UNCSA

Tadeu Coelho joined the artist-faculty of School of Music at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in the fall of 2002. His flute studio at UNCSA has quickly been recognized as one of the top studios in the country, with an extremely high success rate. Graduates from Dr. Coelho’s studio have successfully auditioned to the best schools in the country, including Juilliard, Eastman, New England Conservatory, Cincinnati Conservatory, Indiana, and others. Furthermore, Coelho’s students at UNCSA have won the school wide concerto competition as well as other state and national competitions. Several of UNCSA alumni hold prestigious positions at major US orchestras, universities, and at other professional institutions.

Dr. Coelho invites prospective students to visit to the campus, where they can experience the high level of flute playing conducted at UNCSA. If you would like to make an appointment to visit the studio please see Dr. Coelho’s contact information below. If you would like to schedule a lesson, in person or through the internet, please email Dr. Coelho or visit the “Online Lessons” tab above.

UNCSA Flute Studio Audition Requirements – 2023

FLUTE Graduate

Application Recording

Please upload a brief video recording demonstrating your playing abilities with repertoire of your choice. This recording should be recent (within the past year) and display your playing in a solo environment.

Audition Repertoire:

A piece by a BIPOC composer
Two movements of a J.S. Bach Sonata
Mozart Concerto (G or D) first movement exposition
One piece of your choice representative of the your ability level.
Scales (all majors and melodic minors)
Substitutions to the listed repertoire are okay. If you have any questions about the audition process or requirements, please contact flute professor Dr. Tadeu Coelho at coelhot@uncsa.edu.

FLUTE Undergraduate 

Application Recording: Please upload a brief video recording demonstrating your playing abilities, ideally around five minutes in length with repertoire of your choice. This recording should be recent (within the past year) and display your playing in a solo environment.

Audition Repertoire:

A piece by a BIPOC composer
Two movements of a J.S. Bach Sonata
A piece of your choice showcasing level of ability
Scales (all majors and melodic minors)
Substitutions to the listed repertoire are okay. If you have any questions about the audition process or requirements, please contact flute professor Dr. Tadeu Coelho at coelhot@uncsa.edu.

FLUTE High School 

Application Recording:

Please upload a brief video recording demonstrating your playing abilities, ideally around five minutes in length with repertoire of your choice. This recording should be recent (within the past year) and display your playing in a solo environment.

Audition Repertoire:

A piece by a BIPOC composer
A piece of your choice showcasing range of ability
Scales (all majors and melodic minors)
Substitutions to the listed repertoire are okay. If you have any questions about the audition process or requirements, please contact flute professor Dr. Tadeu Coelho at coelhot@uncsa.edu.

High School

Students in the High School Woodwind Program work toward developing excellence and ease in tone, intonation, rhythm, technique, articulation and musicality; confidence in performance; and learning standard solo and ensemble repertoire.

The intimate conservatory setting provides excellent performance opportunities for all students, under the direct supervision of the UNCSA artist faculty.

Students meet with the primary studio teacher for private lessons, master class, chamber ensemble, and sectional coaching for the larger ensembles. Additional performances in Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, the School of the Arts Contemporary Music Ensemble, and informal student organized ensembles, offer you the breadth of experience necessary for success in the music business. If you wish to specialize in the performance of jazz music you may choose to audition for the jazz ensemble and enroll in jazz improvisation and jazz arranging. If you’re a double reed player, you will study reed-making, maintenance and repair.

Undergraduate

The goal of the undergraduate woodwind program at the North Carolina School of the Arts is to enable the student to refine technical skills and develop advanced interpretive techniques through the study and performance of significant works from the woodwind literature. All undergraduate woodwind students are required to perform a recital in their senior year. Ensemble participation is by juried auditions. Students may be chosen to perform with the Symphony Orchestra, Opera Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, School of the Arts Contemporary Ensemble, Cantata Singers and chamber music groups.

Comprehensive performance experience

Intensive personalized instruction – Preparation for career success

Graduate

The woodwind graduate program at the North Carolina School of the Arts offers the highest level of instruction by an internationally acclaimed faculty, tailored to the student’s needs and professional goals. Classes are small and students receive personalized attention. Every student is given a significant number of performance opportunities in both large ensembles and chamber music groups. The graduate program enables students to refine their technical skills and develop advanced interpretative techniques through the study and performance of significant works from the woodwind literature (see sample program repertoire below for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and saxophone.)

Other Program Features:

* Opportunities to perform outside the school
* Special teaching and performance assignments
* Two degree recitals
* Participation in Symphony Orchestra, Opera Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and Contemporary Ensemble

As a conservatory, the School’s focus is on preparing students to begin their careers as performing artists; yet at the same time, the school actively involves the student with the practical aspects of earning a living as a musician. A combination of professional opportunities outside the School, along with this specially designed curriculum, widens the scope of the student’s career perspectives and constitutes a contemporary, market-sensitive approach to educating musicians.