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Admissions
- Welcome
- Explore Music
- Undergraduate Admissions
- Master’s Admissions
- Programs & Degrees
- Master of Music in Collaborative Piano
- Master of Music in Composition
- Master of Music in Conducting (Choral)
- Master of Music in Conducting (Orchestral)
- Master of Music in Conducting (Wind)
- Master of Music in Jazz
- Master of Arts in Musicology
- Master of Music in Music Education (Summer Program)
- Master of Music in Music Theory
- Master of Music in Performance
- Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy
- Performance Diploma
- How to Apply and Timeline
- Tuition and Funding Opportunities
- International Applicants
- English Language Requirements for International Graduate Applicants
- Programs & Degrees
- Doctoral Admissions
- Programs & Degrees
- Doctor of Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano
- Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition
- Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting
- Doctor of Musical Arts in Orchestra Conducting
- Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting
- Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education
- Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance
- Performance Diploma
- How to Apply and Timeline
- Tuition and Funding Opportunities
- International Applicants
- English Language Requirements for International Graduate Applicants
- Programs & Degrees
- Graduate Certificate for Enrolled Music Students
- Admissions Process for Enrolled Students
- Auditions
- After Acceptance
- Visiting Our Campus
- Admissions Events
- Contact Admissions
- FAQs
Cello Audition Material
Master of Music
- An etude from Popper, “High School of Cello Playing” or Piatti, “Twelve Caprices”
- A Bach prelude and one movement from Suites 4, 5, or 6
- A movement of a concerto by Haydn (D major, 1st or 3rd mvt.) or Dvorak, Schumann, Shostakovich (No. 1 or 2), or Prokofiev (Symphony Concerto)
- Scales and arpeggios
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