Audition Requirements

Cello-Undergraduate

1. Major and minor scales with arpeggios (3 or 4 octaves)
2. Two contrasting pieces of your choice, minimum difficulty level of 

   •  Bach Suites #1-3

   •  Saint-Saens Concerto

   •  Faure Elegy

3. One etude of your choice, minimum difficulty level of Duport, 21 Studies

Cello-Graduate MM Performance

1. Major and minor scales with arpeggios (3 or 4 octaves)
2. A movement of your choice from the standard concerto
   repertoire
3. Two movements (slow and fast) of unaccompanied Bach Suite
4. One etude of your choice from Popper High School of Cello
   Playing, Opus 73

Cello-Graduate MM Suzuki Pedagogy

1. Major and minor scales with arpeggios (3 or 4 octaves)
2. Piece or movement of your choice, minimum difficulty level of Boccherini Concerto in Bb, 1st movement with cadenza
3. One movement of unaccompanied Bach Suite
4. One etude of your choice, minimum difficulty level of Popper High School, Opus 73

Cello-Suzuki Teaching Certificate Level 1

1. Two contrasting pieces of your choice, minimum difficulty level of:

   •  Breval Sonta in C Major, Allegro

   •  Tchaikovsky Chanson Triste

Cello-Suzuki Teaching Certificate Level 2

1. Two contrasting pieces of your choice, minimum difficulty level of Boccherini Concerto 1st movement with cadenza

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