In an effort to continually align auditions statewide at the junior and senior levels, the Board of Directors voted at their Summer 2024 meeting to implement a cycle of commissioned etudes for Strings, Winds, Percussion and Instrumental Jazz at the Junior and Senior levels.
Instrumental Jazz etudes will be implemented in the Fall of 2024; Strings, Winds and Percussion etudes will be implemented in the Fall of 2025.
*Districts 2 and 8 share an orchestra and alternate host years; the 2024 junior and senior orchestras will be hosted by District 8*
Junior Orchestra Auditions
1a. Prepared Selection - Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
Please contact [email protected] or [email protected] if you need assistance obtaining the parts for the audition selection.
1b. Prepared Selection - Harps
Repertoire & Selections for 2023 TBA
2. Scales
Violins: G, Bb, C, D Major (2 octaves) and F Major (1 octave)
Viola/Cello: C, D, F, G Major (2 octaves) and Bb Major (1 octave)
Double Bass: F Major (2 Octaves) and G, Bb, C, D Major (1 octave)
There is no tempo requirement for scales. There is no scale requirement for harps.
Junior Strings Audition Rubric - 60 points
Prepared Selection - 50 points:
Tone: 10 points
Intonation: 10 points
Technique: 10 points
Rhythm: 10 points
Musicianship: 10 points
Scale Skills - 10 points
Senior Orchestra Auditions
Please visit the Orchestra Division Audition Information Page for this year's senior level strings and harp audition material.