Program Requirements

Bachelor of Music: Double Bass

Prescreening required; must be video format.

Prescreening and audition unaccompanied. If possible, prescreening repertoire should be separated into different video files. It is also acceptable to upload a single video file that contains all required prescreening repertoire. Please see the Bienen School Supplement for more information. 

Fall 2025 Audition Dates:

Early Decision: November 12 | Regular Decision: February 11 & 12

For Prescreening:

  • Two contrasting solo pieces
  • One three-octave major scale
  • Two orchestral excerpts of the applicant's choice from any works by Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, and/or Strauss (any combination is acceptable).  

For Final Audition:

  • Two contrasting solo pieces
  • One major scale, one harmonic minor scale, and one natural minor scale of choice, in two or three octaves
  • Choose a total of three orchestral excerpts from:
    • Mozart, symphonies 35, 39, 40
    • Beethoven, symphonies 3, 5, 7, 9
    • Brahms, symphonies 1, 2
    • Strauss, any standard tone poem

Note: Sight-reading and memorization are not required

Other Degrees

Master of Music: Double Bass