All students are invited to sign up for a live audition time slot at Brown School. Auditions will be facilitated and recorded by trained proctors. Adjudicators will not be present during the auditions; each audition will be videotaped in a single take and later reviewed by adjudicators, affording the flexibility to review auditions more than once. All auditions will be unacompainied.
Students who are unable to attend the live audition due to scheduling conflicts may submit a self-recorded audition. Recordings must be done in one continuous take, without stopping, and students must attest to following this method.
Are you a local college student interested in performing with ESYO? Email info@esyo.org.
Are you interested in singing in the Melodies of Christmas Concert? Check Back in August for audition information.
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Prepare two excerpts that best align with your current level of skill and experience. To only be considered for Concertino Strings: prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Prepare two excerpts that best align with your current level of skill and experience. To only be considered for Concertino Strings: prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Prepare two excerpts that best align with your current level of skill and experience. To only be considered for Concertino Strings: prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Solos: Prepare two solos of contrasting style and tempi or two contrasting sections from a larger work. To be considered for Concertino Strings prepare and submit one solo piece. Maximum length per solo: 3 minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Prepare two excerpts that best align with your current level of skill and experience. To only be considered for Concertino Strings: prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Solo: Prepare one solo jazz standard of your choice. Play-along track or recorded accompaniment permitted, not required.
Solo: Improvising a solo over a blues (in any key, any tempo) is optional, but helpful. Using an Aebersold Play-A-Long would be recommended, or a live performance. Play the melody, two choruses, melody.
Scales: Chromatic scale from your lowest note to highest note and back down, as fast as possible.
Excerpts: Prepare all excerpts.
All rhythm instruments (piano, bass, drums, guitar) in addition to the given excerpts, play about 45 seconds of ‘time’ or ‘comping’ on the tune(s) of your choice, in the following styles: medium swing, fast swing, ballad, bossa nova and funk/rock, then a one-minute solo in any style, any tempo.
Solo: Prepare one solo jazz standard of your choice. Play-along track or recorded accompaniment permitted, not required.
Solo: Improvising a solo over a blues (in any key, any tempo) is optional, but helpful. Using an Aebersold Play-A-Long would be recommended, or a live performance. Play the melody, two choruses, melody.
Scales: Chromatic scale from your lowest note to highest note and back down, as fast as possible.
Excerpts: Prepare all excerpts.
All rhythm instruments (piano, bass, drums, guitar) in addition to the given excerpts, play about 45 seconds of ‘time’ or ‘comping’ on the tune(s) of your choice, in the following styles: medium swing, fast swing, ballad, bossa nova and funk/rock, then a one-minute solo in any style, any tempo.
Solo: Prepare one solo jazz standard of your choice. Play-along track or recorded accompaniment permitted, not required.
Jazz improvisation (optional): Improvisation within a prepared solo encouraged, but not required.
Solo: Improvising a solo over a blues (in any key, any tempo) is optional, but helpful. Using an Aebersold Play-A-Long would be recommended, or a live performance. Play the melody, two choruses, melody.
Scales: Chromatic scale from your lowest note to highest note and back down, as fast as possible.
Excerpts: Prepare all excerpts.
All rhythm instruments (piano, bass, drums, guitar) in addition to the given excerpts, play about 45 seconds of ‘time’ or ‘comping’ on the tune(s) of your choice, in the following styles: medium swing, fast swing, ballad, bossa nova and funk/rock, then a one-minute solo in any style, any tempo.
Audition must be prepared on flute.
Classical Audition Requirements
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Prepare two excerpts that best align with your current level of skill and experience.
To only be considered for Wind Orchestra prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Audition must be prepared on oboe.
Classical Audition Requirements
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Prepare two excerpts that best align with your current level of skill and experience.
To only be considered for Wind Orchestra prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Prepare two excerpts that best align with your current level of skill and experience.
To only be considered for Wind Orchestra prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Solo: Prepare one solo jazz standard of your choice. Play-along track or recorded accompaniment permitted, not required.
Jazz improvisation (optional): Improvisation within a prepared solo encouraged, but not required.
NOTE: If you are auditioning for Wind orchestra only, you may perform your audition on bass clarinet. Otherwise, if you are auditioning for any other ensemble, you must perform your audition on clarinet.
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: To only be considered for Wind Orchestra prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Prepare two excerpts that best align with your current level of skill and experience.
To only be considered for Wind Orchestra prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Solo: Prepare one solo jazz standard of your choice. Play-along track or recorded accompaniment permitted, not required.
Jazz improvisation (optional): Improvisation within a prepared solo encouraged, but not required.
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Wind Orchestra Excerpt Only. To only be considered for Wind Orchestra prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Solo: Prepare one solo jazz standard of your choice. Play-along track or recorded accompaniment permitted, not required.
Jazz improvisation (optional): Improvisation within a prepared solo encouraged, but not required.
Solo: Improvising a solo over a blues (in any key, any tempo) is optional, but helpful. Using an Aebersold Play-A-Long would be recommended, or a live performance. Play the melody, two choruses, melody.
Scales: Chromatic scale from your lowest note to highest note and back down, as fast as possible.
Excerpts: Prepare all excerpts.
Classical Audition Requirements
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Wind Orchestra Excerpt Only. To only be considered for Wind Orchestra prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Solo: Prepare one solo jazz standard of your choice. Play-along track or recorded accompaniment permitted, not required.
Jazz improvisation (optional): Improvisation within a prepared solo encouraged, but not required.
Solo: Improvising a solo over a blues (in any key, any tempo) is optional, but helpful. Using an Aebersold Play-A-Long would be recommended, or a live performance. Play the melody, two choruses, melody.
Scales: Chromatic scale from your lowest note to highest note and back down, as fast as possible.
Excerpts: Prepare all excerpts.
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Wind Orchestra Excerpt Only. To only be considered for Wind Orchestra prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Solo: Prepare one solo jazz standard of your choice. Play-along track or recorded accompaniment permitted, not required.
Jazz improvisation (optional): Improvisation within a prepared solo encouraged, but not required.
Solo: Improvising a solo over a blues (in any key, any tempo) is optional, but helpful. Using an Aebersold Play-A-Long would be recommended, or a live performance. Play the melody, two choruses, melody.
Scales: Chromatic scale from your lowest note to highest note and back down, as fast as possible.
Excerpts: Prepare all excerpts.
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Prepare two excerpts that best align with your current level of skill and experience.
To only be considered for Wind Orchestra prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Solo: Prepare one solo jazz standard of your choice. Play-along track or recorded accompaniment permitted, not required.
Jazz improvisation (optional): Improvisation within a prepared solo encouraged, but not required.
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Prepare two excerpts that best align with your current level of skill and experience.
To only be considered for Wind Orchestra prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Solo: Prepare one solo jazz standard of your choice. Play-along track or recorded accompaniment permitted, not required.
Jazz improvisation (optional): Improvisation within a prepared solo encouraged, but not required.
Solo: Improvising a solo over a blues (in any key, any tempo) is optional, but helpful. Using an Aebersold Play-A-Long would be recommended, or a live performance. Play the melody, two choruses, melody.
Scales: Two octave scale to your highest, consistent note at forte volume.
Excerpts: Prepare all excerpts.
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Prepare two excerpts that best align with your current level of skill and experience.
To only be considered for Wind Orchestra prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Solo: Prepare one solo jazz standard of your choice. Play-along track or recorded accompaniment permitted, not required.
Jazz improvisation (optional): Improvisation within a prepared solo encouraged, but not required.
Solo: Improvising a solo over a blues (in any key, any tempo) is optional, but helpful. Using an Aebersold Play-A-Long would be recommended, or a live performance. Play the melody, two choruses, melody.
Scales: Two octave scale to your highest, consistent note at forte volume.
Excerpts: Prepare all excerpts.
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Wind Orchestra Excerpt Only. To only be considered for Wind Orchestra prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Prepare two excerpts that best align with your current level of skill and experience.
To only be considered for Wind Orchestra prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Solo: Prepare one solo jazz standard of your choice. Play-along track or recorded accompaniment permitted, not required.
Jazz improvisation (optional): Improvisation within a prepared solo encouraged, but not required.
Solo: Prepare one solo jazz standard of your choice. Play-along track or recorded accompaniment permitted, not required.
Jazz improvisation (optional): Improvisation within a prepared solo encouraged, but not required.
Solo: Improvising a solo over a blues (in any key, any tempo) is optional, but helpful. Using an Aebersold Play-A-Long would be recommended, or a live performance. Play the melody, two choruses, melody.
Scales: 45 seconds of ‘time’ in the following styles: medium swing, fast swing, ballad, bossa nova and funk/rock; One-minute solo in any style, any tempo.
Excerpts: Prepare all excerpts.
Solos: Prepare a solo piece—such as a sonata, concerto, or unaccompanied work—or an excerpt of a solo piece of your choice, lasting between one and three minutes.
Scales: Prepare one scale appropriate for your playing ability: scales should demonstrate your range on the instrument and embodied musicianship is strongly recommended. Check out a video on embodied musicianship below.
Excerpts: Prepare two excerpts that best align with your current level of skill and experience. To only be considered for Concertino Strings: prepare the single excerpt for that ensemble.
Instruments available:
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Empire State Youth Orchestra
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Schenectady, NY,
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