Auditions

String Ensemble:

• 1 or 2-octave scale of musician’s choice
• one short piece of musician’s choice
• sight reading. The musician must be able to read music

Dolce Musica:

• 2 or 3-octave scale of musician’s choice
• a piece (maximum 5 minutes) of the musician’s choice, minimum level: Suzuki volume 4.
• sight-reading

Symphony Orchestra:

• 2 or 3-octave scale of musician’s choice (2 octaves for winds)
• one piece of musician’s choice (maximum 5-minute)
• sight-reading
• two orchestral excerpts provided by the orchestra following registration for the audition

Wind Ensemble:

• a scale of the musician’s choice of 1 or 2 octaves, linked and detached articulations
• one piece of musician’s choice (maximum 5-minute)
• sight-reading

Here are some of the elements that will be evaluated during your audition.

Scale:

• your scale needs to be clean, precise, have secure intonation, and a good tone.
• the notes should be even and fluid
• be prepared to play your scale at different speeds and with different articulations

Piece:

• accurate notes, rhythm, and tempo
• good pulse
• seure intonation
• an appropriate style of performance for the music being played
• good tone quality
• wide range of dynamics
• clear, understandable phrasing

Orchestra Tracks (Symphony Orchestra only) :

• pulse
• intonation
• articulations
• dynamics
• tempo