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Youth Symphony level
String Auditions for Youth Symphony
- 3 octave major scale of your choice
- 2 octave melodic minor scale (a three octave melodic minor scale for violin players) of your choice
- A short solo, or excerpt from a solo, no longer than 3 minutes
Brass and Woodwind auditions for Youth Symphony
- 2 octave major scale of your choice
- 2 octave melodic minor scale of your choice
- A short solo, or excerpt from a solo, no longer than 3 minutes.
Percussion auditions for Youth Symphony
- Prepare a challenging snare drum solo
- Play a mallet selection (must fit on a xylophone range – no marimba available for auditions).
Junior Orchestra level
String auditions for Junior Orchestra
- 2 octave major scale of your choice
- 2 octave melodic minor scale of your choice
- A short solo, or excerpt from a solo, no longer than 3 minutes in length
Brass and Woodwind auditions for Junior Orchestra
- 2 octave major scale of your choice
- 2 octave melodic minor scale of your choice
- A short solo, or excerpt from a solo, no longer than 3 minutes. Material from Rubank’s Advanced Method or the equivalent would be appropriate. Audition material for Western International Band Clinic or All-State Band would also be suitable.
Percussion auditions for Junior Orchestra
- Prepare a challenging snare drum solo
- Play a mallet selection (must fit on a xylophone range – no marimba available for auditions).
Little Symphony Level
Strings only, with at least 3 years of instruction required. Private teachers should encourage their students to demonstrate their most advanced skills.
- Two major one-octave scales, 1 or 2 octaves. (Violinists are encouraged to demonstrate a shift to third position with, for example, a 2-octave D major scale).
- Cellists who have worked on shifting and playing 2-octave scales are encouraged to demonstrate that in their audition.
- A short solo, or excerpt from a solo, no longer than 3 minutes in length
- Selected sight-reading