• You must audition the sememster BEFORE you plan on attending the music program. If you want to attend EMU in Fall '06, you must audition in Fall '05/Winter '06. If you plan on attending the school of music in Winter '07, you must audition in Fall '06 or before.
• The most basic college percussion audition consists of a timpani piece, a snare drum solo (concert or rudimental), and a 2-4 mallet piece. Each should be about 1.5-2 minutes in length.
• You can audition with other instruments as well, such as drumset or cymbals.
• Be prepared to sightread on anything
• be prepared for timpani tuning, scale playing in all major/minor keys; 2.3 octaves.
• A short interview will be included with the audition.
• Bring an extra copy of all your music
• Memorization is not required, but could be a good demonstration of your memorization skills and how well you know the piece
• You will be required to do a small theory and aural skills exam
• You can take the PIANO PLACEMENT EXAM to be placed in a higher level piano class. Should you pass out of all of them, you will be enrolled in APNO, or piano lessons of a half-hour once a week.

Recommended pieces by Professor dorsey are as follows: