Violin Performance Major - MU 1351 – Requirements

Prepared by Jean “Rudy” Perrault Director of Orchestras / Professor Violin & Viola

Entrance Examination (minimum requirements)

Scales
3 octave-scales in 1/8^th note at ¼ note = 100, in the following keys:

G major –A major – B major & C major

G minor – A minor – B minor & C minor

Fingering chosen from the following Scale Books:
O. Sevcik Scale Studies
H. Schradieck Scale Studies
C. Flesch Scale Studies
J. Hrimaly Scale Studies

Etude Books (selected etudes from the following books - or the equivalent)
F. Mazas – 75 Melodious and Progressive Studies for the Violin Op.36 (Book 1)
O. Sevcik – School of Violin Techniques Op.1 (Book 1 – 3)
H. Whistler – Introducing the Positions (Book 1 & 2)
O. Sevcik – Preparatory Trill Studies Op.7 (Book 1 & 2)
J. Dont – 24 Exercises for the Violin Op.37
J. Trott – Melodious Double-Stop Studies
H. Sitt – Technical Studies for the Violin Op.92 (Book 1)
R. Hoffmann – Double –Stop Studies for the Violin Op.96

Solo & Concert pieces (Concert pieces or Concerto from this list - or the equivalent)
Mozart Violin Concerto 3, 4 or 5 (movements I or III)
Haydn Violin Concerti in C or G (movements I or III)
Bach Concerto in E major or a minor
Bach 6 Sonatas & Partitas (2 contrasting movements)
Beethoven Violin Concerto (movement III)
Beethoven Romance in F or G
Dvorak Romance in f op.11
Kabalevsky Violin Concerto
Saint Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Bruch Violin Concerto in g (movements I or III)
de Beriot Violin Concerto in G or a (movements I or III)
Conus Violin Concerto in e
Viotti Violin Concerto #22
Kreisler Praeludium & Allegro – Tambourin Chinois (or similar)
Sonatas by Haydn, Handel, Corelli, Veracini, Bach.

Sight Reading