Graduate Diploma & Graduate Performance Certificate

Prescreening:

1. One solo movement from the standard repertoire
2. Two contrasting etudes
3. A two octave B-flat scale, ascending and descending, articulated in 16th notes at quarter note equals 90 beats per minute.
4. A slurred one octave B-flat chromatic scale.

Final Auditions:

1. Two contrasting solos or solo movements (lyrical and technical)
2. Two contrasting etudes, demonstrating lyricism and technique
3. B-flat chromatic scale
4. Be prepared to play all major and minor scales as requested

Recorded Auditions:

Please refer to the following guidelines as you prepare and record your audition.

• Recorded auditions must consist of one 10-minute video recorded in one take with no editing permitted. If recordings longer than 10 minutes are submitted, the jury will listen only to the first 10 minutes
• You are encouraged to play a substantial portion of your main solo piece plus two orchestral excerpts, but exercise your judgment if you wish to include an etude or second piece
• We would like to hear a range of repertoire with technical and stylistic differences:
  • Contrasting solos or solo movements (lyrical and technical)
  • Contrasting etudes, demonstrating lyricism and technique
  • Chromatic scales, major and minor scales
• Please pay close attention to the sound quality of your recording so that the jury can accurately assess your playing

NEC encourages applicants to explore diverse repertoire, including works composed by women, people from historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, and/or musicians from one’s own cultural background.