Music Education, Music Performance, Sacred Music, and Composition & Theory
REPERTOIRE FOR AUDITIONS
Prospective students for Music Education, Music Performance, Sacred Music, and Composition & Theory degrees are required to sing two solo selections from memory for their audition.
- The selections should be from standard art song, sacred music, folksong, opera, oratorio, or pre-1970 musical theater repertoire.
- The selections should be contrasting in style and tempo, highlighting technical proficiency and the use of expression.
- Both selections should be for voice with piano accompaniment.
Recommended Repertoire
The anthologies and publishers on this list linked above 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.
AUDITION ACCOMPANIMENT
Recorded accompaniment or backing track is not allowed for your audition. If you don't plan to bring your pianist, a Hayes School of Music pianist will play your audition for you. REMEMBER TO BRING PRINTED MUSIC FOR THE PIANIST TO YOUR AUDITION. If you have questions or concerns regarding accompaniment, please contact Dr. Gennard Lombardozzi at lombardozzig@appstate.edu.
IN ADDITION TO SINGING
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.
Music Therapy and Music Industry Studies
Prospective students for Music Therapy and Music Industry Studies degrees are required to perform 2 solo selections from memory for their audition.
- One song must be accompanied by piano and in the “classical” vocal tradition (art song, aria, folksong, sacred music).
- The second song may be another classical selection accompanied by piano OR a contemporary style song, accompanied by piano or another instrument (plan to bring your own instrument if it is something other than a piano). It can be an original composition by the student or another song that showcases a more contemporary singing style (e.g., Jazz, pop, rock, folk).
Recommended Repertoire for “Classical” Selections
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.
AUDITION ACCOMPANIMENT
Recorded accompaniment or backing track is not allowed for your audition. If you don't plan to bring your own pianist, a Hayes School of Music pianist will play your audition for you. REMEMBER TO BRING PRINTED MUSIC FOR THE PIANIST TO YOUR AUDITION. If you intend to use another instrument besides the piano to accompany yourself, please remember to bring your instrument! Any questions or concerns regarding accompaniment can be directed to Dr. Gennard Lombardozzi at lombardozzig@appstate.edu.
IN ADDITION TO SINGING
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 August 2025)