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OAYO Audition Requirements

OAYO Audition Requirements

If you are auditioning for both Youth Philharmonic and Youth Symphony, you need to prepare both excerpts. Auditions for Youth Concert Strings have no excerpts requirement. 

Youth Symphony and Youth Philharmonic auditions both include orchestral excerpts. Please click here to view and print the excerpts for your instrument. You must print the excerpts and bring them to your audition. Youth Concert Strings auditions does not require excerpts.

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Youth Symphony (YS) -

• 4 major scales

• 4 minor scales

• 2 minute solo of your choice

• Rhythmic sight reading

• Click here for excerpts

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Youth Philharmonic (YP) -

• 3 major scales

• 3 minor scales

• 2 minute solo of your choice

• Rhythmic sight reading

• Click here for excerpts

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Youth Concert Strings (YCS) - 

• 3 major scales

• 2 minute solo of your choice

• Sight reading

• Click here for the Strings Audition Packet

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Chamber Music Ensembles (CME) - Chamber music does not require a separate audition. Please indicate in your audition registration if you are interested in participating in the chamber music program.

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To review the auditions rubric, click here.