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Audition Information

2019 – 2020 4th Annual Concert Year

Eligibility

To be eligible to audition for the All Shore Orchestra, you must reside in Middlesex, Monmouth, or Ocean county and be in 7th, 8th, or 9th grade. 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:

  1. Scales
  2. Solo
  3. 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. NOTE: downloadable scale sheets are provided below.

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

*no octave drops

Solo

 

The required solos for the December 7th, 2019 auditions are as follows… (sheet music and video performances can be found below!) 

Instrument Title Composer Movement/Section Media
Violin Sonata No. 2 in g minor  Handel  2nd movement (Allegro) Sheet music
Viola Divertimento in C major  Mozart  1st movement (Allegro) Sheet music
Cello Sonata in C major Breval  1st movement (Allegro) Sheet music
Bass Die Meistersinger Wagner  1st page only Sheet music

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