Auditions for our 2008-2009 season will be
held on May 17 and 18, 2008. We are now accepting applications for all
instruments at all levels. Please register online (via link below) and
you will be contacted in March to schedule the time and date. Audition
requirements are listed below. Placement in one of our five ensembles will be at the
discretion of the music director.
All applicants should be prepared to perform two selections, one
demonstrating rapid technical playing and the other demonstrating slow
lyrical playing. The excerpts may be from one piece or two separate pieces
and should be music the applicant is secure in playing, not something that
is currently being studied. Scales, as learned, will be required. Sight
reading may also be requested. Your audition will take approximately 10
minutes at which time you and your parents will be advised of the result.
PLEASE NOTE: All string applicants must be studying currently with a
private teacher and have completed a MINIMUM of 2 years of private study
by the summer of 2007. All wind and percussion applicants must be
studying currently with a private teacher and have completed a MINIMUM
of 1 year of private study by the summer of 2007;
2 years of private study is recommended.
Specific requirements for
entrance into YOBC Wind Symphony
-The student should have 2 years
experience playing in an ensemble such as school band or orchestra.
-Brass and
Woodwind players should be prepared to play major scales up to 4 sharps and 4
flats.
-Percussion students should be prepared to play the following rudiments open
(slow) to close (fast):
Double Stroke Open Roll, Single Paradiddle, Flam
Accent, Flam Tap, Flam Paradiddle, Single Drag Tap, Double Drag Tap, Drag
Paradiddle #1 and Single Ratamacue.
-Students
should be prepared to perform a solo of a difficulty level comparable to those
on the BCMEA solo list.
Please consult with your private teacher for
selection and preparation of a solo.
-Students should prepare one etude
which demonstrates their technical ability on their instrument.
-Some sight reading may be
requested.
