Aaron Copland School of Music - Queens College

Strings Audition Information

Violin, Viola, Cello (BM):

• - One movement of a major concerto
• - Two contrasting movements of Solo Bach
• - One movement of a sonata, contemporary work or a show piece

Double Bass (BM):

• - Major or minor scale and arpeggio, three octaves, of applicant's choice
• - Two contrasting movements of a baroque sonata, or first movement of a standard concerto and an additional contrasting 
•   movement or work
• - One etude on the level of Bille, Simandl, Storch-Hrabe, or Sturm
• - One orchestral excerpt of the applicant's choice

                                                                                                                                                    Updated on 04/02/2019