Ensemble Auditions

Some UNO Ensembles require an entrance audition in order to participate. Auditions are held each year during the week before classes begin in August. Excerpts are posted in July of each year.

2020-2021 Ensemble Audition Information

Ensemble auditions for the 2020-2021 academic year will take place the week of August 17. Audition materials will be available below before or on July 1, 2020, and audition procedures and sign-ups will be available later in July.

Instrument Area

To sign up for an audition, click on the link in your instrument area.


Brass	Choral	Jazz	Percussion	String	Woodwind

Anyone who wishes to audition but is not a current UNO student, please email ahilt@unomaha.edu to get access to the sign-up sheets.

If you are interested in performing with UNO Athletic Bands, Maverick Marching Band or Maverick Machine, please visit the Athletic Bands page for further information. The Maverick Marching Band begins rehearsals approximately two weeks before the start of classes, and the Maverick Machine will hold separate auditions after the academic year begins. Please contact Dr. Joshua Kearney for specific questions regarding Athletic Bands.

Classical Brass Auditions

Anyone who wishes to audition but is not a current UNO student, please email ahilt@unomaha.edu to get access to the sign-up sheets.

Learn all excerpts for band and orchestra auditions. Jazz audition music is posted in the Jazz Audition section.

Choral Auditions

Fall 2020 Choral Placement Hearings for the UNO Choirs will be done virtually this year.

Please go to the following link for more information - https://forms.gle/vAY7KDSGcENxA6TK9

All music majors (music education, performance, etc.) or students enrolled in voice lessons must complete a choral placement hearing.

If you have questions or need help, contact Dr. Fox at dafox@unomaha.edu

For more information on UNO Choirs, click here: Choir Information

Jazz Auditions

Instrumentalists should reserve an audition time under either Jazz Trumpet, Jazz Trombone, Jazz Saxophone , Jazz Drum Set, Jazz Bass, Jazz Piano/Vibes, or Jazz Guitar.

UNO Jazz Auditions will consist of sight reading, scales, and the Nebraska All-State Jazz Band Set D Audition Etudes. Students should prepare BOTH Etude D-1 AND Etude D-2 and perform them with the provided play-a-long tracks.

Please click here for the D-1 etudes and play-a-long tracks.

Please click here for the D-2 etudes and play-a-long tracks.

Both etudes should be performed with the provided play-a-long track. The improvisation sections are optional but encouraged. Trumpet players wishing to be considered for a lead chair should also play the lead trumpet excerpt.

If rhythm section call backs are necessary they will take place on Monday, August 24 at noon in room 105.

Jazz Vocal

Jazz vocal auditions will take place on Wednesday, August 26 at noon in room 105. Candidates will sing with the UNO Big Band. Please click here for the vocal jazz audition music. Vocalists should reserve an audition time here.

Percussion Auditions

All students should prepare each excerpt, found here, up to the highlighted measure.

In addition all students should have the following prepared:

All major scales, ascending and descending, two octaves.

All harmonic minor scales, ascending and descending, two octaves.

PAS International Rudiments, numbers- 10,17,21, 40.

Link for rudiments.

There will not be a sight reading component to the audition.

*Jazz Rhythm (drums) is a separate audition.

String Auditions

Anyone who wishes to audition but is not a current UNO student, please email ahilt@unomaha.edu to get access to the sign-up sheets.

Auditions will take place via video.

Once you register for your audition you will be contacted with instructions on how to submit your video. Videos are due by Tuesday, August 18^th, 1pm.