SENIOR REGIONAL
string audition material
SENIOR REGIONAL (Grades 9-12) String Audition consists of the following:
1. Scales 2. Prepared Excerpts 3. Sight-Reading
3-Octave Scales
Students may be asked to perform all major and (melodic) minor scales up to 3 sharps and 3 flats in 3 octaves (2 octaves for bass). Scales should be played in groups of two slurred, and two martele ascending and groups of four slurred descending. Scales should be performed at a tempo of quarter note equal to 120 beats per minute. *Scales must be memorized.
The required scales are:
C Major a Minor
G Major e Minor
D Major b Minor
A Major f# Minor
F Major d Minor
B-flat Major g Minor
E-flat Major c Minor
Prepared EXCERPTS
VIOLIN (prepare all excerpts for audition)

VIOLA (prepare all excerpts for audition)

CELLO (prepare all excerpts for audition)

BASS (prepare all excerpts for audition)

Sight-Reading
There will be a sight-reading component to this audition.