Auditions » All Shore Orchestra

2018 – 2019 3rd Annual Concert Year

Eligibility

To be eligible to audition for the All Shore Orchestra, you must reside in Middlesex, Monmouth, or Ocean county. In addition, you must be sponsored by your orchestra director or your private instructor.

Before you decide to audition, you must make sure that you are able to attend all rehearsals and performances. Please review the calendar to see rehearsal and concert dates. Illness is the only acceptable absence. Any other absence will result in expulsion from the group.

Requirements

Each student will be judged on the following criteria:

Scales
Solo
Sight reading (to be supplied at the audition)

Scales

Articulation and tempo requirements are as follows:

Scales:

50 bpm minimum
Scales do not need to be memorized

The grid below shows the required scales for each instrument. Click an instrument below to download its scale pdf.

Instrument	Scale and Number Octaves
	Ab	Eb	Bb	F	C	G	D	A	E
Violin	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Viola	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Cello	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Bass*	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2

*no octave drops

Solo

The required solos for the December 1st, 2018 auditions are as follows… (sheet music and video performances can be found below!)

Instrument	Title	Composer	Movement/Section	Media
Violin	Sonata No. 3 in F major	Handel	2nd movement (Allegro)	Sheet music Performance
Viola	Sonata in C major	Handel	1st movement (Adagio)	Sheet music Performance
Cello	Sonata No. 6 in G major	Marcello	4th movement (Allegro)	Sheet music Performance
Bass	Divertimento in C major	M. Haydn	1st movement (Allegro moderato)	Sheet music Performance

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