Audition on Clarinet

To gain admission to the B.Mus. in Music Performance (Clarinet), a student must pass an entrance audition before a faculty jury of three, to be appointed by the chairperson. The audition will occur near the end of the second semester of college and must demonstrate the student’s ability to perform well challenging repertoire representing several historical periods and styles. A student wishing to perform an entrance audition must notify the chairperson in writing at least three weeks prior to the audition. Only after passing the entrance audition may the student declare as a major the B.Mus. in Music Performance (Clarinet). A prospective candidate for the B.Mus. in Music Performance (Clarinet) may declare a major in Music prior to the semesters stated above but will be listed as a candidate for the B.A. Music until he or she passes the audition. A student who does not pass the entrance audition in the second semester may have a second opportunity in the third semester.

Repertoire Requirements

For entrance into the degree program Bachelor of Music in Music Performance (Clarinet), the student must demonstrate:

1) Advanced progress in the standard etude and technical studies such as:

Hyancinth Klose. Celebrated Method for the Clarinet
Gabriel Pares. Pares Scales for Clarinet
Carl Baermann. Complete Method for the Clarinet, Vol. 3
Rode. Twenty Grand Studies
David Hite. Melodious and Progressive Studies
Cyrille Rose. 40 Studies, 32 Studies

2) Proficiency in the preparation and performance of the standard clarinet solo repertoire of moderate difficulty, such as:

C. M. Weber. Concertino
Johan Vanhal. Sonata in Bb
Carl Stamitz. Concerto No. 3 in Eb
Gerald Finzi. Five Bagatelles
Wilson Osbourne. Rhapsodie

Representative Repertoire

During the four years of study at The College of Wooster toward the Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance, materials will include scale studies, etudes, orchestral excerpts, and pieces from the standard clarinet repertoire covering all pertinent historical periods and including sonatas, concertos, and unaccompanied works. This list is not exhaustive, but merely provides examples.

Etudes