Piano

Incoming Freshmen:

1.   Three prepared solos (at least two from memory) representing three of the four musical eras (Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Twentieth Century).  Entrance auditions on piano should be equal to the performance proficiency required for Class A solos on the Wisconsin School Music Association's State Contest list.  See sample repertoire below.

2.   Sight-reading, demonstration of technical facility via scales and arpeggi, pitch recognition and aural memory.

Transfer Students:

1.   Three prepared solos (at least two from memory) representing three of the four musical eras (Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Twentieth Century).  Entrance auditions on piano 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 sample repertoire below.

2.   Sight-reading, demonstration of technical facility via scales and arpeggi, pitch recognition and aural memory.

Sample Repertoire:

Bach, J.S.                              Inventions and Sinfonias

                                             The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II

Mozart                                   Rondo in D major, K. 485

                                             Fantasy in d minor, K. 397

                                             Sonatas

Haydn                                    Sonatas

Beethoven                              Bagatelles

                                             Sonatas

Chopin                                   Preludes, Op. 28

                                             Nocturnes

Mendelssohn                         Songs Without Words

Debussy                                Children's Corner

                                             Pour le Piano

Ginastera                               Twelve American Preludes

                                             Rondo on Argentine Children's Folk Tunes, Op. 19

Kennan                                  Three Preludes