Shenandoah Conservatory
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String Audition
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Violin (BM)
l A concerto movement or concert solo and a contrasting work (such as an unaccompanied Bach, concert piece, sonata movement or contemporary work).
l Étude or caprice demonstrating level of proficiency.
l Scales in three octaves are required.
Viola (BM)
l A concerto movement or concert solo and a contrasting work (such as an unaccompanied Bach, concert piece, sonata movement or contemporary work).
l Scales in three octaves are required.
Cello (BM)
l Two contrasting works that display technical and musical ability.
l One of these two works must be a movement of a standard concerto.
l In addition, one étude of appropriate difficulty.
l All major/minor scales and sight-reading are required.
Double Bass (BM)
l Perform two works in contrasting styles from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary periods (e.g. Eccles and Bottesini) which demonstrate the applicant’s highest level of technical proficiency and musical expression.
l Sight-reading is required, and major and harmonic minor scales should also be prepared (from memory).
Harp (BM)
l Two solos from contrasting periods (classical and modern) and one orchestral excerpt.
l Two scales and arpeggios of choice and sight-reading are required.
Updated on 05/06/2019