Placement Auditions

REQUIREMENTS FOR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE (Orchestra III)

Required Scales

Violin: G,D, B-flat major, 2 octaves, 4 notes per bow for the scales and 3 notes per bow for the arpeggios

Viola: C,G, D major, 2 octaves, 4 notes per bow for the scales and 3 notes per bow for the arpeggios

Cello: C,G & D major, 2 octaves, 4 notes per bow for the scales and 3 notes per bow for the arpeggios

Bass: E & G major, 1 octave, D major, 2 octaves 4 notes per bow scales and separate bows for the arpeggios.

Required Solos (pdf can be found on the right)

Violin: Wohlfahrt: Etudes, Op. 45, book 2, #37

Viola: Wohlfahrt: Etudes Op. 45, book 2, #37

Cello: Dotzauer: Etudes, Book 1, #8 **note change in excerpt

Bass: Simandl: 30 Etudes, #2

Short Sight Reading

REQUIREMENTS FOR SYMPHONY (Orchestra IV)

Required Scales (teacher will choose a major scale, student will choose a melodic minor scale)

Violin: C, G, D, A, B-flat Major 3 octaves; F Major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 3 octaves. Slur scales 4 notes per bow and arpeggios 3 notes per bow.

Viola: C, G, D, F Major 3 octaves; A, B-flat Major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 3 octaves. Slur scales 4 notes per bow and arpeggios 3 notes per bow.

Cello: C, G, D, F Major 3 octaves; A, B-flat Major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 3 octaves. Slur scales 4 notes per bow and arpeggios 3 notes per bow.

Double Bass: C, G, A, F, Bb Major 2 octaves; D Major 1 octave; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 2 octaves. Slur scales 4 notes per bow and arpeggios played with separate bows.

Required Solos (Excerpts below)

Violin: Concerto 23 Mov. I by Viotti

Viola: Concerto in G major by Telemann

Cello: Courante from Cello suite No 1 by J. S. Bach

Bass: Etude No 17 by Simandl

Note: Playing requirements for Symphony does not guarantee placement into Symphony

Short Sight reading

Auditions will be held for GHHS students beginning February 2nd - 13th during lunch or afterschool.

Auditions for rising 9th grade students will be held the first week of March upon request. Contact Mrs. Lewis at lllewis@wcpss.net

Chamber Audition Music.pdf

The excerpts for each instrument will be posted in January 2026. The entire part may be found under ERO auditions.

Page updated

Report abuse