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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 linked below)
Violin: Concerto No. 4, 1st mvt, Seitz
Viola: Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1, Courante & Minuets, J. S. Bach
Cello: Sonata No. 3 in A minor, 2nd mvt, from Six Sonatas for the Cello, Vivaldi
Bass: Gavotte, Bach/Zimmerman
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.pdfPage updated
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