VIOLIN Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 3 octaves with no arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome. Prepared piece of all 3 excerpts (below)
VIOLA Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 3 octaves with no arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome. Prepared Piece (below) Sinfonie in D ( Haffner-Sinfonie KV 385) by W.A. Mozart
CELLO Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 3 octaves with no arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome. Prepared Piece (below) Sinfonie Nr. 6 h-moll Pathetique by P. Tschaikowski, op. 74, Movement II
DOUBLE BASS Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves with no arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome. Prepared Piece (below) Symphonie Nr. 2 (D dur) by Johannes Brahms, Op. 73, Movement I
FLUTE Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), with no Prepared piece of 2 excerpts (below) Excerpt #1: Leonore Overture No. 3 Op. 72 by Ludwig van Beethoven Excerpt #2: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor Op. 98 by Johannes Brahms
OBOE Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), with no Prepared piece (below) Sinfonie in C (Symphony in C Major) Nr. 8 D 944 by Franz Schubert II
CLARINET Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), with no Prepared piece of 2 excerpts (below) Excerpt #1: Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14 by Hector Berlioz Excerpt #2: Symphony No. 3 (F Major) Op. 90 by Johannes Brahms
BASSOON Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), no Prepared piece of 2 excerpts (below) Excerpt #1: Scheherazade Suite Symphonique Op. 35 by N. Rimsky-Korsakov Excerpt #2: Scheherazade Suite Symphonique Op. 35 by N. Rimsky-Korsakov
FRENCH HORN Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), with no Prepared piece (below) Symphony No. # (F Major) Op. 90 by Johannes Brahms
Huntsville Youth Orchestra TRUMPET (Page 1 of 2) Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), with no Prepared piece of 2 excerpts (below) Play as is on Bb Trumpet, no transposing. Excerpt #1: Etude VI, Snedecor (Continues on page 2)
TRUMPET (Page 2 of 2) Play as is on Bb Trumpet, no transposing. Excerpt #2: Etude VI, Snedecor
TROMBONE Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), with no Prepared Piece (below)
BASS TROMBONE Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), with no Prepared piece (below) Die Walkure by Wagner
TUBA Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 1 octave (2 where possible) with no Prepared piece (below) Marche Hongroise (Hungarian March) by Hector Berlioz
and Sinfonia HARP (page 1 of 2) The 2 excerpts below are required of all Sinfonia and auditionees: Excerpt #1 of 2: (Continue to page 2)
and Sinfonia Excerpt #2 of 2: HARP (page 2 of 2)
and Sinfonia PERCUSSION All percussion audition candidates must pick a solo of their choice on EITHER a mallet keyboard instrument, snare drum or timpani, showing your best abilities. will also be tested on your chosen instrument. Please bring two copies of your solo for the judges. In addition, each percussionist is REQUIRED to perform each of the following on their choice of two of the three instruments listed below: Snare Drum: Rudimental Roll, Orchestral Roll, Flams, Paradiddles. Mallet Instruments: 2 Octave Major Scales and Apreggios: C, F, Bb, G, D. Plus, Chromatic Scale, 2 Octaves. Timpani: Long Roll, ppp to fff. Ability to tune will also be tested. Please bring pitch pipe.