Lessons

Ability to play the 2nd & 3rd movement of the Mozart Concerto in B flat, K. 191, or equivalent; all major scales; one Milde scale study.

Contact instructor for proficiency requirements.

Movements. from Bach Suite 2 or 3; Lalo Concerto; Brahms’ Sonata in E Minor; Saint-Saëns or Haydn C Major Concertos; begun work on Popper Etudes, Op. 73.

Ability to play at the level of: C. Rose, 32 Studies; Polatscek, Adv. Studies; Debussy, Première Rhapsodie; Brahms, F minor or E-flat Major Sonata; all major scales w/extensions; all melodic minor scales (tonic to tonic).

Contact instructor for proficiency requirements and to arrange an audition: (408) 577-9219.

Ability to play scales and arpeggios in major keys to 4 sharps and 4 flats; etude from Anderson, op. 33, or similar level; movement from a sonata by Handel, Telemann, or J.S. Bach; or a piece from the standard repertoire at a similar level.

Contact instructor for proficiency requirements.

It is understood that students coming to the study of fortepiano at the undergraduate level will often not have had previous experience with early keyboard instruments. Keyboard skills on modern piano at the level of any Beethoven sonata (except op. 49) are sufficient for fortepiano study.

For audition: Prepare 10 minutes of music for modern piano, memorized (preferably 2 contrasting pieces); there may also be some sight reading.

Previous private study to the advanced high-school level.  Previous exposure to standard German (i.e., Kopprasch or Kling) or French (i.e., Maxime Alphonse, Bk. 2) exercises.

Tarrega, Sor, Carcassi; brief works by Bach, Scarlatti-Brouwer, or Villa-Lobos.

No proficiency requirements.

Ability to play at the level of Pierné, Impromptu Caprice;  Hindemith, Handel, Blacksmith, or Salzedo sonatas;  Grandjany, Children’s Corner, etc.

For audition, contact Marjorie Chauvel via phone or email: chauvel@comcast.net, 650-917-9807

Ability to play at the level of: Bach Partitas; François Couperin 8ème Ordre; Scarlatti Sonatas; Jean-Phillipe Rameau Suites.

Ability to play a movement from a Baroque concerto, an intermediate etude, and major scales to 4 sharps and 4 flats.

Ability to play J.S. Bach’s Prelude & Fugue in C, BWV 545,  or equivalent.

Ability to play any 2 of the following: snare drum: Morris Goldenberg, Guidebook for the Artist Percussionist, Etude II (p. 11); mallets: Goldenberg, Modern School for Xyl., Marimba, Vibraph., Etude II (p.27); tympani: Saul Goodman, Modern Method for Tympani, §2 (examples for 2 drums), Ex. 34, or equivalent.

Ability to play on all 3 of the following:  snare drum: Goldenberg, 3 Etudes, Etude in 12/8 (p. 51); mallets: Goldenberg, No. 1 of the 39 Etudes (p. 62); tympani: Goodman, 4 Drum Studies, Ex. 71, or equivalent.

Ability to play by memory pieces at the level of any Beethoven sonata (except op. 49).

For audition: prepare 10 minutes of music, memorized (preferably 2 contrasting pieces); there may also be some sight reading.

No proficiency requirements. Sign up on class lists via Axess and attend the first day of class to receive a permission number for enrollment.

Meet with Dr. Zerlang in room 111 or contact him at timzer@stanford.edu or (650) 723-1549.

All skills listed for the beginning class, plus:
    - Knowledge of basic jazz and blues forms
    - Working knowledge of one hand and two hand rooted and rootless chord voicings
    - Ability to read and play jazz or Latin music syncopations
    - Be able to play a jazz standard from a lead sheet in solo piano or trio style, including playing the melody, improvisation, and chord ‘comping’

Knowledge and performance of chromatic scale (full range) and test exercises in Rubank Intermediate (beginning sections); for jazz studies, first 6 exercises in Niehaus, Basic Jazz Conception.

Ability to play studies comparable to the Langey, Tutor; Fink, Studies in Legato (or Concone, Solfeggi); Cornette, Method for Trombone; Cimera, selected etudes and studies.

Previous experience: Private lessons during high school, some solo performance experience, knowledge of major and minor scales, some proficiency in a standard trumpet method such as the Arban Complete Conservatory Method. Contact the instructor directly to schedule an audition: Adam Luftman: adamluftman@gmail.com; John Worley: john@johnworley.com or (650) 968-0917.

Major Scales - 2  octaves; one Etude from Johannes Rochut Melodious Etudes for Trombone, 8vb and 15mb; one Etude from Kopprasch 60 Studies for Tuba; solo of your choice. Contact instructor directly to schedule an audition: ttuba@comcast.com or (408) 377-3493.

3-octave scales; ability to play at the level of Kreutzer, Mazas, or Fuchs etudes; 1 or 2 movements from J.S. Bach unaccompanied suite; Telemann concerto.

Contact the instructor to discuss proficiency requirements and to schedule an audition: (510) 530-3202 or bassviol@stanford.edu

A minimum of 4 years of private instruction and the ability to play 3 octave scales and arpeggios; a movement of an unaccompanied Bach sonata or partita; a movement of a Mozart, Romantic or twentieth-century concerto; a short virtuostic piece to show your ability level; Paganini Caprice

A minimum of 3 years of private instruction and the ability to play scales, arpeggios, and etudes (e.g. Dont, Op. 37, Kreutzer, Rode, Mazas); movement from a solo J.S. Bach sonata or partita or from any concerto or sonata (Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, etc).

Contact Anthony Martin at a.p.martin@earthlink.net or 510-232-9824 if you’d like to take lessons.

Auditions are held at the first class meeting. Sign up on class lists via Axess at the start of term.

No proficiency requirements. Sign up on class lists via Axess and attend the first day of class to receive a permission number.