All-Virginia Audition Requirements for Strings

Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass & Harp

Scale and Prepared Etude Requirements

Ψ      Strings:  Violin, Viola, Cello – 3 octave scales   * Double Bass – 2 octave scales

 

Ψ      All Major Scales / Melodic Minor Scales up to & including 4 sharps and 4 flats – 20%

  • All Scales Must Be Memorized

  • Scales should be played in quarter notes with the tempo for the quarter note set at 120 on the metronome.

  • Bowings are Ascending: 2 slurred, 2 martele’ * Descending: 4 slurred

Ψ      Sight reading – 40%

 

 

All Virginia Orchestra String Audition Rotation

2008 Prepared Etudes

VIOLIN           Rode-24 Caprices                    International #2066       Etude #6 (Adagio)

VIOLA            Bruni-25 Studies                       International #1373       Etude #21 (Andante con Variazioni)

CELLO            Dotzauer-113 Studies (Bk 2)    International #1313       Etude #42 (Andante con moto)

BASS              Simandl-30 Etudes                   Carl Fischer                  Etude #25 (Allegro pesante)

 

2009 Prepared Etudes

VIOLIN           Rode-24 Caprices                    International #2066       Etude #21 (Tempo giusto)

VIOLA            Bruni-25 Studies                       International #1373       Etude #20 (Adagio cantabile)

CELLO            Dotzauer-113 Studies (Bk 2)    International #1313       Etude #36 (Allegretto quasi Andantino)

BASS              Simandl-30 Etudes                   Carl Fischer                  Etude #18 (Allegro maestoso)  

 

2010 Prepared Etudes

VIOLIN           Rode-24 Caprices                    International #2066       Etude #5 (Moderato)

VIOLA            Bruni-25 Studies                       International #1373       Etude #19 (Allegretto grazioso)

CELLO            Dotzauer-113 Studies (Bk 2)    International #1313       Etude #46 (Allegro)

BASS              Simandl-30 Etudes                   Carl Fischer                  Etude #15 (Andantino)

 

2011 Prepared Etudes

VIOLIN           Rode-24 Caprices                    International #2066       Etude #11 (Allegro brillante)

VIOLA            Bruni-25 Studies                       International #1373       Etude #23 (Tempo di Menuetto)

CELLO            Dotzauer-113 Studies (Bk 2)    International #1313       Etude #49 (Allegro)

BASS              Simandl-30 Etudes                   Carl Fischer                  Etude #17 (Tempo di Polacca)

 

           

All-VA Orchestra Harp Audition Rotation

 

2008

Technique – 40%

Pozzoli (Studi Di Media Difficolta) – Etude #20

Prepared Piece – 40%

Harmonius Blacksmith – Handel

Sight Reading – 20%

 

 

2009

Technique – 40%

Pozzoli (Studi Di Media Difficolta) – Etude #14

Prepared Piece – 40%

Passacaille – Handel / Beon

Sight Reading – 20%

 

 

2010

Technique – 40%

Pozzoli (Studi Di Media Difficolta) – Etude #21

Prepared Piece – 40%

Bach / Grandjany – Etude #6

Sight Reading – 20%

 

 

2011

Technique – 40%

Pozzoli (Studi Di Media Difficolta) – Etude #13

Prepared Piece – 40%

Sonata - Dussek

Sight Reading – 20%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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