Undergraduate

All undergraduate students in the School of Music must follow the procedures listed here in order to be accepted to both the University of Oklahoma and the School of Music. At that link, you will find general information regarding university admissions, audition dates, deadlines, and more. For more general information about the degree programs offered by the School of Music, view the following page: Undergraduate Music Degrees.

Students are encouraged to reach out to Dr. Connor Stevens before the audition if there are any questions about the process or repertoire selection. The audition will include repertoire performance, sight-reading, and a few minutes for student/faculty questions and discussion. Each audition is scheduled for 20 minutes; therefore, we ask students to practice performing repertoire in sequence and limit the time to about 10 minutes of playing in order to allow time for sight-reading and questions. If you have prepared a longer work on any instrument, please consider performing an excerpt of the piece and submitting the full performance via video recording. Additionally, please be prepared to move quickly from one selection to the next. For more information, or to schedule a visit to the Percussion Studio or a lesson before the audition, contact Dr. Stevens (Connor.Stevens-1@ou.edu).

All applicants must perform pieces for snare drum, marimba (2 and 4 mallets), and timpani.

Repertoire examples:

• Snare Drum
  • Etude or short solo of your choice. Suggested repertoire - works by Jacques Delecluse, Anthony Cirone, Keith Aleo, etc.
• Keyboard
  • 2 mallets: movement from J.S. Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Violin, Cello Suites
  • 4 mallets: Contemporary solo of your choice. Suggested repertoire - Works by Keiko Abe, Michael Burritt, Gordon Stout, Mark Ford, etc.
• Timpani
  • One solo or etude of your choice. Suggested repertoire - works by John Beck, Raynor Carroll, Richard Hochrainer, etc. 

Applicants with questions regarding appropriate repertoire may contact Dr. Connor Stevens.