We are entering FALL TERM 2025
District Audition Theory Guide
Grade 1-3: Pre-Elementary
Grade 4: Elementary A (piano - competitive) (Pre-Elementary, non-competitive)
Grade 5: Elementary B (piano) (Elementary A - non-competitive)
Grade 6: Elementary C (piano)(Elementary A or B - non-competitive)
Grade 7: Intermediate A (piano) (Elementary B or C - non-competitive)
Grade 8: Intermediate A (piano) (Elementary B or C - non-competitive)
Grade 9: Intermediate B (piano) (Elementary C or Intermediate A - non-competitive)
Grade 10: Intermediate C (piano) (Intermediate A or B - non-competitive)
Grade 11: Intermediate C, Advanced A or Advanced B (Intermediate B - non-competitive)
THEORY RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE WMTA AUDITION WEBSITE
Public and Private Performances / Recordings & Videos
SOLO PIANO (partial, work in progress)
Bach
Beethoven
Bowen
Brahms
Chopin
de la Guerre
Field
Granados
Grieg
Handel
Harris
Janacek
Joplin
Kabalevsky
Krenek
Krieger
Martinez
Mendelssohn
Mussorgsky
Rameau
Scarlatti
Soler
Ravel
Schumann (Clara)
Tchaikovsky
Tcherepnin
Telemann
Vorisek
Beach
Benda
Bonis
Cooper
Couperin
Debussy
Godowsky
Gonzaga
Gershwin
Haydn
Kirnberger
Liszt
Loeillet
Mozart
Pescetti
Poole
Purcell
Platti
Scheidt
Scriabin
Sung
ADDITIONAL - Favorite Teaching Pieces
SOLO PIANO (partial, work in progress)
Clementi
Czerny
Diabelli
Duvernoy
Garscia
Gillock
Gurlitt
Kuhlau
Porter
Rocherolle
Turk
Wedgwood
2026 District Audition Dates for Madison Students
Saturday March - UW Madison / Madison WI
Saturday May 9 - UW Parkside / Kenosha WI
Entry Fee: $45 =
$30 festival entry fee + additional studio group class & repertoire fee is $15
Some notes about district auditions…
This is an event sponsored by Wisconsin Music Teachers Associated, and hosted by our local chapter - Madison Area Music Educators.
A PARENT MUST ATTEND THE EVENT - STUDENTS WILL PERFORM FOR AN ADJUDICATOR, A PARENT / GUARDIAN MUST BE PRESENT.
Students must commit to this event before the Winter holiday break - it is essential that we plan ahead for this event. I lesson plan each student’s program very carefully so that we make progress and grow musically while preparing for this festival. It is an absolutely worthwhile event - I would love to see 100% youth participation from my studio for this event!
In 2025 - Congratulations to my four students who are invited to advance to the REGIONAL audition sponsored by WMTA on May 10, 2025 held at UW-Whitewater!
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The black boxes will take students to the WMTA Theory site.
It’s not necessary to look this up, but I’m placing it here as a reference.
Beach
Chaminade
Ravel
(Mother Goose Suite - Complete)
PERFORMANCE - ART and PIANO
Chopin: Right to Work Installation (January 2011)
Over the Rainbow - in lavender (October 2021)
COMPOSITION PROJECTS
for Kettle Moraine Players
Almost, Maine - Theatre Score (2009)
Vagina Monologues - Theatre Score (2011)
Vince - Theatre Score (2012)
Miniatures
Arctic Circle (2008)
Bells of Siena (2011)
Garden of Roses (2018)
On a Thursday (2019)
Sunset (2020)
VOICE (partial, work in progress)
Vaughan Williams
Pergolesi
Purcell
COLLABORATIVE PIANO, CHAMBER MUSIC, ENSEMBLE REPERTOIRE (partial, work in progress)
Beethoven