Intermediate 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.
Auditions will be on August 5th and 8th.
Strings
Scales and Arpeggios (one octave)
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D Major
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G Major
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C Major
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Prepared Solo Requirements:
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Your choice
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Should highlight skill level
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Can play with confidence
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Prepared Excerpt (below)
Band
Concert Scales (one octave)
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F Major
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B Flat Major
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E Flat Major
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Prepared Solo Requirements:
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Your choice
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Should highlight skill level
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Can play with confidence
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Prepared Excerpt (below)
Percussion
Snare rudiments:
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(Alternating) Flams
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Single paradiddles (RLRR-LRLL sticking, etc., continuously for 4 measures in 4/4)
Mallets (Bells):
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Major scales C, G, F
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Prepared Solo Requirements:
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Your choice
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Should highlight skill level
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Can play with confidence
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Prepared Excerpt (below)