NEW MEMBER AUDITION REQUIREMENTS | SYMPHONY PLACEMENT AUDITION REQUIREMENTS 2008-2009 WYO New Member Audition Requirements Audition Dates and Times New member auditions for the 2008-2009 season were held Thursday, August 14. To schedule an audition after this date, please call WYO Manager Colleen Coleman at 757-872-4772 or email manager@wyomusic.org to schedule an audition time. Placement auditions for Symphony Orchestra members will be held Saturday, Sept 6. (click here for requirements) String Orchestra Audition Requirements Applicants must prepare a 3-minute piece that they feel best demonstrates their ability and the following two-octave major scales: C, G, D, and A. Students wishing to be considered for Symphony Strings must also prepare F and B-flat major scales (two octaves).  All auditions will include sight-reading. Symphony Orchestra Audition Requirements A three-minute excerpt (or two shorter contrasting excerpts) from a standard concerto, sonata, or etude (study) of your choice. Please bring a copy, as well as the original, of your selection. Percussionists should prepare two short excerpts/rudiments on at least two of the following: snare drum, timpani, and a mallet instrument (Instruments will be provided). Scales Strings: a 3-octave scale of candidate's choice (2-octaves for bassists) Woodwinds & Brass: familiarity with all major scales through 3 sharps and 3 flats and chromatic scale through your range Possible sight-reading All auditioners:  Please dress neatly and bring a copy, as well as the original, of your prepared music selection.  Orchestra Application Form MS Word document | Acrobat PDF     2008-2009 WYO Symphony Orchestra Placement Audition Requirements Audition Dates and Times Auditions for the 2008-2009 season will be Saturday, September 6 @ Berkeley Middle School. Please call 757-872-4772 or email manager@wyomusic.org to schedule an audition time. Requirements (*New members are exempt from Part II. All may use music for Parts I & II.) I - Excerpt from Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol (links to PDF sheet music are at the bottom of this page) Some sections have one long excerpt, and some others have two short ones. Try to reach the suggested tempi in the specified meter above each excerpt, but it is more important to be steady and consistent in your pulse than to play something too fast and unsteadily. II - Prepared Piece of your choice 1-2 minutes of a solo, sonata, etude or an orchestral excerpt III - Prepared Scale of your choice You may use a major OR melodic minor scale but must play both ascending AND descending formats, using the following guidelines: Woodwinds and Brass: Scale should be in two octaves (except where range is prohibitive) in eighth notes at quarter note = 100. Repeat the tonic. Scale should be prepared in the following manner: 2 notes slurred + 2 notes tongued when ascending, and 4 notes slurred when descending. Strings: Scale should be in three octaves except two for basses. Scale should be prepared in quarter notes at quarter note = 120 in the following manner: 2 notes slurred + 2 notes martelé when ascending, repeat the top note, and 4 notes slurred when descending. IV - Possible sight-reading ______ If you have any questions about the audition procedure, please contact Akiko Fujimoto at musicdirector@wyomusic.org. To change your assigned audition time, please contact Mrs. Colleen Coleman at manager@wyomusic.org.     Excerpts from Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol for Part I of the Placement Audition Files are available as either PDFs (roughly 100K each in size) or JPEGs (roughly 1MB each in size). Simply right-click on the filename and select "Save to Disk" to download the PDF to your computer. WOODWINDS Flute (PDF or JPEG) | Clarinet (PDF or JPEG) | Oboe (PDF or JPEG) | Bassoon (PDF or JPEG) BRASS Trumpet (PDF or JPEG) | Trombone (PDF or JPEG) | Tuba (PDF or JPEG) | Horn (PDF or JPEG) STRINGS Bass (PDF or JPEG) | Cello (PDF or JPEG) | Viola (PDF or JPEG) | Violin (PDF or JPEG)