Following is a listing of books that are highly recommended for use in auditioning. You are not limited to this list; you may use anything comparable in level and content. (Note: As a junior transfer you are expected to perform on at least two instruments.)

SNARE DRUM:

• Portraits in Rhythm (Anthony Cirone);
• Advanced Snare Drum Studies (Mitchell Peters);
• rudimental studies by Pratt, Wilcoxon or others.
• Also be prepared to sightread.

MALLETS:

• Musical Studies for the Intermediate Mallet Player (Garwood Whaley);
• Masterpieces for Marimba (Thomas McMillan).
• Or solo works similar to: Yellow after the Rain (Mitchell Peters);
• Contemporary Etudes for 3 or 4 Mallets (Karen Ervin).
• Also be prepared to demonstrate major/minor scales and to sightread.

TIMPANI:

• Modern Method for Timpani (Saul Goodman);
• Fundamental Method for Timpani (Mitchell Peters);
• Musical Studies for the Intermediate Timpanist (Garwood Whaley), or something comparable.
• Also be prepared to demonstrate tuning capabilities and to sightread.