Audition Requirements for 2017
Auditions will be held in the afternoon of August 27 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1005 N. 21st Street, Lafayette, IN 47904.
Please complete the registration information on this website and read all the requirements carefully. We try to schedule like instruments together, but if you know of a conflict that cannot be resolved on August 27 between 2 and 6, please let Mrs. Letcher know by email. Times will not be assigned until August 20, please complete your registration prior to August 18.
Please encourage your fellow musicians at school to audition to play with us! We had many players graduate, including the complete trumpet section, and have many openings!
Scales, solo excerpt, and music excerpts will all be heard. Please make sure you have listened to excerpts on YouTube or somewhere else to be familiar with the pieces. Some judges comment in past years were that it was obvious some people had not bothered to listen to the piece, and it made a huge difference in their audition!.
Please contact Carol Letcher, 765-463-0302 or CDLetcher@comcast.net for questions.
Also, if you plan to audition, please fill out this form to provide personal and contact information. For any question regarding the registration form, please email or call.
Note: YOU MUST BRING A PARENT WITH YOU WHEN YOU AUDITION.
Questions about becoming a member?
All instruments should prepare:
1) one minute of a prepared solo. Choose a section that highlights your technique and musicality.
2) Play a scale of your choice with the stipulations as outlined for your instrument.
3) the prepared excerpts which are found below with the name of your instrument. You are to play all portions bracketed.
These are the excerpts for 2017:
Please complete the registration information on this website and read all the requirements carefully. We try to schedule like instruments together, but if you know of a conflict that cannot be resolved on August 27 between 2 and 6, please let Mrs. Letcher know by email. Times will not be assigned until August 20, please complete your registration prior to August 18.
Please encourage your fellow musicians at school to audition to play with us! We had many players graduate, including the complete trumpet section, and have many openings!
Scales, solo excerpt, and music excerpts will all be heard. Please make sure you have listened to excerpts on YouTube or somewhere else to be familiar with the pieces. Some judges comment in past years were that it was obvious some people had not bothered to listen to the piece, and it made a huge difference in their audition!.
Please contact Carol Letcher, 765-463-0302 or CDLetcher@comcast.net for questions.
Also, if you plan to audition, please fill out this form to provide personal and contact information. For any question regarding the registration form, please email or call.
Note: YOU MUST BRING A PARENT WITH YOU WHEN YOU AUDITION.
Questions about becoming a member?
All instruments should prepare:
1) one minute of a prepared solo. Choose a section that highlights your technique and musicality.
2) Play a scale of your choice with the stipulations as outlined for your instrument.
3) the prepared excerpts which are found below with the name of your instrument. You are to play all portions bracketed.
These are the excerpts for 2017:
|
BRASS:
Trumpet Excerpt. Scale of your choice - 2 octaves and perform in given rhythm (1 eighth note followed by 6 sixteenth notes), slurring by the quarter beat. Quarter note = 60. Player chooses the starting octave. Trombone Excerpt Scale of your choice - 2 octaves and perform in given rhythm (1 eighth note followed by 6 sixteenth notes), slurring by the quarter beat. Quarter note = 60. Player chooses the starting octave. Horn Excerpt Scale of your choice - 2 octaves and perform in given rhythm (1 eighth note followed by 6 sixteenth notes), slurring by the quarter beat. Quarter note = 60. Player chooses the starting octave. Tuba Excerpt Scale of your choice to best demonstrate your ability. WOODWINDS: Flute Excerpt Piccolo Excerpt: Oboe Excerpt English Horn Excerpt Scale of your choice - 2 octaves and perform in given rhythm (1 eighth note followed by 6 sixteenth notes), slurring by the quarter beat. Quarter note = 60. Player chooses the starting octave. Clarinet Excerpt Bassoon Excerpt Scale of your choice - 2 octaves and perform in given rhythm (1 eighth note followed by 6 sixteenth notes), slurring by the quarter beat. Quarter note = 60. Player chooses the starting octave. Percussion Excerpt: Timpani Xylophone |
STRINGS
Violin 1 Excerpts, Perform 3 octave scale of your choosing in triplet rhythm slur 3. Quarter note = 60. Violin 2 Excerpts, Perform 3 octave scale of your choosing in triplet rhythm slur 3. Quarter note = 60. Viola Excerpts. Perform 3 octave scale of your choosing in triplet rhythm slur 3. Quarter note = 60. Cello Excerpts Perform 3 octave scale of your choosing in triplet rhythm slur 3. Quarter note = 60. Double Bass Excerpts Perform 2 octave scale of your choosing in triplet rhythm slur 3. Quarter note = 60. Harp Excerpts |
