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For more information on the Woodwind, Brass and<br />

Percussion Academy, please contact the Preparatory<br />

Office at 410-234-4630. For questions regarding audition<br />

requirements and repertoire, please contact Elijah<br />

Wirth at ewirht1@jhmi.edu or visit www.peabody.jhu.edu/<br />

WoodwindBrassPercAcademy.<br />

Woodwind, Brass and Percussion Academy<br />

PP.700.500 01 <strong>Fall</strong> $1200/<strong>Spring</strong> $1200<br />

Woodwind, Brass and Percussion Academy<br />

Sample Saturday Schedules<br />

9:00-12:00 Music <strong>The</strong>ory (1-hour long class)<br />

1:00-3:00 <strong>Peabody</strong> Youth Orchestra Rehearsal<br />

3:15-4:00 WBP Performance Class<br />

4:15-6:00 Chamber Music or Wind Orchestra<br />

1:00-2:00 Chamber Music<br />

2:00-3:00 Music <strong>The</strong>ory<br />

3:15-4:00 WBP Performance Class<br />

4:15-6:00 Wind Orchestra<br />

Woodwind, Brass and Percussion Academy tuition per<br />

semester includes: Music <strong>The</strong>ory class, WBP Performance<br />

Class, and <strong>Peabody</strong> Youth Orchestra, Chamber Music or<br />

Wind Orchestra (based on the schedule track in which<br />

the student is placed). Woodwind, Brass and Percussion<br />

Academy students must also register for either 60 or 90<br />

minutes <strong>of</strong> individual instruction (see below for registration<br />

information) at an additional cost.<br />

Woodwind, Brass and Percussion Academy<br />

Individual Instruction<br />

<strong>Peabody</strong><br />

45 minutes 60 minutes 90 minutes<br />

<strong>Fall</strong> $1152 <strong>Fall</strong> $1536 <strong>Fall</strong> $2304<br />

<strong>Fall</strong> $1152 <strong>Spring</strong> $1536 <strong>Spring</strong> $2304<br />

Please see pp. 7-9 to register for individual instruction by<br />

instrument.<br />

Woodwind, Brass and Percussion<br />

Academy Auditions<br />

Saturday, August 17, 3:00-5:00, L119, Wirth<br />

Continuing Preparatory Students: Call the Preparatory<br />

Office to schedule a Woodwind, Brass and Percussion<br />

Academy audition.<br />

New Students: Register for individual instruction (see pp.<br />

6-7) and call the Preparatory Office at 410-234-4630 to<br />

schedule a Woodwind, Brass and Percussion Academy<br />

audition and placement interview.<br />

Audition Requirements<br />

Woodwind and Brass instruments:<br />

Scales<br />

C, G, D, A, E, F, Bb, Ab and Chromatic Scale<br />

Repertoire<br />

Performance <strong>of</strong> two contrasting works, one must<br />

be technical, one must ve lyrical, legato solo. At<br />

least one <strong>of</strong> the solos must demonstrate slurs.<br />

Percussion instruments:<br />

I. Snare Drum<br />

Technique<br />

Long concert roll from pianissimo to fortissimo and<br />

back to pianissimo<br />

Paradiddles (alternated series), Flams (alternated<br />

series), Ruffs (drags), Flam taps, Flam accents<br />

Repertoire<br />

Solo <strong>of</strong> at least 32 measures in length. Solo must<br />

include rolls and dynamic contrasts. Suitable solos<br />

can be chosen from Intermediate Snare Drum<br />

Studies (Mitchell Peters), Portraits in Rhythm<br />

(Anthony Cirone), or any <strong>of</strong> the Jacques Delecluse<br />

books <strong>of</strong> snare drum études.<br />

II. Mallets or Timpani (Students choose one<br />

or the other)<br />

Mallet Instrument (xylophone or marimba):<br />

Scales<br />

Bb, Eb, F, C, G, D and Chromatic Scale<br />

Repertoire<br />

Solo <strong>of</strong> at least 24 measures in length. Suitable<br />

solos can be chosen from Modern School for<br />

Xylophone, Marimba and Vibraphone<br />

(Goldenberg), Percussion Keyboard Technique<br />

(McMillan), or any other comparable mallet<br />

étude book.<br />

Timpani:<br />

Tuning<br />

Bb, Eb and F, using a pitch reference<br />

Technique<br />

Long concert roll from pianissimo to fortissimo back<br />

to pianissimo on all three tuned drums.<br />

Repertoire<br />

Solo <strong>of</strong> at least 24 measures in length. Suitable solos<br />

may be chosen from Modern Method for Timpani<br />

(Saul Goodman) or any comparable method/étude<br />

book.<br />

Note: Playing at the stated repertoire level does not<br />

ensure acceptance into the Woodwind, Brass and<br />

Percussion Academy.<br />

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