Test Guide

Vocal/Instrumental Proficiency Exercise

Prepare a performance of the selection listed below for your instrument or vocal range. All elements identifying the selection (title of the work or aria collection, composer or arranger, edition, specific excerpt) must be matched to the given assignment exactly. If the selection is not matched exactly, your performance may be rated as "Unscorable." You may perform either with the score or from memory. Instrumentalists are to perform unaccompanied. Vocalists may choose to perform either the accompanied or a cappella selection listed for their vocal range.

Video-record your performance strictly following the instructions provided in the CSET: Music Subtest I Video Performance Procedures Manual.

Using the Vocal/Instrumental Proficiency Exercise Repertoire List that follows, locate the instrument or vocal range in which you plan to demonstrate your music performance skills. You will be assigned one of the four excerpts listed for your instrument or vocal range.

Instructions for recording your video performance for the vocal/instrumental proficiency exercise are provided in the CSET: Music Subtest I Video Performance Procedures Manual.

Vocal/Instrumental Proficiency Exercise Repertoire List

Instrument	Selection Title of Work; composer or arranger; edition specific excerpt
Piano	La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin; Debussy; Durand, Editions Musicales, Presser edition All Sonata op. 27 no. 2; Beethoven; Henle edition Adagio sostenuto Fantasia in D Minor, K. 397; Mozart; Schirmer edition Beginning to page 6, stop before Allegretto Polonaise in A-flat Major, op. 53; Chopin; Henle edition Measures 1–48
Harp	Danses Sacrée et Profane; Debussy; Kalmus edition I. Danse Sacrée: all (pages 1–4) Capriccio Italien—harp solo; Tchaikovsky; Breitkopf & Härtel edition Measures 198–240 and Measures 456–499 Concerto in B-flat—harp solo; Handel; Schirmer edition Andante Allegro, all (without repeats) Impromptu—harp solo, op. 86; Fauré; Durand edition Measures 1–49
Guitar	Collected Guitar Works, Volume I; Tárrega; Chanterelle edition Capricho Árabe, all Six Unaccompanied Cello Suites; J. S. Bach, arranged by Yates for guitar; Mel Bay edition Suite 3: Gigue, all (pages 57–59) 25 Etudes, op. 60; Mateo Carcassi; Heinrichshofen edition Etudes 1 and 2 Six Pavanas; Luis Milan, arranged by Scheit; Universal Edition edition Pavanes 1 and 2
Violin	Andante Cantabile from String Quartet no. 1, op. 11; Tchaikovsky; Carl Fischer Classic String Orchestra edition Violin I, all Brandenburg Concerto no. 3; Bach; Barenreiter Verlag edition Movement I, Violin I, measures 1–46, third quarter note Adagio and Fugue K. 546; Mozart; Broude Brothers edition Fugue, Violin I Adagio for Strings; Barber; Schirmer edition Violin I, all
Viola	Andante Cantabile from String Quartet no. 1, op. 11; Tchaikovsky; Carl Fischer Classic String Orchestra edition Viola, all Brandenburg Concerto no. 3; Bach; Barenreiter Verlag edition Movement I, Viola I, measures 1–47, downbeat Adagio and Fugue K. 546; Mozart; Broude Brothers edition Fugue Adagio for Strings; Barber; Schirmer edition Viola I, all
Cello	Andante Cantabile from String Quartet no. 1, op. 11; Tchaikovsky; Carl Fischer Classic String Orchestra edition Cello, all Brandenburg Concerto no. 3; Bach; Barenreiter Verlag edition Movement I, Cello I, measures 1–47, downbeat Adagio and Fugue K. 546; Mozart; Broude Brothers edition Fugue Adagio for Strings; Barber; Schirmer edition Cello I, all
String Bass	L'éléphant; Saint-Saëns; Durand edition All Sonata no. 2, op. 58, in D Major for String Bass; Mendelssohn; International edition Movement 1: Allegro assai vivace, measures 369–451 Adagio and Fugue K. 546; Mozart; Broude Brothers edition Fugue Sonata in C Minor, op. 5, no. 8—bass solo; Corelli; International edition Giga, all (no repeats)
Percussion	More Audition Etudes; Whaley; Meredith Music edition Multiple Percussion: One (page 33), snare drum and xylophone parts only More Audition Etudes; Whaley; Meredith Music edition Multiple Percussion: Five (page 37), snare drum and xylophone parts only More Audition Etudes; Whaley; Meredith Music edition Multiple Percussion: Seven (page 39), snare drum and xylophone parts only Sonata no. 1 for Percussion Soloist; Moore; Ludwig Music edition Movement 1: Allegro, beginning to letter E, no repeat and Movement 2: Recitative, vibes only, beginning to letter B
Flute	Poem; Charles Griffes, arr. Barrère; Schirmer edition Letter D to 10 measures after letter F and Letter M to 10 measures before letter O Concertino; Chaminade; Southern edition Beginning to one measure before letter E Nocturne and Allegro—flute solo; Gaubert; Southern edition Nocturne, all Concerto no. 2 in D Major, K. 314; Mozart; International edition Movement 1: Allegro aperto, measures 32–97
Oboe	Concerto; Cimarosa; Boosey & Hawkes edition Movement 2: Allegro, measures 5–29 and Movement 3: Siciliana Oboe Concerto op. 7 no. 12 in C Major; Albinoni; Kunzelmann edition Movement 1: Allegro, all Oboe Quartet; Mozart; Peters edition Movement 1: Allegro, measures 1–63, no repeat and Movement 3: Allegro, letter E to seven measures after letter F Concerto in C Major, K. 314 Oboe/Piano; Mozart; Henle edition Movement 1: Allegro aperto, measures 32–97
B-flat Clarinet	Fantaisie-Caprice; Lefebvre; Southern edition Measure 2 to third beat of measure 11 and Measures 60–77 and Measure 150 to the end Concertino op. 26; von Weber; Rubank edition Measures 10–36 and Measures 124 to the end Clarinet Concerto K. 622; Mozart, arranged for B-flat clarinet and piano; Barenreiter edition Movement 1: Allegro, measures 57–75 and Movement 1: Allegro, measures 248–270 and Movement 2: Adagio, measures 33–54 Clarinet Sonata no. 2 in E-flat; Brahms; Boosey and Hawkes edition Movement 1: Allegro amabile, beginning to beat 1 of measure 65
Bassoon	Partita; Gordon Jacob; Oxford edition Movement 3, beginning to the first note of measure 41 and Movement 4, all Concerto in B-flat, K. 191; Mozart; International Music edition Movement 1: Allegro, measures 35–71 Movement 3: Rondo, measures 21–50 Concerto no. 7 in A Minor; Vivaldi; Ricordi edition Movement 1: Allegro molto, measures 33–69 and Movement 2: Andante molto, all Sonata for Bassoon and Piano; Hindemith; Schott edition Movement 1, all
French Horn	Sonata; Heiden; Associated edition Movement 1: Moderato, beginning to rehearsal #7 and Movement 2, measures 1–66, no repeats Sonata for Horn and Piano; Hindemith; Schott edition Movement 1, beginning to rehearsal #5, downbeat and Movement 2, five measures before rehearsal #18 through one measure after rehearsal #21 Concertpiece—F horn solo, op. 94; Saint-Saëns; International Music edition Movement 1, beginning to measure 45 and Movement 1, measures 57–83 Concerto no. 1 in E-flat—F horn solo, op. 11; Strauss; International edition Allegro, measures 76–131
Trumpet	Concerto in E-flat; Neruda; Breitkopf & Härtel edition Movement 1: Allegro, measures 48–76 and Movement 1: Allegro, measures 113–144 Concerto for Trumpet; Artunian; International edition Measures 1–22 and Measures 33–49 and Measures 56–70 Concerto for Trumpet; Haydn; Billaudot edition Movement 1: Allegro, rehearsal #5 to rehearsal #10 and Movement 1: Allegro, rehearsal #11 to two measures after rehearsal #13 Concerto in E-flat Major for Trumpet; Haydn/Voisin; International Music edition Movement 1: Allegro, measures 37–83 and Movement 2: Andante, all
Trombone	Sonatina; Serocki; Moeck Verlag edition Movement 1, all Concerto for Trombone; G. Jacob; ECS edition Movement 1, beginning to letter D and Movement 1, one measure before letter L to letter M Sonata in F Major—trombone solo; Marcello; International Music edition First Largo, all, no repeats and Presto: all, no repeats, play second endings Morceau Symphonique—trombone/baritone solo; Guilmant; Warner Brothers edition Andante sostenuto, measure 3 to downbeat of measure 36 and Allegro moderato, measures 5–68
Tuba	Suite for Unaccompanied Tuba; Hartley; Theodore Presser edition Movement 1, all and Movement 4, all, no repeats Suite for Tuba; Don Haddad; Shawnee edition Movement 1: Allegro maestoso, two measures after letter H to the end of the movement and Movement 2: Andante espressivo, beginning to letter D Second Sonatina—tuba solo; William Presser; Tenuto edition Movement 1: Allegretto, beginning to measure 55 and Movement 3: Allegro, measure 79 to end of movement Concerto in One Movement—tuba; Lebedev; Edition Musicus edition Measures 1–53
Baritone	Allegro Spiritoso; Senaille; Southern edition Beginning to letter C, first note Lyric Suite; White; Schirmer edition Movement 2: Allegro giusto, letter A to letter C and Movement 2, letter D to letter J, downbeat Sonatina; Hutchison; Fischer edition Movement 1, all and Movement 3, all, no repeat Morceau Symphonique—trombone/baritone solo; Guilmant; Warner Brothers edition Andante sostenuto, measure 3 to downbeat of measure 36 and Allegro moderato, measures 5–68
Alto Saxophone	48 Famous Studies; Ferling; Southern edition Page 4, #7 and #8 Concerto in E-flat Major for Alto Saxophone, op. 109; Glazunov/Petiot; Alphonse Leduc edition Rehearsal #1 to rehearsal #9 Prelude et Saltarelle—alto sax solo; Planel; Alphonse Leduc edition Beginning to measure 36 (fermata) and Mouvt de Saltarelle to two measures before Même Mouvt Sonata—alto sax solo; Eccles, arr. Rascher; Presser edition Movement 1, all and Movement 2, all
Tenor Saxophone	48 Famous Studies; Ferling; Southern edition Page 4, #7 and #8 Sonata in G Minor—tenor sax; Vivaldi; McGinnis & Marks edition Movement 1: Vivace, all Sonata—tenor sax solo; Anderson; Southern edition Movement 1, beginning to measure 77 Estilian Caprice; Paul; Rubank edition Measure 5, Tempo de Valse through Spiritoso, no repeat, play secondending and Moderato, all to Presto

Voice	Selection Title of Aria Collection; "Aria Title"; composer; edition specific excerpt
Soprano or Tenor (accompanied)	Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries for Medium High Voice; "Il mio bel foco"; Marcello; Schirmer edition Pages 55–59, Allegretto affettuoso Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries for Medium High Voice; "Danza, danza, fanciulla gentile"; Durante; Schirmer edition Pages 28–31 Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries for Medium High Voice; "Se tu m'ami, se sospiri"; Pergolesi; Schirmer edition Pages 68–71 Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries for Medium High Voice; "Nel cor più non mi sento"; Paisiello; Schirmer edition Pages 66–67
Soprano or Tenor (a cappella)	Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries for Medium High Voice; "Vittoria, mio core!"; Carissimi; Schirmer edition Pages 23–27 Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries for Medium High Voice; "Caro mio ben"; Giordani; Schirmer edition Pages 35–37 Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries for Medium High Voice; "Nina"; Pergolesi; Schirmer edition Pages 72–73, with repeats Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries for Medium High Voice; "Tu lo sai"; Torelli; Schirmer edition Pages 98–100
Alto or Bass (accompanied)	Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries for Medium Low Voice; "Il mio bel foco"; Marcello; Schirmer edition Pages 55–59, Allegretto affettuoso Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries for Medium Low Voice; "Danza, danza, fanciulla gentile"; Durante; Schirmer edition Pages 28–31 Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries for Medium Low Voice; "Se tu m'ami, se sospiri"; Pergolesi; Schirmer edition Pages 68–71 Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries for Medium Low Voice; "Nel cor più non mi sento"; Paisiello; Schirmer edition Pages 66–67
Alto or Bass (a cappella)	Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries for Medium Low Voice; "Vittoria, mio core!"; Carissimi; Schirmer edition Pages 23–27 Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries for Medium Low Voice; "Caro mio ben"; Giordani; Schirmer edition Pages 35–37 Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries for Medium Low Voice; "Nina"; Pergolesi; Schirmer edition Pages 72–73, with repeats Twenty-four Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries for Medium Low Voice; "Tu lo sai"; Torelli; Schirmer edition Pages 98–100