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 violin excerpts for audition)


SRO 2024 String and Piano Excerpts (2).pdf

VIOLA (prepare all viola excerpts for audition)



SRO 2024 String and Piano Excerpts (2).pdf

CELLO (prepare all cello excerpts for audition)


SRO 2024 String and Piano Excerpts (2).pdf

BASS (prepare all bass excerpts for audition)


SRO 2024 String and Piano Excerpts (2).pdf

Sight-Reading

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