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Auditions

Oboe Studio at Northern Arizona University

Rebecca Kemper Scarnati, Professor of Oboe

oboes in orchestra

Applications:

Before you audition be sure to apply for entrance to both Northern Arizona University and the School of Music. 

 

Arranging an Audition:

Check for specific audition dates on the School of Music website. Please note that the professor may not always available for every listed audition date so be sure to contact the band/orchestra office or the professor. If you are unable to audition on one of the specified dates, an audition can easily be arranged at your convenience. In cases where a live audition is not possible, recordings will be accepted. To reserve an audition time on one of the specified audition dates or to arrange an audition on a different day, please contact the band/orchestra office (928-523-3413) email <Symphonicwinds@nau.edu> or the oboe studio(928-523-3740) email <Rebecca.Scarnati@nau.edu>. 

If you have any questions about audition materials or the audition process, please feel free to call The Oboe Studio office or email the Oboe Professor for any further information. 

The Audition

For auditions to the oboe studio and for music scholarship consideration please be prepared to perform: 

1. Major scales from lowest do or root of the scale to highest the highest do or root that you can play. The chromatic scale should be played from your lowest to highest note.

2. A slow/lyrical solo or etude

3. A fast/technical solo or etude (slow and fast movements or sections may come from the same sonata or concerto)

4. Sight Reading maybe asked.

Examples of solos: 

  • Sonata in a minor by G Telemann (first or third movement for slow solo and second or fourth movement for the technical solo)
  • Sonatas and Concertos by Handel (first or third movement for slow solo and second or fourth movement for the technical solo)
  • Concerto for oboe by Mozart (second movement for the slow solo and first or third movement for the technical solo)
  • Concerto for oboe by Haydn (second movement for the slow solo and first or third movement for the technical solo)