ADMISSIONS/AUDITIONS
The basic requirements for admission to the Academy College Division are based on both the student’s capabilities as a performer and prior scholastic achievements. Students must achieve grade twelve or be nineteen years of age with an extraordinary level of performance skills. Applicants will be required to play an audition and to take a theory placement examination.
The entrance audition is the most important step in determining if an applicant will be admitted to the Academy. Auditions should be held early in the calendar year preceding September entrance and can be scheduled by contacting the Registrar. Applicants who live at a distance which makes a personal appearance at the Academy impractical may submit an audition tape. All auditions are heard by a faculty committee. All applicants should be prepared to be examined in sight-reading. Applicants are advised to consult with their private teacher concerning the compositions to be played at the entrance audition. Compositions chosen for the audition must be comparable to those listed below. Since the audition repertoire outlined represents minimal requirements, works of greater difficulty may be substituted in any category.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Piano
a) All major and minor scales and arpeggios in four octaves.
b) Etude by Czerny, Moszkowski, Chopin, Liszt, or the equivalent.
c) Any representative works of Bach, Handel, or Scarlatti.
d) Classical Sonata.
e) Choice of a 19th or 20th century work.
Violin
a) All major and minor scales and arpeggios in three octaves, 3rds, 6ths, 8ths, 10ths in two octaves.
b) Two etudes of Rode, Dont, Kreutzer, or equivalent.
c) Two contrasting movements from a Bach sonata or partita.
d) One movement of a standard concerto with cadenza.
Viola
a) All major and minor scales and arpeggios in three octaves.
b) Two etudes of Rode, Campagnoli, Kreutzer or equivalent.
c) Two contrasting movements from a Bach sonata or from partitas No. I, II or III.
d) One movement of a classical concerto.
Cello
a) All major and minor scales and arpeggios in three octaves.
b) Two contrasting etudes of Franchomme, Piatti, Duport or Popper.
c) Two movements from a baroque sonata.
d) One movement of a standard concerto.
Double Bass
a) Major and minor scales, two octaves.
b) Study by Kreutzer, Nanny or
Storch-Hrabe.
c) Solo from the double bass repertoire -
Choice of: Eccles - Sonata
Bottesini - Concerto, arranged by Nanny-Sankey
Bach - Suites, arranged by Sterling
Flute
a) All major and minor scales, two octaves.
b) One etude demonstrating level of
technical proficiency.
c) Two contrasting movements of a sonata or concerto.
d) Two contrasting orchestral excerpts.
Oboe
a) All major and minor scales.
b) Two contrasting etudes from the Barret or Ferling studies.
c) Three movements from any concerto or sonata.
Clarinet
a) All major scales and arpeggios.
b) Mozart Clarinet Concerto, or equivalent.
c) Two contrasting etudes.
d) Three contrasting orchestral excerpts.
Bassoon
a) All major scales and arpeggios.
b) Etude by Weissenborn, Milde or equivalent.
c) Solo piece selected by the student.
Trumpet
a) Major and minor scales and arpeggios.
b) Characteristic Study from Arban or equivalent.
c) A solo displaying both articulation and lyrical playing such as Handel/Fitzgerald: Sonata VIII; Haydn Trumpet Concerto.
Horn
a) Major and minor scales and arpeggios, two octaves
b) Etude by Kopprasch or the equivalent.
c) A movement from Mozart’s Third Concerto in E Flat or equivalent.
Trombone
a) Major and minor scales and arpeggios.
b) Study from Rochut: Melodious Etudes Vol I, Kopprasch 60 studies or
equivalent.
c) Knowledge of tenor and alto clefs, as demonstrated by an etude from Blazevitch Clef Studies.
d) Two contrasting movements of a sonata or concerto.
Tuba
a) Major and minor scales and arpeggios.
b) An etude from Rochut: Melodious Etudes, Book I.
c) Orchestral excerpts.
d) Solo selected by student.
Percussion
a) Applicant must demonstrate a high degree of fundamental technique and musicianship on snare drum, mallet instruments, and timpani.
b) Interval recognition.
c) One solo each for snare drum or multiple percussion, mallet instruments, and
timpani.
Guitar
a) All major and minor scales (in 3 octaves where available) including 3rds, 6ths, 8ths, 10ths and 1st inversion triads. In block form and broken forms.
b) One etude demonstrating level of proficiency from SOR, Op. 29 or Giuliani Op. 48 or Aguado or Villa-Lobos.
c) Two contrasting movements from the lute suites of J.S. Bach.
d) One own choice selection from 19th or 20th century repertoire by a composer not reflected in b) or c).
Voice
Applicants should prepare from memory three selections chosen from the standard art song, opera, or oratorio repertoire. Applicants should demonstrate good intonation, correct rhythm, and sensitivity to musical phrase, and should be prepared to sing scales, arpeggios and various patterns to demonstrate vowel matching, legato, intonation, range, and flexibility.
FOREIGN STUDENTS
The Vancouver Academy of Music encourages all qualified foreign students to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Music (Performance) Degree program; however, students who are not permanent Canadian residents may be admitted only if they have legal status in British Columbia for the duration of their proposed studies.
TOEFL Scores
All foreign applicants whose language is not English must obtain a paper based score of 500 or a computer based score of 173 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) before being considered for admission into the Degree Program. Applicants must possess a level of English fluency which will make it possible for them to meet successfully course requirements in music as well as those in other disciplines.
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