admission auditions for violin department will be held in late February/early March for selected outstanding applicants at the discretion of the faculty. To qualify for an early audition, applicant's current resume and a DVD or CD recording of the entire audition repertoire, as stated on this page, must be received by February 1, 2010.

All auditions must be performed from memory.
Appropriate accompaniment is required.

Students through age 11:
1. Major and minor scales and arpeggios in three octaves.
2. An étude on the level of Mazas, Kayser, or Dont (Op. 37).
3. A slow and fast movement of a concerto by a composer such as deBeriot, Viotti, Rode, Bach, or Mozart.
4. A contrasting piece to No. 3 above.

Students from ages 12 through 14:
1. Major and minor scales and arpeggios in three octaves.
2. An étude on the level of Dont (Op. 37), Kreutzer, Fiorillo, or Rode.
3. A slow and fast movement from a concerto by a composer such as Kabalevsky, Mozart, Bruch, Wieniawski, or Lalo.
4. A contrasting piece to No. 3 or a movement of unaccompanied Bach.

Students ages 15 and older:
1. Major and minor scales and arpeggios in three octaves.
2. An étude on the level of Rode, Dont (Op. 35), Paganini, or Weiniawski.
3. A slow and fast movement from a substantial Romantic or contemporary concerto.
4. One movement of unaccompanied Bach.

VIOLONCELLO
Students through age 13:
1. Major and minor scales in three octaves.
2. An étude on the level of Schroeder Foundation Studies, Vol. 2.
3. Two contrasting movements from an unaccompanied cello suite by Bach or a comparable unaccompanied work.
4. A movement from a sonata, or concert piece, by a composer such as Boccherini or Vivaldi.
5. A first or last movement of a concerto by Bach or Saint-Saëns, or the Haydn C Major, or comparable.

Students age 14 and older:
1. Major and minor scales and arpeggios in four octaves.
2. An étude on the level of Duport études, Piatti, or Popper High School of Cello Playing.
3. Two contrasting movements, including a prelude, from an unaccompanied cello suite by Bach or a comparable unaccompanied work.
4. A first or last movement of a concerto by Lalo or Dvorak, or the Haydn D Major, or comparable.
5. A piece by a contemporary composer.

VOICE
Appropriate accompaniment is required for all voice auditions.
The voice program is a highly selective program for high school students, age 14 or older, who are advanced in their classical vocal training. Students should be prepared to audition with the requirements listed below.
1. A standard classical song from the Italian Anthology sung in Italian or English.
2. A classical song of the applicant's choice sung in English.
3. A short classical song in a foreign language.

Appropriate accompaniment is required for all voice auditions