Music Education, Performance, Music Industry Studies, Sacred Music, Music Therapy, Theory/Composition
Prospective students are required to sing from memory two solo selections from standard art song, sacred music, folksong, opera or oratorio repertoire. The selections should be contrasting in style and tempo, and highlight technical proficiency and use of expression. Both should be for voice with piano accompaniment, and we welcome a work written by an underrepresented composer (female composer, composer of color or another underrepresented group) or a new composer. The following websites are useful to find compositions by diverse composers - Institute for Composer Diversity and Music by Black Composers.
Recorded accompaniment or backing track is not allowed for your audition. If you don't plan to bring your own accompanist, a Hayes School of Music accompanist will play your audition for you. If you have questions or concerns regarding accompaniment, please contact Dr. Gennard Lombardozzi at lombardozzig@appstate.edu
The anthologies and publishers on this list are only suggestions. Appropriate literature may be found in other sources. If you have an inquiry about a song you would like to use that is not on the list, please contact Dr. Gennard Lombardozzi at lombardozzig@appstate.edu
During your audition, we will have a brief conversation about your educational and career goals in music. Finally, you will be evaluated on your skills in tonal memory, and sight reading of melody and rhythm. Basic piano skills and private voice study are suggested before entering Appalachian, but not required.
(updated September 2023)