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Music Department - St. Cloud State University

Music Department - St. Cloud State University

 

Scales and Arpeggios (required for both entrance and scholarship auditions)

  • Our programs are founded in artistry and scholarship and prepare students for the future.Prepare all major and harmonic minor scales and arpeggios, hands together, 2 octaves, with correct fingerings.

 

Recommended Etudes and Solos

 

  • Prepare two pieces of literature that contrast in tempo and style. One piece must be memorized. Scholarship applicants will play, from memory, two pieces of contrasting style. Literature choices should be drawn from the standard literature.
  • Students will also be asked to sight-play at an appropriate level, demonstrating steady tempo, accurate rhythm, pedaling and musicianship.

 

For more information on scholarships contact

Dr. Marion Judish, Scholarship Committee Chair
mjudish@stcloudstate.edu / (320) 308-3289