Pre-screen Repertoire:
Pre-screens are due by January 3 (extended deadline) and only video formats will be accepted. You must first submit your application in order to receive the login information to upload your pre-screen.
Choose two (2) compositions from each of the following categories:
Blues (medium tempo) – Suggested tunes: Billie’s Bounce, Au Privave, Blue Monk, etc.
American songbook (med tempo) - Just Friends, All of Me, There Will Never Be Another You, My Romance, Autumn Leaves, Fly Me To The Moon
Format: One chorus melody, two choruses chordal accompaniment, two choruses solo improvisation, one chorus melody
Audition Repertoire:
Applicants have a choice between two audition formats: in person auditions or recorded submissions. Though recorded auditions are accepted, we strongly encourage applicants to audition on campus to benefit from the in-person experience of meeting our faculty and seeing our facilities.
1) Au Privave (Charlie Parker)
Format: One chorus melody, two choruses comping, and four choruses solo improvisation
2) Choose TWO compositions from each of the following lists to be performed in a solo piano style:
BALLAD
In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)
Body and Soul (Johnny Green)
My Foolish Heart (Victor Young)
Autumn in New York (Vernon Duke)
Almost Like Being in Love (Lowe/Lerner)
Angel Eyes (Dennis/Brent)
MED TEMPO
There Will Never be Another You (Warren)
Green Dolphin Street (Kaper/Washington)
I Remember You (Schertzinger)
All of Me
But Not For Me (Gershwin)
Speak no Evil (Wayne Shorter)
Recorded Interview Questions (only applicable to those who select a recorded submission to audition)
Please upload a video that is no longer than 2-3 minutes and responds to the below questions:
- What is your musical background?
- Why are you applying to DePaul?