Percussion Auditions - Coastal Carolina University
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Audition Requirements

PERCUSSION

“Those interested in auditioning for the percussion area should prepare a well-rounded audition that best displays your musical interests and skillset. We would like to see performance in three areas of percussion. Performance on following instruments is required: snare drum and keyboard percussion. As the auditionee, you may choose your third instrument from one of the following options: timpani, drum set, steel pan, multi-percussion, hand percussion, etc.  Sight-reading will be expected on snare drum and keyboard percussion as well. Please contact Dr. Jesse Willis at jwillis@coastal.edu with any questions and for more information about audition repertoire choices. 

Below is a list of suggested repertoire for each instrument:

Keyboard Percussion (Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone)

    1. Selected Etudes from Modern School for the Xylophone, Marimba, and Vibraphone by Morris Goldenberg
    2. Rain Dance by Alice Gomez
    3. Yellow After the Rain by Mitchell Peters
    4. Rhythm Song by Paul Smadbeck
    5. Any Xylophone rag by George Hamilton Green
    6. Appropriate All-State Etudes or State Solo & Ensemble list repertoire is also acceptable.
    7. In addition to your prepared material, you will be asked to sight-read a short mallet excerpt.

    Snare Drum 

    1. Concert (required)
    2. Etude from Portraits in Rhythm by Anthony Cirone
    3. Advanced Etudes for Snare Drum by Mitchell Peters
    4. 12 Etudes for Snare Drum by Jacques Delécluse
    5. Appropriate All-State Etudes or State Solo & Ensemble list repertoire is also acceptable.
    6. Rudimental (optional)
    7. Rudimental Cookbook by Edward Freytag
    8. Aptitude- A Conversation in Snare Soloing by Various Artists
    9. Nine French American Rudimental Solos by Joseph Tompkins
    10. In addition to your prepared material, you will be asked to sight-read a short concert snare drum excerpt.

    Timpani

    1. Tune timpani to a given pitch 
    2. Etudes for Timpani by Vic Firth
    3. Fundamental Solos for Timpani by Mitchell Peters
    4. Appropriate All-State Etudes or State Solo & Ensemble list repertoire is also acceptable.

    Drumset

    1. Demonstration of the following musical styles: Rock, Swing, Latin, and Funk.