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Auditions for Entry into the Department of Music and Scholarships
The Department of Music holds auditions in February of each academic year for Fall admission in the department, study with performance faculty, and scholarships. Scholarships are available in the areas of performance, history, theory, and composition, and the department frequently nominates students for university-wide Bright Lights Scholarships. In addition, the Music Department has a limited number of Provostial Scholarships to offer incoming and transfer students. Applications for scholarships and general auditions for entry to the Music Department for Fall, 2007 are now available. The auditions for piano and voice will take place on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, and for all other instruments on Thursday, February 14, 2008. Applications to the Department of Music are due on January 12, 2007. For Applications, please contact Perry Goldstein, Perry.Goldstein@StonyBrook.edu or call (631) 632-7345. Please note that students applying to become music majors must also apply to the university. For general application information, please contact the Admissions Office at (631) 632-6868 or go to: www.stonybrook.edu/admissions.
The undergraduate program in music balances musical studies in performance, theory, musicianship, and history with the broad, general education of a liberal arts degree. The Music Major Core Curriculum includes: four semesters of musicianship, lessons, and ensemble; five semesters of theory and analysis; a three semester history sequence; three semesters of keyboard harmony, two upper division electives. Students also take additional electives in their areas of interest in performance, composition, history/theory, pre-music education, and pre-music therapy.
Completion of the major prepares students for professional careers in performance, teaching, composition, and scholarship. Recent graduates have won national prizes in performance or have gone on to graduate study at such institutions as the University of Chicago and Yale. Others have pursued certification in music education and teach at many public and private schools throughout New York State. Still other students have gone on to programs in music therapy, arts management, or other sectors of the music business. The department also welcomes students into the major whose career plans will take them into such diverse fields as health care and business; double majors in most areas are quite feasible.
Performance Faculty
History, Theory and Composition Faculty
Performance Opportunities: Stony Brook Chorale, Camerata, Women's Chorus, Opera Workshop, University Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, University Wind Ensemble, Big Band Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, Contemporary Chamber Players, Baroque Ensemble, Marching Band and Chamber Music.
The department also administers a Computer Music Studio, an Electronic Music Studio, and a Multi-Media Laboratory for Technology and the Arts. The E-Media Sinc Site, an interdisciplinary studio operated by the Music, Art, and Theatre Arts departments, offers a state-of-the-art classroom and laboratory with multi-media hardware and software and internet access.
Scholarships: the Department of Music offers a limited number of competitive scholarships to incoming first-year or transfer students. Students may compete for scholarships in performance, composition, history, or theory. A range of other scholarships from the State University of New York at Stony Brook are also available for qualified students through the Admissions Office.
Students wishing to compete for a departmental scholarship in performance or academic subjects (musicology or composition) should contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies (Perry Goldstein, pgoldstein@notes.cc.sunysb.edu) in the Fall of the year prior to entry. Application forms for scholarships and study with performance faculty are available in early October for the next academic year. Applications (see below) are due in mid-January. Students who live outside a 250 mile radius of campus may apply by tape. Auditions are held each year in February.
Other requirements: 1) High School Average of 86; 2) 2 Letters of Recommendation; 3) Personal Statement; 4) for history, theory, or composition candidates, a packet of supporting papers or pieces.
Auditions for Study with Performance Faculty: Our internationally recognized faculty attracts undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world. A limited number of undergraduates study privately with performance faculty; others study privately with graduate students and may work with performance faculty on a regular basis in master classes, chamber music, and occasional lessons.
Audition Repertoire
Piano: Students should have prepared a full and representative recital program.
Harpsichord: a) J.S. Bach- a prelude and fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier, or a toccata; b) D. Scarlatti 2 contrasting sonatas or a representative Italian 17th century work; c) 2 contrasting movements from an F. Couperin Ordre or a 20th century work.
Violin and Viola: a) The first movement of a standard concerto; b) two other works of contrasting nature and style: etudes, a slow movement, a sonata movement, a Bach suite movement, etc.
Cello: a) An advanced etude: Popper, Grutzmacher, Piatti, etc. ; b)either The Rococo variations, or the first movement of the Schumann, Haydn (D Major), or Dvorak concerto or movement(s) of other standard repertoire concertos that are of comparable difficulty; c) two or three contrasting movements from a Bach suite.
Bass: a representative sonata or concerto: or two or three 1)contrasting movements from different pieces, 2) short works, or 3)orchestral solos.
Woodwinds: a) a slow and fast movement from one sonata or concerto; b) a technical etude.
Brass: a) Two contrasting movements from a piece or two contrasting solo pieces; b) several standard orchestral excerpts.
Percussion: a) timpani solo: b) a snare drum solo c) a mallet solo.
Guitar: a) Two movements from one of the Bach suites; b) one etude by Villa- Lobos (not #1); c) one major contemporary work.
Voice: A program of about 15 minutes in length should include the following: representative song repertoire sung in English, German, French and Italian; at least one operatic aria ( an oratorio can also be presented). Please allow enough time after your audition for a brief interview, and a short sight-singing/theory test.
Please address application inquiries to:
- Perry Goldstein, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Music
State University of New York
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5475
Phone: 631-632-7330
Fax: 631-632-7404
pgoldstein[at]notes.cc.sunysb.edu