Saxophone
Incoming Freshmen:
1. Scales
a) Chromatic: low B-flat to high F
b) All major scales: two octaves when possible
2. Prepared solo, preferably with accompaniment. Entrance auditions on saxophone should be equal to the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list. See suggested repertoire below.
3. Sight-reading
Transfer Students:
1. Scales
a) Chromatic: low B-flat to high F
b) All major scales: two octaves when possible
c) Minor scales: through four sharps/flats including a minor
2. Prepared solo, preferably with accompaniment. Entrance auditions on saxophone should be equal to or surpass the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list. See suggested repertoire below.
3. Sight-reading
Suggested Repertoire:
Alto Saxophone
Creston: Sonata
Eccles: Sonata
Frackenpohl: Dorian Elegy
Handel-Rascher: Sonata No. 3
Jacobi: Sonata
Rueff: Chanson et Passepied
Tenor Saxophone
Bach-Ramsey: Sicilienne & Allegro from Sonata No. 2
Telemann-Voxman: Sonata in C Minor
Vivaldi-Marx: Sonata in G Minor
Villa-Lobos: Fantasia for Tenor Saxophone
