Huntsville Youth Orchestra VIOLIN Students should be prepared to perform major scales 2 octaves, in all keys up to four sharps and four flats, with no arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome. Carmen Suite No. 1, Bizet, Georges
Huntsville Youth Orchestra VIOLA Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves, in all keys up to four sharps and four flats, with no arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome. Carmen Suite No. 1, Bizet, Georges No. 5 Les Toreadors (Introduction to Act 1)
Huntsville Youth Orchestra CELLO Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves, in all keys up to four sharps and four flats, with no arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome. Carmen Suite No. 1, Bizet, Georges No. 5 Les Toreadors (Introduction to Act 1)
Huntsville Youth Orchestra DOUBLE BASS Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves, in all keys up to four sharps and four flats, with no arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome. Carmen Suite No. 1, Bizet, Georges No. 5 Les Toreadors (Introduction to Act 1)
Huntsville Youth Orchestra FLUTE Carmen Suite No. 1, Bizet, Georges No. 5 Les Toreadors Huntsville Youth Orchestra
OBOE Prepared piece (below) Carmen Suite No. 1, No. 1 Aragonaise, Bizet, Georges Huntsville Youth Orchestra CLARINET
Carmen Suite No. 1, No. 2 Intermezzo (Prelude to Act III), Bizet, Georges Huntsville Youth Orchestra BASSOON
Carmen Suite No. 1, No. 4 Les dragons d Alcala (Prelude to Act II), Bizet, Georges Huntsville Youth Orchestra SAXOPHONE Prepared piece (below)
Procession of the Nobles N. Rimsky- Korsakov
Huntsville Youth Orchestra FRENCH HORN Procession of the Nobles, N. Rimsky-Korsakov Huntsville Youth Orchestra
TRUMPET Capriccio Italien (abridged), P. Tschaikowsky Huntsville Youth Orchestra TROMBONE
Huntsville Youth Orchestra BASS TROMBONE bar 1 to the e-flat in bar 18 Please note the clef of the following excerpt: Huntsville Youth Orchestra
TUBA Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Overture (rehearsal K to L) Huntsville Youth Orchestra Huntsville Youth Symphony and HARP The 2 excerpts below are required of all and Huntsville Youth Symphony auditionees: Excerpt:
Huntsville Youth Orchestra Huntsville Youth Symphony and 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 Arpeggios: 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.