Major Instrument

Please make a digital audio or video file recording (with student name, instrument played and track labels) as he/she performs the following:

  1. Major Scales: The student will play 2 major scales of 2 octaves each. (Label the recording: Major Scale and indicate which major scale is being played)
  2. Minor Scale: The student will play 1 minor scale in all three forms of 1 octave each.  The minor scale should be the relative minor of one of the major scales played. (Label the recording: Minor Scale and indicate which minor scale is being played)
  3. Chromatic Scale: The student will play a chromatic scale ascending and descending 2 octaves. (Label the recording: Chromatic Scale)
  4. Music Selections: The student will play two selections of contrasting style/tempo.  Music chosen may be solo literature or etude studies.  Record approximately a 2-3 minute excerpt of each selection with accompaniment part as applicable (Label the recording: Solo/Etude Excerpt 1 and indicate the title and composer of work / Solo/Etude Excerpt 2 and indicate the title and composer of work)
    • A single work with contrasting style/tempos may be used

Singing

Please make a digital audio or video recording  as he/she sings the following:

  1. Tonal Memory: the student will sing back the passages played on a neutral syllable. (Label the recording: “Tonal Memory”).
  2. Sight-singing: students may sing on “la” or use solfege or numbers.  If the student falters, he/she may start over one time. (Label the recording: “Sight-singing”)