Music Education, Music Business, Jazz and Commercial Music ...

Dear Student:

Thank you for your interest in the Department of Music at Hofstra University. We are pleased that you wish to audition for acceptance into one of our Bachelor of Science (B.S.) programs (Music Education, Music Business, Jazz and Commercial Music, Music Performance--vocal and instrumental, Music Theory and Composition, or Music History and Literature) and to be considered for one of Music Activity Grants. Please note neither the B.A. in Music Business nor the general B.A. in Music (liberal arts degree in music) require an audition.

On-campus in-person auditions for entrance into the 2024-2025 academic year will be held on two Saturdays this year: February 10 and February 24, 2024. It is important to set aside one of these dates on your calendar now, as the faculty will use the results of these auditions to determine whether you will be accepted into one of our B.S. degree programs, as well as to determine the disbursement of departmental Music Activity Grants.

Attached you will find an Audition Guidelines Form, and an Audition Confirmation Form. Please follow the instructions on the audition confirmation form to secure an audition date. Note that you must have applied for admission to the university before arriving at your audition; however, please DO NOT WAIT FOR A DECISION FROM THE UNIVERSITY before scheduling your audition. Most students will audition well before hearing anything from the University as to their academic acceptance? this the normal order of events for the clear majority of applicants. To apply, please visit hofstra.edu/admissions.

On the day of your audition, all students will report to the Joseph G. Shapiro Family Hall lobby on Hofstra University's South Campus at a time that will be confirmed via postcard and email well in advance of the audition day (it is safest to hold the hours between 9 am and 3 pm open on the day you request). After signing in at the registration desk, parents and students are invited to an informal meeting space where faculty, current student liaisons, and prospective students and parents can mingle, and all your questions will be gladly answered. Admissions personnel and campus tour guides will be on hand throughout the entire day as well.

Once again, please follow the instructions on the attached audition confirmation form to secure an audition date. We look forward to hearing from you and meeting you soon. If you need additional information or clarification, please do not hesitate to contact me personally at (516) 463-5497 or at David.Fryling@Hofstra.edu (I am much quicker to respond to email but will monitor both).

Thank you,

Dr. David Fryling, Assistant Chair Professor of Music, Director of Choral Studies (516) 463-5497 ? David.Fryling@Hofstra.edu

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Audition Guidelines for Acceptance into the B.S. of Music Degree and Music Activity Grant Consideration

The Department of Music at Hofstra University requires all prospective Bachelor of Science music majors (B.S. in Music Education, B.S. in Theory and Composition, B.S. in Performance, Jazz and Commercial Music, B.S. in Music Business, and B.S. in Music History & Literature) to audition for acceptance into the degree program. Please note: the Bachelor of Arts degrees (B.A. in Music & B.A. in Music Business) do not require an audition.

The Department also provides several Music Activity Grants to undergraduates who are musicians of exceptional ability. Your audition for the department doubles as your audition to be considered for a Music Activity Grant. While there are no restrictions as to the performance media, priority will be given to performers most needed by departmental organizations.

The following steps should be taken as soon as possible:

1. Make a formal application to Hofstra University at hofstra.edu/admissions. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form should be also completed, indicating a copy of the results for Hofstra University.

2. Notify me personally by email (see address in signature below) that application for admission has been made. This will ensure that your audition application gets processed in a timely manner.

3. Reserve an audition by visiting the web address on the Audition Confirmation Form (last page of this packet). Please note the following: a. Pianists are provided for voice auditions only b. All auditionees will be tested in sight reading c. Unless you are a percussionist or a pianist, you are expected to bring your own instruments to the audition

Instrument-specific repertoire guidelines:

? All Singers should prepare, from memory, two contrasting songs from the classical repertoire. At least one of the songs must be in one of the following languages: Italian, French, German or Spanish. A music theater song may be included as a third selection. The auditionee's sight reading ability will also be tested. o Jazz & Commercial singers may substitute a jazz standard for the third selection. o Music Business singers may substitute another memorized song in a genre of their choosing (MT/Jazz/Great American Songbook/Gospel/Rock/Pop) in lieu of a second classical piece.

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? Pianists should be prepared to play representative compositions from two to three of the following styles (a composition of the appropriate level will also be presented for sight reading): o Baroque o Classical o Romantic o Twentieth Century

? Jazz students (except Singers and Percussionists; please see "Singers" above or "Percussionists" below) should be prepared to play the following: o All jazz scales and modes o A Blues for improvisation o Two jazz standards of their choice o A prepared etude or solo transcription.

? Percussionists should prepare to perform on snare, timpani, and mallets; in addition, they may also perform on the drum kit. Applicants will be asked to sight read on all the following instruments, and should demonstrate proficiency in each area as follows: o Snare Drum ? Perform each of the following, totaling about three minutes: ? Rudimental solo. (Suggested composers: Pratt, Campbell, Wilcoxon) ? Concert ?tude. (Suggested composers: Peters, Cirone, D?l?cluse) ? All rolls. o Mallets (xylophone, marimba, vibraphone - your choice) ? Perform each of the following, totaling at least four minutes: ? Two-mallet solo. Suggested composers: Bach (preferably from Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin OR Suites for Unaccompanied Cello), Kreisler, Bozza (Fourteen Arabesque- Studies for Flute) ? Four-mallet solo. Suggested composers: Abe, Friedman, Finkel, O'Meara, Peters, Gomez, Stout o Timpani ? Total duration should be about three minutes. One or two ?tudes utilizing two, three, or four drums. Demonstrate technical proficiency with pitch matching and interval tuning, rolls, etc. Suggested composers: Firth, Peters, Hochreiner. o Optional: Drum Kit ? Demonstrate various styles. Sight reading.

? All Other Instrumentalists should prepare diatonic and chromatic scales, as well as two solos in contrasting styles displaying their 1) technical proficiency and 2) lyrical/ interpretive ability. Unless you are a percussionist or a pianist, you are expected to bring your own instruments to the audition.

Questions?

Please do not hesitate to contact me personally if you have any questions in any of the ways listed below:

Dr. David Fryling, Assistant Chair (516) 463-5497 David.Fryling@Hofstra.edu Music@Hofstra.edu

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Audition Date Confirmation Form

DO NOT MAIL THIS FORM

To request your audition date, please follow the link in the accompanying email or scan the QR Code to the right.

If for any reason you are unable to use the online form, you may instead email us at music@hofstra.edu as soon as possible, making sure to include all of the following information:

? Name ? Address ? Town, State, Zip ? Telephone & Email ? Hofstra # (if you have been assigned one)

? Whether you are planning to be a music Major or Minor.

? If you're applying as a major, what will be your Area of Concentration? B.S. in Music Education B.S. in Music Business B.S. in Jazz and Commercial Music B.S. in Music History B.S. in Music Theory/ Composition B.S. in Music Performance B.A. in Music Business (audition not required, except to be considered for a Music Activity Grant) B.A. in Music (audition not required, except to be considered for a Music Activity Grant)

? Instrument(s) or Voice type

? Preferred* Audition Date (both are on campus & in-person): Saturday, February 10, 2024 Saturday, February 24, 2024

*Please note that scheduling complexities make it impossible to guarantee your

1st choice of an in-person date. You will be contacted if your 1st choice is not available.

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