Audition Requirements
- Prepare a solo of three minutes or less.
- Prepare TWO CONSECUTIVE sets of scales and excerpts:
- JSO Auditions V & IV
- SO Auditions IV & III
- JYO Auditions III & II
- YO Auditions II & I
- For JYO and YO, sight reading may be required by the conductor.
- Submit a completed application before scheduling an audition.
You can download the audition music by clicking on the excerpts for your instrument. Each page will be a PDF file which can be viewed and printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
STRINGS (Download Ia and Ib for excerpt I)
VIOLIN: excerpt Ia excerpt Ib excerpt II & III excerpt IV & V
VIOLA: excerpt Ia excerpt Ib excerpt II & III excerpt IV & V
CELLO: excerpt Ia excerpt Ib excerpt II & III excerpt IV & V
BASS: excerpt Ia excerpt Ib excerpt II & III excerpt IV & V
WINDS, BRASS, PERCUSSION
BASSOON: excerpt I excerpt II & III
CLARINET: excerpt I excerpt II & III
FLUTE: excerpt I excerpt II & III
FRENCH HORN: excerpt I excerpt II & III
OBOE: excerpt I excerpt II & III
PERCUSSION: excerpt I excerpt II & III
TROMBONE: excerpt I excerpt II & III
TRUMPET: excerpt I excerpt II & III
TUBA: excerpt I excerpt II & III
