Audition Requirements

 

Auditions - USYO (Ages 13–21)

 

Strings

oScales and arpeggios - slurred 4 per bow scales and 3 per bow arpeggios

cViolin

G, A and B-flat major 3 octaves scales and arpeggio

F Major 2 octaves scale and arpeggio

D melodic minor 2 octaves scale and arpeggio

cViola

C, D and E-flat major 3 octaves scales and arpeggio

B-flat Major 2 octaves scale and arpeggio

G melodic minor 2 octaves scale and arpeggio

cCello

C and D Major 3 octaves scales and arpeggio

E-flat Major and B-flat Major 2 octaves scale and arpeggio

G melodic minor 2 octaves scale and arpeggio

cBass

E, F, G, and A major 2 octaves scale and arpeggio

E melodic minor 2 octaves scale and arpeggio

oPrescribed selections

cViolin

Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 6:  movements 1 or 3

Handel - Violin Sonata in F Major:  movement 1

Mozart - Violin Sonata in E Minor:  movement 1

Or piece of equivalent or greater difficulty

cViola

Telemann - Viola Concerto in G Major:  movement 4

Marcello - Sonata in E Minor:  movement 2

Bach - Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major:  Courante

Or piece of equivalent or greater difficulty

cCello

Bach - Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major:  Courante

Breval - Sonata in C Major:  movement 1

Grieg - Cello Sonata in A Minor:  movement 1

Or piece of equivalent or greater difficulty

cBass

Bach - Gavotte

Marcello - Sonata in E Minor:  movement 2

Vivaldi - Sonata No.5 in E Minor:  movement 2

  1. Or piece of equivalent or greater difficulty


oSight reading


Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion

oRequirements as described in the All-District 9-10 Auditions Requirements as posted at ncbandmasters.org.