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.

Junior Orchestra Auditions

1. Scales

  • Click Here to access District 9 Junior Orchestra Scales

  • 2 scales, scales should be played at the speed of 100 b.p.m. and detached bow strokes:
    Violin: D major, G melodic minor
    Viola: G major, C melodic minor
    Cello: G major, C melodic minor
    Bass: F major, G melodic minor

2. Statewide Junior Strings Etudes

3. District Supplemental Material

  • Selected excerpts from Lullaby by William Hofeldt (tempo: 68 BPM)
    -Violin: Violin 1: m. 83-95, upper divisi
    -Viola: m. 83-95, upper divisi
    -Cello: Cm. 67 through 82; end after beat 2
    -Bass: m. 67 through 82; end after beat 2

Senior Orchestra Auditions

  1. Senior-Level Scales

  2. Beethoven Excerpts
    From the standing excerpt cycles

  3. District-specific Supplemental Material (if applicable)