Woodwinds

There are no prescreening requirements for Bassoon.

Whether you are applying for the Classical Program or the Orchestral Performance Program you are required to submit a video recording to be considered for an invitation to a live audition. The recording must include all of the repertoire listed below and be uploaded directly to your application on Decision Desk. Professional or studio recordings are not required, but the sound quality should be as good as possible. You must be accompanied on your prescreening recording.

• Two contrasting works (or single movements taken from full-length works), representing two different styles and or periods (accompanied)
• Two orchestral excerpts displaying a balance of technical and lyrical playing (unaccompanied)
• One etude

Whether you are applying for the Classical Program or the Orchestral Performance Program you are required to submit a video recording to be considered for an invitation to a live audition. The recording must include all of the repertoire listed below and be uploaded directly to your application on Decision Desk. Professional or studio recordings are not required, but the sound quality should be as good as possible. You must be accompanied on your prescreening recording.

Undergraduate (BM)

• Mozart Concerto in G or D – Exposition of 2nd movement
• One of the ten pieces (student’s choice) from the book “Flute music by French composers” (Schirmer*L. Moyse)
• One additional work of choice (other than Mozart or the French book)
• One movement from​ a Baroque sonata 
• Excerpt from Mendelssohn Midsummer Night’s Dream plus one additional excerpt

Graduate (MM)

• Mozart Concerto in G or D – Exposition of 2nd movement
• Two contrasting works of different styles or periods (excluding Mozart and Bach​)
• One movement from a Bach sonata
• Stravinsky Variations from Firebird (counting the​ rests) plus two additional excerpts

There are no prescreening requirements for Oboe.

Please Note: The oboe faculty highly recommends that you arrange a free trial lesson with one of the professors with whom you are most interested in studying. This is a great way for the oboe faculty to assess you early on, and for you to see if MSM is a good fit. Please email admissions@msmnyc.edu to tell the Admissions Team with whom you would like to take a trial lesson, and they will give you the best contact information for that faculty member.

There are no prescreening requirements for Saxophone.

Undergraduate (BM)

• Two contrasting etudes
• Two complete works from contrasting periods
• Two contrasting orchestral excerpts
• Knowledge of transposition/clefs where applicable
• Sight-reading

Graduate (MM)

• Two contrasting etudes
• Two complete works from contrasting periods (one work must be a concerto and one work must be from the 20th century)
• Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro Overture and one other contrasting orchestral excerpt
• Knowledge of transposition*clefs where applicable
• Sight-reading

Orchestral Performance (OP)

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Doctoral (DMA) & Professional Studies (PS) 

• A full-length recital from contrasting style periods including a work from the 20th Century
• Orchestral excerpts: The Marriage of Figaro; Scheherezade: solo and cadenzas; The Rite of Spring: opening; Bolero; Tchaikowsky Symphony No. 4, second movement;
• Beethoven Symphony No. 4, fourth movement

Undergraduate (BM)

• Two contrasting etudes
• Two complete works from contrasting periods
• Two contrasting orchestral excerpts
• Knowledge of transposition*clefs where applicable
• Sight-reading

Graduate (MM)

• Two contrasting etudes
• Two complete works from contrasting periods (one work must be a concerto and one work must be from the 20th century)
• Two contrasting orchestral excerpts
• Knowledge of transposition*clefs where applicable
• Sight-reading

Orchestral Performance (OP)

Visit the Orchestral Performance page

Doctoral (DMA) & Professional Studies (PS)

A full-length recital from contrasting style periods including a work from the 20th century, plus four orchestral excerpts

Undergraduate (BM)

• Mozart Concerto in G or D major – Exposition of 1st and 2nd movements
• One of the ten pieces (student’s choice) from the book “Flute music by French composers” (Schirmer*L. Moyse)
• One additional work of choice (other than Mozart or French book)
• Two contrasting movements from a Baroque sonata
• Excerpt from Mendelssohn Midsummer Night’s Dream plus two additional excerpt
• Sight-reading

Graduate (MM)

• Mozart Concerto in G or D – Exposition of 1st and 2nd movements
• Two contrasting works of different styles or periods (excluding Mozart and Bach)​
• Two contrasting movements from a Bach sonata
• Excerpt from Stravinsky Variations from Firebird (counting the​ rests), plus two additional excerpts
• Sight-reading

Orchestral Performance (OP)

Visit the Orchestral Performance page

Doctoral (DMA) & Professional Studies (PS)

A full-length recital from contrasting style periods including a work from the 20th century, plus four orchestral excerpts.

Please Note: The oboe faculty highly recommends that you arrange a free trial lesson with one of the professors with whom you are most interested in studying. This is a great way for the oboe faculty to assess you early on, and for you to see if MSM is a good fit. Please email admission@msmnyc.edu to tell the Admissions Team with whom you would like to take a trial lesson, and they will give you the best contact information for that faculty member.

Undergraduate (BM)

• Two contrasting etudes
• Two complete works from contrasting periods
• Two contrasting orchestral excerpts
• Knowledge of transposition*clefs where applicable
• Sight-reading

Graduate (MM)

• Two contrasting etudes
• Two complete works from contrasting periods (one work must be a concerto and one work must be from the 20th century)
• Two contrasting orchestral excerpts
• Knowledge of transposition*clefs where applicable
• Sight-reading

Orchestral Performance (OP)

Visit the Orchestral Performance page

Doctoral (DMA) & Professional Studies (PS)

A full-length recital from contrasting style periods including a work from the 20th century, plus four orchestral excerpts

Undergraduate (BM)

• Two contrasting etudes
• Two complete works from contrasting periods
• Two contrasting orchestral excerpts
• Knowledge of transposition*clefs where applicable
• Sight-reading

Graduate (MM)

• Two contrasting etudes
• Two complete works from contrasting periods (one work must be a concerto and one work must be from the 20th century)
• Two contrasting orchestral excerpts
• Knowledge of transposition*clefs where applicable
• Sight-reading

Doctoral (DMA) & Professional Studies (PS)

A full-length recital from contrasting style periods including a work from the 20th century, plus four orchestral excerpts