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music auditions
Orchestra auditions
Bach strings orchestra requirements
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Must be in 5th grade or higher
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Must understand rhythms using whole, half, quarter, eighth notes, and equivalent rests
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Must read clef/staff fluently
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Perform VBDOA grade I & II
Mozart strings orchestra requirements
audition required
Informal audition or teacher recommendation
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2 octave scales up to 3 sharps/3 flats, major scales
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Prepared piece from standard solo literature grade III or IV
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Brief sight reading excerpt grade I or II
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Perform VBDOA grade III & IV
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Limited space for woodwinds, brass & percussion
Beethoven Symphony orchestra requirements
audition required
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Solo should be chosen from Grade V or VI list
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Sight reading will be grade III or IV
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Perform VBDOA grade V & VI
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Limited space for woodwinds, brass & percussion
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