Compiled and edited by Larry Clark and Daniel Schmidt

Providing useful reference and audition material for college-bound string players, the Protocol series was created by college/university music educators and include the most frequently requested audition requirements from many universities. Not only does it help build a players repertoire, but it also exposes students to the expectations of the audition process, creating a comfort level that allows for the best audition possible. Students will go into their auditions completely prepared with help from this series.

Contents:

• Foreword by Richard Hughey
• Preface
• About Doris Gazda
• About Larry Clark and Daniel Schmidt
• How to Use This Book
• How to Take an Audition
• Ear-Training and Music- Theory Placement Exams
• Considerations for Choosing an Institution
• Repertoire Included on Most Lists of Required Audition Material
• Major Scales and Arpeggios
• Chromatic Scale
• Minor Scales and Arpeggios
• Symphony No. 35 in D Major (“Haffner”), K. 385 (movement IV) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 (movement II) Ludwig van Beethoven
• Scherzo from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61” Felix Mendelssohn
• Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 (movement II) Johannes Brahms
• Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 ( movement I) Antonn Dvok
• Etude No. 11 from Modern Method for Violoncello, Vol. 2 Stephen De’ak
• Etude Op. 11, No. 4 Joseph Merk
• Etude Op. 25, No. 1 Alfredo Piatti
• Suite No. 1 in G Major for Cello, BWV 1007 Johann Sebastian Bach
• Scherzo, Op. 12, No. 2 Daniel Franois van Goens
• The Swan from “The Carnival of the Animals” Camille Saint-Sans
• Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33 Camille Saint Sans