2021 auditions for Gold and Silver Orchestra will be Tuesday, May 11, at Eisenhower Middle School, beginning at 4:15. Enter the northeast doors. Beginning May 1, you may send Dr. Littrell an email dlitmus@ksu.edu to sign up for a five-minute audition for the 2021 season.
You do not need to audition for either the GO or SO once you are a member. Only students wishing to join either orchestra for the first time need to audition.
REGISTRATION for all GOSO students. Due June 10.
[1] Click on this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdi9FHK1zCuPov6dcUv3KcwwqekIiZaBfcZcnxeZmXT80xlzQ/viewform
[2] Fill out the Google Docs form.
[3] You do NOT need to print the registration form.
[4] Mail your payment (no cash) for $160 tuition and $155 Rock Springs with ONE check payable to "Gold Orchestra" and addressed to me at 7145 Cedar Creek Rd, 66502. Enclose the name of the student(s) and the payment breakdown for each student on a slip of paper. (Some families have more than one child involved.) I need to be clear where the money in the one check is to be distributed (tuition, Rock Springs, which student).
[5] Rock Springs health form (file below) will be due at the first rehearsal. To ensure your privacy, I never read them.
There is no tuition refund if you drop out once rehearsals begin. There is a $30 charge if you drop out before rehearsals begin.
You do not need to audition for either the GO or SO once you are a member. Only students wishing to join either orchestra for the first time need to audition.
REGISTRATION for all GOSO students. Due June 10.
[1] Click on this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdi9FHK1zCuPov6dcUv3KcwwqekIiZaBfcZcnxeZmXT80xlzQ/viewform
[2] Fill out the Google Docs form.
[3] You do NOT need to print the registration form.
[4] Mail your payment (no cash) for $160 tuition and $155 Rock Springs with ONE check payable to "Gold Orchestra" and addressed to me at 7145 Cedar Creek Rd, 66502. Enclose the name of the student(s) and the payment breakdown for each student on a slip of paper. (Some families have more than one child involved.) I need to be clear where the money in the one check is to be distributed (tuition, Rock Springs, which student).
[5] Rock Springs health form (file below) will be due at the first rehearsal. To ensure your privacy, I never read them.
There is no tuition refund if you drop out once rehearsals begin. There is a $30 charge if you drop out before rehearsals begin.
Silver Orchestra Audition Requirements
1. Scales: 2-octave scales - prepare all scales; one major and one minor will be chosen on audition day. Please perform separate quarter notes at a minimum 92 bpm.
Violin - C, G, D, A major; G, D melodic minor
Viola/Cello - F, C, G, D major; C, G melodic minor
Bass - E, G, F major; E, G melodic minor
2. Prepared Solo: Should demonstrate player's most advanced ability. SO should be at least late Suzuki Book 2 or equivalent difficulty. This should be a composition written for a solo instrument, and not an orchestral part from school.
3. Sight Reading: A short excerpt will be provided at the audition.
Gold Orchestra Audition Requirements
1. Scales: 3-octave scales - prepare all scales; one major and one minor will be chosen on audition day. Please perform separate quarter notes at a minimum 92 bpm.
Violin - C, G, D, A major; G, A, B melodic minor
Viola/Cello - F, C, G, D major; C, D, E melodic minor
Bass (2-octave) - E, A, F, G major; E, F#, A melodic minor
2. Prepared Solo: Should demonstrate player's most advanced ability. GO should be at least Suzuki Book 4 or equivalent difficulty
3. Sight Reading: A short excerpt will be provided at the audition
Some of the documents below still need to be updated as of April 23, 2021.
1. Scales: 2-octave scales - prepare all scales; one major and one minor will be chosen on audition day. Please perform separate quarter notes at a minimum 92 bpm.
Violin - C, G, D, A major; G, D melodic minor
Viola/Cello - F, C, G, D major; C, G melodic minor
Bass - E, G, F major; E, G melodic minor
2. Prepared Solo: Should demonstrate player's most advanced ability. SO should be at least late Suzuki Book 2 or equivalent difficulty. This should be a composition written for a solo instrument, and not an orchestral part from school.
3. Sight Reading: A short excerpt will be provided at the audition.
Gold Orchestra Audition Requirements
1. Scales: 3-octave scales - prepare all scales; one major and one minor will be chosen on audition day. Please perform separate quarter notes at a minimum 92 bpm.
Violin - C, G, D, A major; G, A, B melodic minor
Viola/Cello - F, C, G, D major; C, D, E melodic minor
Bass (2-octave) - E, A, F, G major; E, F#, A melodic minor
2. Prepared Solo: Should demonstrate player's most advanced ability. GO should be at least Suzuki Book 4 or equivalent difficulty
3. Sight Reading: A short excerpt will be provided at the audition
Some of the documents below still need to be updated as of April 23, 2021.
| audition_expectations_2020.pdf |
| so_practice_chart_2.pdf |
| go_practice_chart_2.pdf |
| goso_handbook_2019.pdf |
| rock_springs_youth_health_and_participation_form.pdf |
| goso_excused_absence_practice_chart.pdf |
| finger_patterns_vln_va.pdf |
| finger_patterns_cello.pdf |
| finger_patterns_bass.pdf |
