Tuba & Euphonium Audition Requirements

WVU School of Music Tuba/Euphonium applicants may find audition requirements specific to their degree program below.

Undergraduate Tuba/Euphonium (BME, IND, BA, BS, COMP, THER) Audition Requirements

Please prepare the following:

• Three contrasting pieces of choice.
  • These can include etudes from various books such as Bordogni, Blazevich, Tyrell, or Kopprasch including material previously learned from all-state auditions. A solo work is also recommended. Works by Vaughan Williams, Haddad, and Barat have been successfully used in the past.

Undergraduate Tuba/Euphonium Performance (BM) Audition Requirements

Please prepare the following:

• One solo piece of choice. Suggested pieces include (but not limited to the following):
  • Works by Gregson and/or Horovitz.
• Two advanced etudes. Suggested etude books include (but not limited to the following):
  • Tuba

    • Snedecor, Low Etudes for Tuba

    • Bobo, Bach for the Tuba

  • Euphonium

    • Kopprasch, 60 Etudes for High Tuba or Euphonium

    • Rochut, Melodious Etudes for Trombone Book 2

• Three standard orchestral or military band excerpts if applicable to desired career path.