This compilation has
been prepared by the music faculty to indicate
expectations (not requirements) in music
literature. Students are encouraged to perform
selections that will display their best performing
ability. They may elect to perform equivalent music
that does not appear on the list.
Voice Pieces equivalent to easier songs in Books I-II of Pathways of Song (LaForge) or The Singing Road (Ward)
Piano Pieces equivalent to Bach Inventions, Schumann Album for the Young, easier Chopin Preludes, Bartok Ten Easy Pieces or Mikrokosmos, Vol. III
Organ Pieces equivalent to Bach's Little Eight Preludes and Fugues, or have a piano proficiency equal to perform accurately piano compositions equivalent to the Inventions of Bach or the Sonatinas of Clementi
Strings
Violin Pieces equivalent to Kreutzer, 42 studies; Vivaldi, Concerto in A Minor, Concerto in G minor; Bach, Concerto in A Minor; Handel, Sonatas
Viola Pieces equivalent to Wolhfahrt, Foundation Studies (Bk. 1), 20 Studies from Op. 45; Klengel, Klassiche Stücke, Vols. 1 & 3; Marcello, Sonata in G; Fauré, Sicilienne
Cello Pieces equivalent to Sonatas in e and a by Marcello, Concerto No. 4_in G by Golterman, Six Sonatas by Vivaldi
Bass Pieces equivalent to Sonata No. 5 in E by Vivaldi, Die Meistersinger by Isaac, Gavotte by Bach-Zimmerman, Sonata in A by Marcello
Guitar Pieces equivalent to Sor, 20 Studies; Guiliani, R.H. Studies, L.H. Studies; any selection by Sor, Guiliani, Aguado, Carulli Transcription of Bach, or Purcell
Woodwinds
Flute Pieces equivalent to Concertino, by Chaminade or comparable French pieces from the book Flute Music by French Composers, Sonatas by Handel, and Concerto in G by Mozart
Clarinet Pieces equivalent to Baermann, Celebrated Method, Part II; Rose, Thirty-Two Etudes; Mozart, Concerto in A; Weber, Concertino
Oboe Pieces equivalent to Niemann's Method for the Oboe, Labate Sixteen Daily Exercises for Oboe, Fitch's Oboe Method or Mayer's Oboe Passages, Books I-II, Guilhaud's First Concertino
Bassoon Pieces equivalent to Weissenborn's Complete Method for Bassoon, Premiere Solo by Bordeau, Mozart's Concerto in B flat
Saxophone Pieces equivalent Solos for Saxophone by Teal and Sonata by Henri Eccles
Brass
Trumpet Pieces equivalent to Voxman, Concert and Contest Album or the easier solos from Mager's Nine Grand Solos de Concert
Trombone Pieces equivalent to Voxman, Concert and Contest Album or Ostrander, Concert Album
Horn Pieces equivalent to Voxman, Concert and Contest Collection or the easier solos and exercises from Pottag and Andraud, Selected Melodious Progressive and Technical Studies Book I
Tuba Pieces equivalent to Ostrander, Concert Album or Voxman Concert and Contest Album
Euphonium See Trombone
Percussion
Snare Drum Wilcoxon Rudimental Solos, Goldenberg's Modern School, Cirone's Portraits In Rhythm, or Whaley's Patterns of Contemporary Music.
Timpani Goodman's Modern School, or Whaley's Studies for the Intermediate Timpanist.
Mallet Goldenberg's Modern School, Whaley's Intermediate Mallet Studies, Ensor 15 Baroque Pieces for Recorder, selected flute, violin, or guitar studies or solos. Multiple Goldenberg Studies, or Burns-Feldstein Intermediate or Advanced Solos.
Voice Pieces equivalent to easier songs in Books I-II of Pathways of Song (LaForge) or The Singing Road (Ward)
Piano Pieces equivalent to Bach Inventions, Schumann Album for the Young, easier Chopin Preludes, Bartok Ten Easy Pieces or Mikrokosmos, Vol. III
Organ Pieces equivalent to Bach's Little Eight Preludes and Fugues, or have a piano proficiency equal to perform accurately piano compositions equivalent to the Inventions of Bach or the Sonatinas of Clementi
Strings
Violin Pieces equivalent to Kreutzer, 42 studies; Vivaldi, Concerto in A Minor, Concerto in G minor; Bach, Concerto in A Minor; Handel, Sonatas
Viola Pieces equivalent to Wolhfahrt, Foundation Studies (Bk. 1), 20 Studies from Op. 45; Klengel, Klassiche Stücke, Vols. 1 & 3; Marcello, Sonata in G; Fauré, Sicilienne
Cello Pieces equivalent to Sonatas in e and a by Marcello, Concerto No. 4_in G by Golterman, Six Sonatas by Vivaldi
Bass Pieces equivalent to Sonata No. 5 in E by Vivaldi, Die Meistersinger by Isaac, Gavotte by Bach-Zimmerman, Sonata in A by Marcello
Guitar Pieces equivalent to Sor, 20 Studies; Guiliani, R.H. Studies, L.H. Studies; any selection by Sor, Guiliani, Aguado, Carulli Transcription of Bach, or Purcell
Woodwinds
Flute Pieces equivalent to Concertino, by Chaminade or comparable French pieces from the book Flute Music by French Composers, Sonatas by Handel, and Concerto in G by Mozart
Clarinet Pieces equivalent to Baermann, Celebrated Method, Part II; Rose, Thirty-Two Etudes; Mozart, Concerto in A; Weber, Concertino
Oboe Pieces equivalent to Niemann's Method for the Oboe, Labate Sixteen Daily Exercises for Oboe, Fitch's Oboe Method or Mayer's Oboe Passages, Books I-II, Guilhaud's First Concertino
Bassoon Pieces equivalent to Weissenborn's Complete Method for Bassoon, Premiere Solo by Bordeau, Mozart's Concerto in B flat
Saxophone Pieces equivalent Solos for Saxophone by Teal and Sonata by Henri Eccles
Brass
Trumpet Pieces equivalent to Voxman, Concert and Contest Album or the easier solos from Mager's Nine Grand Solos de Concert
Trombone Pieces equivalent to Voxman, Concert and Contest Album or Ostrander, Concert Album
Horn Pieces equivalent to Voxman, Concert and Contest Collection or the easier solos and exercises from Pottag and Andraud, Selected Melodious Progressive and Technical Studies Book I
Tuba Pieces equivalent to Ostrander, Concert Album or Voxman Concert and Contest Album
Euphonium See Trombone
Percussion
Snare Drum Wilcoxon Rudimental Solos, Goldenberg's Modern School, Cirone's Portraits In Rhythm, or Whaley's Patterns of Contemporary Music.
Timpani Goodman's Modern School, or Whaley's Studies for the Intermediate Timpanist.
Mallet Goldenberg's Modern School, Whaley's Intermediate Mallet Studies, Ensor 15 Baroque Pieces for Recorder, selected flute, violin, or guitar studies or solos. Multiple Goldenberg Studies, or Burns-Feldstein Intermediate or Advanced Solos.
