Senior Regional Orchestra Audition Requirements – 2009

String Requirements

Scales shall be performed in the following format in all regions:
- All scales are to be performed from memory.
- Range: 3 octave scales for Violin, Viola & Cello / 2 Full octave scales for Bass
- The quarter note to be played at MM=120.
- All scales will be performed in the following bowing pattern:
  
  2 notes slurred, 2 notes martele on the ascending scale;
  4 notes slurred on the descending scale.
- A Prepared Piece will be required in all regions

Sight reading will be required in all regions.

Wind & Percussion Requirements

* Please see individual Regions for more information. *

North Central SR & JR Regional Orchestra

VBODA Districts: IX, XIV, XV, XVI

for information please go to www.NCVRO.org

Northern VA SRO – VBDOA Districts: X, XI, XII (Strings)

* ALL Auditions:

* NSRO Event:

Scales: All strings will prepare the following scales 3 octaves, except bass which are 2 full octaves. All major scales through 3 flats & 3 sharps and their relative melodic minors.

Orchestral Excerpts

Violin

Cello

Viola

Bass

Harp

Northern VA SRO (Winds & Percussion)

* ALL Auditions:

* NSRO Event:

Audition requirements will be scored as follows: (Check: www.vboda.org for scale range info)

Major – 20 pts., Chromatic Scales – 20 pts, Prepared Etude/Excerpts – 30 pts, Sight reading – 30 pts.

The Prepared Etude/Excerpts were made available to participating directors.

Note: Percussion must audition on Timpani, Snare/Multiple Percussion & Mallets.

The percussion audition requirements were made available to participating directors.

For more information, contact

South Central VA SRO – VBODA Districts: I, III, V, VI, VII, XIII

Strings & Wind / Percussion Auditions

Auditions:

For more information: http://chsorchestra.org/SouthCentralSeniorRegionalOrchestra.htm

South Eastern VA SRO – VBODA District: II, IV, VIII

Orchestra Directors should contact John S. Husser III at the following email address for audition excerpts and scale requirements. jhusseriii@cox.net Orchestra directors should include their name, school and phone number that they are best reached at.

Excerpts will be available on May 15. Mr. Husser will email all other information at the end of August. This information will not be posted to a website.

String and Harp Auditions

John S. Husser III - Chair

Reed Matthews - Host

Auditions will be held at Kellam High School

Saturday September 26, 2009

Wind, Brass and Percussion Auditions

Patti Watters - Host

Jay Larkin - Chair

Auditions will be held at Old Dominion University

Monday October 12, 2009

Southeastern Senior Regional Orchestra Event

Ryan Featherer - Chair

John S. Husser III - Host

Event will take place at Great Bridge High School

Friday November 13, 2009 and Saturday November 14, 2009

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