Chamber Audition Requirements
Email Mr. Nichols for an audition at [email protected].
Scales + Arpeggios:
**Students are welcome to use their favorite fingering that makes sense!
Regional Excerpt
(see or email Mr. Nichols to obtain the excerpts)
Sight reading
*Note: A private teacher is required for entrance in to Chamber Orchestra. Speak with Mr. Nichols for teacher options or for questions.
Email Mr. Nichols for an audition at [email protected].
Scales + Arpeggios:
- Eighth note = 120 for both scale and arpeggio
- Two 3-octave major scale in the key of C, G, D, A, E, F, Bb, Eb, Ab (student will choose 1, director will choose 1)
- One 3-octave minor scale in the key of a, e, b, f#, c#, d, g, c, f (director will choose 1)
- Violin Scales: http://shop.theviolincase.com/pages/Printable-Scales.html
- Viola Scales: 2 Octave- http://www.tamdistrict.org/cms/lib8/CA01000875/Centricity/Domain/586/Viola%20Major%20Scales.pdf
- Cello Scales: 2 Octave- http://www.celloonline.com/twooctavemajorvlcscales.htm
- Double Bass: 2 Octave- http://doublebassblog.org/downloads/2_octave_scales_with_fingerings.pdf
**Students are welcome to use their favorite fingering that makes sense!
Regional Excerpt
(see or email Mr. Nichols to obtain the excerpts)
- Violin: Excerpt A-1
- Viola: Excerpt A-1
- Cello: Excerpt A-1
- Bass: Excerpt A-1
Sight reading
- You will be given a short exercise to show off your sight reading skills.
*Note: A private teacher is required for entrance in to Chamber Orchestra. Speak with Mr. Nichols for teacher options or for questions.