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Oboe Proficiency Levels

*solos suggestions only; equivalent solos acceptable

Music Education Majors

Freshman Level Proficiency

major and natural minor scales to 4 sharps, 4 flats; Bb - D two octaves, others one octave
Barret: articulation studies and Forty Progressive Melodies
solo: Labate Zephyrs, Cimarosa Concerto 

Sophomore Level Proficiency

all major and natural minor scales; Bb-Eb two octaves
Barret: articulation studies and melodies
solo: Handel Sonata in c minor or g minor, Marcello Concerto 
Upper Division Audition
same scales as sophomore level
solo equivalent to sophomore level

Junior Level Proficiency

all major and all forms of minor scales; Bb - E two octaves
Barret: Forty Progressive Melodies, Grand Studies
solo: Bertain Serenade, Schumann Romances, Nielsen Romance and Humoresque

Senior Level Proficiency

all major and minor scales and arpeggios; Bb - F two octaves
Barret: Grand Studies, Ferling Etudes
solo: Hadyn or Mozart Concerto, Poulenc Sonata
senior recital, including one chamber piece (trio or larger)

Performance Majors

Freshman Level Proficiency

all major and natural minor scales; Bb-D two octaves
Barret: articulation studies and Forty Progressive Melodies
solo: Handel c minor or g minor sonata, Marcello Concerto 

Sophomore Level Proficiency

all major and minor scales (three forms); Bb-Eb two octaves
Barret: articulation studies and Progressive Melodies, Grand Studies
solo: Bertain Serenade, Schumann Romances, Neilsen Romance and Humoresque

Upper Division Audition

scales same as sophomore level
solo equivalent to sophomore level

Junior Level Proficiency

all major and minor scales and arpeggios; Bb-E two octaves
Barret: Grand Studies, Ferling 48 Famous Studies
solo: Poulenc Sonata, Mozart or Hadyn Concerto

Senior Level Proficiency

all major and minor scales and arpeggios; Bb-F two octaves
Ferling 48 Famous Studies, Bozza Dix-huit Etudes
solo: Mozart Concerto or Quartet, Hindemith or Saint-Saens Sonata
senior recital, including one chamber piece