Audition - Harp & Piano
SELECTING AND PREPARING FOR YOUR AUDITION.
the difficulty of the selections you choose
your rhythm
your tone quality
your musicality
Please prepare the following for your audition:
1. Excerpts
Please prepare BOTH of the following excerpts.
Please also prepare one additional solo, excerpt, or etude of your choice. The excerpted portion should not exceed 2 minutes.
2. Scales
Two or three octaves of any major scale up to 4 sharps/4 flats
Scales should be performed in the following fashion:
3. Sight reading
At the audition, students are given a musical passage to sight read. You will get a short, specified amount of time to look at it. Check the key signature, time signature, markings, and scan the passage for any trouble spots before performing it.
There are limited positions in harp and piano. Pianists who place into Repertory or Symphony Orchestras will also be considered for participation in other LYO ensembles.
