Music Education Major

Freshman Level Proficiency

major and minor scales, one octave
etudes from Kopprasch, Book I and Alphonse, Book 2
Mozart’s Concerto No. 1 (K 447) and Concerto Rondo. Mason Jones’ Solos for Horn

Sophomore Level Proficiency

major and minor scales
etudes from Kopprasch, Book 2 and Alphonse Book 3
Mozart, Concerto No. 3 (K 412) 
Beethoven, Sonata for Horn

Upper Division Audition

proficiency in all material assigned in the first two years

Junior Level Proficiency

major and minor scales
etudes from Alphonse’s Book 4
Mozart, Concerto No. 2
Franz Strauss, Concerto 
Bernard Heiden, Sonata for Horn
orchestral excerpts

Senior Level Proficiency

studies by Verne Reynolds
etudes by Marcel Bitsch
Paul Hindemith, Concerto for Horn and Sonata for Horn
Dukas’ Villanelle
orchestral excerpts
senior recital

Performance Majors

Freshman Level Proficiency

major and minor scales, one octave
etudes from Kopprasch, Book 1, and Alphonse, Book 3
Mozart, Concerto No. 1 (K. 447) and Concerto Rondo
Mason Jones, Solos for Horn
orchestral excerpts
perform in one student recital each semester

Sophomore Level Proficiency

major and minor scales
etudes from Kopprasch, Book 2, and Alphonse, Book 4
Mozart, Concerto No. 3 (K. 412) and Concerto No. 2 (K. 417)
Beethoven, Sonata for Horn
orchestral excerpts
perform one student recital each semester

Upper Division Audition
proficiency in all material assigned in the first two years

Junior Level Proficiency

major and minor scales
etudes from Alphonse, Book 5
Mueller, 34 Studies Op 64
Mozart, Concerto No. 4
Franz Strauss, Concerto
Bernard Heiden, Sonata for Horn
orchestral excerpts
perform in one student recital each semester
junior recital representing two different styles

Senior Level Proficiency

studies by Verne Reynolds
etudes by Marcel Bitsch
Paul Hindemith, Concerto for Horn and Sonata for Horn
Dukas’ Villanelle
orchestral excerpts
perform in one student recital each semester
senior recital