CCU Music Auditions

HOW TO AUDITION

You may audition for undergraduate or graduate admission in person or by submitting a sound file (preferably mp3) by May 1 via one of the following ways:

Email:
Voice: sinclair@coastal.edu
Winds: bands@coastal.edu
Percussion: kseymour@coastal.edu
Piano: gstegall@coastal.edu
Strings: mchesano@coastal.edu
Guitar: dhull@coastal.edu
Bass Guitar: sbailey@coastal.edu
CD mailed to:
CCU Music Department
Financial Assistance Auditions
PO Box 261954
1270 Atlantic Avenue
Conway, SC 29528

For email submission, please include your contact information, instrument/voice, and the name & publisher of the music on the recording. If you mail a CD, please include a letter of introduction which includes your contact information and instrument/voice and a copy of the music on the recording. To schedule an audition in person, you must provide your name, instrument or voice, email address, phone number, and date you are requesting. You must be accepted to CCU with financial aid application and FASFA on file prior to your audition. If you have not visited our Financial Assistance page, you may do so by clicking here.

AUDITION DATES
The audition dates listed below are scheduled to coincide with Saturday Discovery Day Programs held by the CCU Admissions Office. We highly recommend that all students attend one of these programs on the day of the audition.

*Fall 2008 Enrollment*	*Fall 2009 Enrollment*
December 8, 2007 February 16, 2008 March 29, 2008 April 12, 2008	December 13, 2008 February 14, 2009 March 28, 2009 April 18, 2009
Note: Winds & Percussion may audition at the Coastal Honor Band & Scholarship Festival

Please contact the following to schedule a live audition or to notify us that you will be sending a sound file:
Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar & Strings: Jo Ann Campbell 843.349.2637
Voice: Dr. Terri Sinclair 843.349.6482
Brass and Woodwinds: Patricia Silvers 843.349.6480
Percussion: Kurry Seymour 843.349.2583

Keyboard
2 Prepared pieces
Sight Reading

For specific audition information:
Dr. Gary Stegall

Strings
2 Prepared pieces
Sight Reading

For specific audition information:
Marc Chesanow

Voice
Two songs in contrasting styles from classical or musical theater repertory. One should be in English and the other can be in a foreign language, but this is not required. Please send copies of your music at least two weeks in advance, unless you are bringing your own accompanist.

For specific audition information:
Dr. Terri Sinclair

Winds
All Major Scales
Sight Reading
Prepared piece (3-4 minutes)
Bring two copies of your prepared piece (photocopies are permitted)

Note: If you choose to use accompaniment (not required), please send copies of your music at least two weeks in advance, unless you are bringing your own accompanist.

For specific audition information:
Flute/Clarinet/Double Reeds: Amy Tully
Saxophone: Dan O'Reilly
Brass: Dr. Tonya Propst

Percussion
It is highly recommended that everyone who is interested in auditioning as a percussion major have at least one private lesson with Professor Seymour.

Suggested audition material for each of the four required areas:

Keyboard/Mallet Percussion
-Two octaves of all majors scales and arrpegios.
-Solo Marimba Piece (published works only).
-Selected Etudes from "Modern School for the xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone" by Morris Goldenberg.

Timpani
-tune a selected note on any given drum.
-a prepared piece from "Etudes for Timpani" by Vic Firth.

Snare Drum
-Rudiments(selected from the PAS list of rudiments).
-a prepared rudimental snare selection from "the rudimental cookbook" by Ed Freytag or something of equal value.
-a prepared concert snare selection from "Contemporary Studies" by Fred Albright, or "Portraits in Rhythm" by Anthony Cirone.

Drum Set
-Demonstration of the following musical styles in drumset performance:
-Rock,Swing,Latin,and Funk.

All applicants will be asked to demonstrate their sight reading skills on Keyboards, Snare Drum, and Drum Set.

For specific audition information:
Kurry Seymour