Guitar Audition Requirements
All auditioning guitar students should prepare three selections which demonstrate various techniques:
Students with no classical guitar training can demonstrate in any style:
- Chord playing - finger style is preferable, but not required. Demonstrate different rhythm patterns
- Solo playing - using fingers or pick
- Demonstrate slurs (hammers/pull-offs/slides/bends)
- Demonstrate vibrato
- Play any two major scales in different positions/patterns (two octaves)
- Demonstrate knowledge of the fretboard
- Reading music is not required for the audition
For students with classical guitar training:
- Recommended composers include: Sor, Carcassi,and Tarrega (studies and/or pieces by any or all three). It is not required that these three suggestions be utilized
- Demonstrate slurs (hammers/pull-offs/glissandos)
- Demonstrate vibrato
- Demonstrate arpeggio playing (any two patterns)
- Play any two major scales in different positions/patterns (two octaves) using free or rest strokes
- Demonstrate knowledge of the fretboard
- A very brief sight reading entry may be attempted, but is not required
Note: Demonstration of every listed technique is not required. Students with limited formal training should not hesitate to audition. Pre-audition meetings with Mr. Kerber are available for all interested guitar students. Please feel free to contact Mr. Patrick Kerber at pkerber@southeastern.edu