OHIO UNIVERSITY GUITAR AUDITIONS
Prepare any two of the short pieces pieces from the list below. Sheet music and recorded examples are provided. Other similar pieces are welcome, but you are encouraged to contact Prof. Horne to make sure alternate audition selections are acceptable. If you have another piece or original composition that you feel highlight your unique abilities, we would be happy to hear that in addition to the two required pieces. Please plan to keep the length of your audition to about 10 minutes. If you have any questions at all you are welcome to contact me.
In-Person Audition Dates for 2026-2027 School Year
Saturday January 24, 2026
Saturday February 7 2026
Saturday February 14 2026
Monday February 16 2026
Schedule your Audition with the Ohio University School of Music here.
Required Repertoire (Select Two)
Essential Delta Blues - Gabriel Amos (fingerpicking)
PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nQFTarQhzfy0rZUKBA1Xhzbm2h2MmIIr/view?usp=drive_link
VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO0RpRL_E1E
Freight Train (Basic Arrangement)- Elizabeth Cotten, 1957 (travis picking)
PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CuudM8v69eOS-Au1z7rHjd9gHTYBQERN/view?usp=drive_link
VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPWEuoaQYQo
Last Night When We Were Young Harold Arlen 1935, arr. Barry Galbraith (chord melody)
PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/10nogLMM5UPyUooDkBA4VmpplTqlmlmvk/view?usp=drive_link
VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu0hQBcC8Uc
No Moe - Sonny Rollins, 1956 (play single note jazz melody & comp on the bridge)
PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oFh1EewyRmfxh2YbOgKajbBXd3gCYVmz/view?usp=drive_link
VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxPmCSaj9oM
Op35 Study #1 - Fernando Sor, 1828 (classical)
PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/11439odog1j3YWykNE2jwxri8dy1kbgSV/view?usp=drive_link
VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr89CTgL_Gk
Snowflight - Andrew York, 1998 (contemporary classical)
PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dRr4Q7MbegEYYdZ2sXnFc9q7Y1f-oEEv/view?usp=drive_link
VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKQcECfAvx8
Summertime - Gershwin 1935, Arr. Emily Remler 1986 (single note jazz melody with chord punctuation and solo)
PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LJwWryqyiVUfCJ2HJuk31rn0bZR3Uwby/view?usp=drive_link
VIDEO https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qbrsTS7_arpBO0Qt39EeI_LLsxDBXx1C/view?usp=drive_link
Sundown - Wes Montgomery, 1966 (single note jazz melody with chords. also play chords in bars 13-24)
PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dFb9NYBpVlAEpDpqAANc3bW2nobRabAe/view?usp=sharing
VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdGRr-7eQO0
Take the A Train - Billy Strayhorn, 1941 (play the AABA melody as written and comp through chord changes)
PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jYUrXyREJF6nMv3GCLHGNcm4C0HHrtbe/view?usp=sharing
VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1JmCY
Vals - Bartolomé Calatayud, 1962 (classical)
PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lxhmSTmhl2nhHIn6uwqen0wvfLKLBFpR/view?usp=drive_link
VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niy8HXaamPg
Waltz in G - D. Aguado (classical)
PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Ydf2zwJpzPSzj-w37hHTV3MQ9UqjZ_K/view?usp=sharing
VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fHAxgnx7bE
Submission Guidelines for Video Auditions
Upload your video to YouTube (or a similar video sharing service) and send a link to Prof. Horne. If you don’t want your video to be public, you can choose to make the video unlisted. Please do not send video files. Do not send unsolicited videos.