Timpani & Percussion
Timpani
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No4 1st movement, 2 bars before T to 3 bars before U. (available in “ Modern Method for Timpani”, Saul Goodman, Belwin Mills)
- Hindemith: Sinfonische Metamorphosen, Turandot Scherzo, (available in “Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions”, Schott)
- Frank Martin: Concerto pour 7 Instruments à Vent, Timbales, Batterie et Orchestre à Cordes. (Available in “Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions”, Schott)
- Beethoven: Symphony No1, 3rd movement 1 bar before A to end. Beethoven Symphony No7, 1st movement 20 bars before C to C.
Beethoven available 'Fred D. Hinger, Timpani Players Repertoire Vol. 1 Beethoven' from Southern Percussion
Percussion : Xylophone
- Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky available in the Goldenberg Book)
- Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Available in “Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions”, Schott)
- Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Available in “Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions”, Schott)
Snare Drum
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Sheherazade, movements 3 & 4 (Available in “Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions”, Schott)
- Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf (Available in “Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions”, Schott)
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio espagnol (available in the Goldenberg Book)
A piece of the applicants own choice on Marimba (Voluntary)
If you require any further information regarding the application and selection process
generally or, more specifically, about your own application please do not hesitate to contact
Admissions on 0141 332 4101 or at
musicadmissions@rcs.ac.uk
Closing date for all on-time undergraduate applications is 1 October 2011.
Application Procedure
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, together with six other UK Conservatoires,participate in
an online admissions service. Applications for all programmes offered by the School of Music must
be made online through the Conservatoires UK Admissions Service (CUKAS) website at www.cukas.ac.uk.
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland institution code is R58. You will find details of the
admissions process on that website and you can call CUKAS on 0870 112 2208 should you need advice
or assistance.
Application Fee and Submission of Application Form
There is a CUKAS application fee of £15. In addition to that application fee, each
Conservatoire charges an audition fee. For the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the audition fee is
£45 per programme applied for. Fees are not refundable. The fees are paid via the CUKAS website and
not directly to the Conservatoire. Please note that if a late application is submitted (after 1st
of October), an additional late fee of £15 is required.
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