I am considering applying to the Ball State School of Music. What should I know for the audition?

Question

I would just like to know what kind of knowledge i should come prepared with; theory, scales, reading notation, etc... Also possibly what kind of song choice I should use, any help?

Answer 1

Recommended Music and Music-Theory Knowledge
For Students Applying to the Undergraduate Music Program:

1. Music Theory
• able to read notes in both treble and bass clef
• know how to construct and identify whole steps, half steps, and enharmonic equivalents
• able to construct the major and three kinds of minor scales
• understand meter signatures and be able to add barlines or to complete measures with
• notes and/or rests of correct durations
• understand how to write two contrapuntal parts with different rhythms so that
• simultaneous notes are aligned vertically and durations are correctly indicated
• know how to construct and identify diatonic intervals
• know how to construct and identify triads and some seventh chords

2. Aural Skills
• able to match both pitches in their singing range and pitch classes in a register outside their
singing range
• able to sing simple scalar passages and major and minor triads with good intonation
• able to sing a familiar tune with good intonation and steady rhythm
• able to sing at sight a simple diatonic melody that includes stepwise motion and small
skips
• able to identify a melody from its notation and spot errors in a mis-notated melody
• able to identify meters aurally, including the presence or absence of upbeats

3. General Musical Knowledge and Abilities
• able to follow along with the printed score while listening to piano music or music for
piano and one other instrument
• able to listen to music in a focused way and to independently note details of melody,
rhythm, and texture
• some listening familiarity with Classical music of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and
early 20th-century periods
• some listening familiarity with American folk music, African-American spirituals,
historical and contemporary jazz, historical and contemporary rock ‘n’roll, and other
common styles of vernacular music

**You should contact the faculty some months before the audition so that they can recomend specific musical pieces for your instrument, that are good for auditioning. Also i would recommend that you practice with a professional before, so he/she can correct any area of difficulty**
Good Luck, and just be the best you can.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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