2019/2020 Violin Audition

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1 Preparatory Orchestra 1. Major scales, 2 octaves, memorized, using separate bows at = Prepare the following scales: C, G, D, A, B-flat, E-flat Major. 2. One prepared piece demonstrating current technical level. Selected piece should be equivalent to Suzuki Book 3 or higher and should be well-played, polished and at appropriate tempo. 3. Excerpt for Preparatory Orchestra, played at marked tempo. Preparatory Orchestra: Ability to produce a full clear tone Vibrato Proficiency in 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd positions Meyer: Carpe Diem! =

2 String Orchestra 1. Major scales up to four sharps and three flats in two octaves, memorized. 2. One prepared piece demonstrating current technical level. Selected piece should be equivalent to Suzuki Book 4 or higher and should be well-played, polished and at appropriate tempo. 3. Excerpt for Preparatory Orchestra and String Orchestra, played at marked tempo. Holst: St. Paul s Suite (top line divisi) String Orchestra: Ability to tune own instrument Ability to produce a full clear tone Vibrato Proficiency in 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd positions; knowledge of 4 th and 5 th positions.= Time Signature: 6 8 Vivace

3 Sinfonia 1. Major and natural minor scales up to four sharps and flats in two octaves, memorized. 2. Two prepared pieces, one slow and one fast, preferably an etude, sonata or concerto movement. Selected pieces should be equivalent to Suzuki book 5 or higher and should be well-played, polished and at appropriate tempo (an All-State etude may be used as one selection). 3. Excerpts for String Orchestra and Sinfonia, played at marked tempos. 4. Sight reading Sinfonia: Full, clear tone Vibrato Fluency through 3 rd position; proficiency in 4 th and 5 th position Saint-Saëns/Reibold: Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah =

4 Philharmonia 1. Major and minor (your choice of harmonic or melodic) scales up to five sharps and flats in three octaves, memorized. 2. Two prepared pieces, one slow and one fast, preferably an etude, sonata or concerto movement. Selected pieces should be from the Classical era or later and be well-played, polished and at appropriate tempo (an All-State etude may be used as one selection). 3. Excerpts for Sinfonia and Philharmonia, played at marked tempos. Philharmonia: Mature string tone and vibrato skills Fluency through 5 th position Liszt: Les Préludes (play top two notes of chords at m. 379; top line divisi at m. 396) = 80 Time Signature: 2 2 Allegro mariziale animato

5 Symphony 1. All major and minor (your choice of harmonic or melodic) scales in three octaves, memorized. 2. Two prepared pieces, one slow and one fast, preferably from major concertos or sonatas by two different composers from the Classical era or later (do not play multiple movements from the same piece or use All-State etudes). Pieces should be well-played, polished and at appropriate tempo. 3. Excerpts for Philharmonia and Symphony, played at marked tempos. Symphony: Mature string tone and vibrato skills Fluency in all positions Smetana: Sarka from Ma Vlast = approx. 80 Excerpt continues on next page

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