- A complete major concerto, memorized.
- A complete major sonata.
- A work prepared by the student, unassisted by any professor.
- In addition, each instrument must include the following:
Violin:
(a) Two contrasting movements from a Bach solo Sonata or Partita, memorized;
(b) A Paganini Caprice, an equivalent etude, or a difficult orchestral excerpt.
(c) A difficult short piece for violin solo or with piano accompaniment, by composers such as Wieniawski, Sarasate, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, Szymanowski, or Bartok.
Viola:
(a) A complete major concerto, memorized
(b) A complete major sonata
(c) A work prepared by the student, unassisted by any professor
(d) Two contrasting movements of solo Bach, memorized
(e) A work composed within the last 50 years OR a work or significant movement demonstrating virtuosity
Cello:
(a) Unaccompanied performance, to be satisfied in either of two ways:
(1) A prelude and contrasting movement of a Bach suite (Prelude and Fugue of 5th Suite can fulfill this requirement); or
(2) A prelude of Bach plus one other movement by a composer other than Bach.
(b) One of the following three:
(1) An etude or a difficult orchestral excerpt.
(2) A difficult piece, either solo or with piano;
(3) A virtuoso movement from works such as Davidoff At the Fountain or a movement from the Francoeur or Locatelli sonatas.
Double-Bass:
(a) Two contrasting movements from a Bach solo Suite, memorized;
(b) A difficult etude or a difficult orchestral excerpt.
(c) A virtuoso showpiece, either from the double bass repertoire or a transcription, memorized.
Guitarists should prepare the following repertoire for a Performer’s Certificate Jury, all memorized:
(a) A complete sonata, partita, or suite by J. S. Bach or one of his contemporaries.
(b) A major work of the nineteenth-century, either a sonata or a large single-movement work. A neo-romantic work from the Segovia repertoire may be substituted with the permission of the director of guitar studies.
(c) A complete major contemporary sonata, large single-movement work, or a suite.
(d) A complete major concerto from the twentieth century.
(e) A work prepared by the student, unassisted by any professor.
Harpists should prepare the following repertoire:
(a) A complete major sonata, large single-movement work, or large suite, memorized.
(b) A virtuoso work, memorized.
(c) A contemporary work.
(d) A complete concerto, memorized. (Contemporary concerti need not be memorized.)
(e) A work prepared by the student, unassisted by any professor.