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SSU Symphony Orchestra
Fall 2020 Violin auditions
Scale requirements
Please prepare two scales as follows:
One Major scale: B-flat, A-flat, or E-flat Major, three octaves, triplet spiccato scale (each note played as a triplet), arpeggios not required. Play the scale at quarter note = 112-120.
One Minor scale: B melodic minor, three octaves, triplet or sixteenth note legato scale (three or four notes per bow), arpeggios not required. Play the scale at quarter note = 52-60.
Orchestral excerpts
Please prepare both excerpts.
1. Mendelssohn, “Scherzo” from Midsummer Night’s Dream 2. Brahms, Symphony No. 2, movement 4, exposition
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Excerpt One: Mendelssohn Scherzo
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Excerpt Two: Brahms Symphony No. 2, movement four
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