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Advanced Audition Requirements

All auditions for 2024-2025 will include three components: scales, a solo piece of your choice, and a prepared excerpt (found below). Please understand that the audition committee may choose to omit some items during the actual audition.

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Auditions will be on August 5th and 8th.

Violin Pegs

Chamber Orchestra

Violin & Viola-

C major and D Major Scales (two octaves) 

F major scale (one octave)

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  • Prepared Solo Requirements:​

    • Your choice​

    • Should highlight skill level

    • Can play with confidence

  • Prepared Excerpt (below)

 

Cello-

C major and D Major Scales (2 or more octaves) 

F major scale (2 or more octaves) 

G major scale (2 or more octaves) IF ABLE

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  • Prepared Solo Requirements:​

    • Your choice​

    • Should highlight skill level

    • Can play with confidence

  • Prepared Excerpt (below)

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Flute

Wind Ensemble

Concert Scales (as many octaves as possible)

  • Concert G

  • C

  • F

  • B flat

  • E flat

  • A flat

  • D flat

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  • Prepared Solo Requirements:​

    • Your choice​

    • Should highlight skill level

    • Can play with confidence

  • Prepared Excerpt (below)

Drum Sticks

Percussion

Snare rudiments:

  • ​5 stroke roll

  • 9 stroke roll

  • 17 stroke roll

  • Multiple stroke roll

  • Flams

  • Single paradiddles

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Mallets:​​

  • Major scales C, G, F

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  • Prepared Solo Requirements:​

    • Your choice​

    • Should highlight skill level

    • Can play with confidence

  • Prepared Excerpt (below)

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