Audition Requirements:

• Solo - present a prepared solo and/or etude, no more than 1 minute in length, preferably with contrasting tempos and/or styles (no piano accompaniment). You do not have to start at the beginning of a piece. Two short contrasting movements are acceptable (please note: you are responsible for stopping the first piece at the 30 second mark and moving to your second piece). You may use solos/etudes from ERO or All-State band auditions, or any other appropriate composition.

• One scale - Two or three octaves (depending on your comfort level and instrument). No arpeggio is required. Speed should be Quarter Note=100 or faster.

• Sight reading - Your audition judge will give you a short piece of music to play - music you have never seen before. To practice for this, we suggest using sightreadingfactory.com. You will have 30 seconds to look over the sightreading before you begin to play. 

Audition Criteria:

Auditionees will be scored based on the following criteria during their blind audition:

• Tone (including vibrato)

• Intonation

• Dynamics

• Rhythm

• Note Accuracy

  These criteria help us assess each musician’s technical skill, musicality, and overall preparedness. We encourage all applicants to focus on these areas as they prepare for their audition.

  Youth Orchestra auditions will also be used to place students into Chamber Ensembles who have expressed interest in the WSYO Chamber Ensemble program.

Questions about the Youth Orchestra?

Please email Linda Estep, Youth Orchestra Conductor

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