Audition Requirements

All orchestral instrument musicians, ages 22 and under, are invited to audition for one of our orchestras.  The non-refundable audition fee is $25.  If you are accepted to an orchestra, there is a season membership fee to participate.

In your audition, you will be asked to play the following requirements, plus the orchestral excerpts below (feel free to download and print them) applicable to your instrument and orchestra.  If you have any questions call us at (407) 257-8886 or send an email to fyao@fyao.org.

Sinfonia Audition:

• Play open string major scales one octave at quarter note =72
• Play the FYAO required excerpt applicable to your instrument (see below)
• Play a short unaccompanied piece of your choice that best demonstrates your current playing ability

Philharmonic Audition:

• Play all major scales and arpeggios through four flats and four sharps, two octaves (one octave for string basses) at quarter note =92
• Play the FYAO required excerpt applicable to your instrument (see below)
• Play a 2-3 minute unaccompanied piece of your choice that best demonstrates your current playing ability
• Sightread music of the conductor’s choice

Symphony/Camerata Audition:

• Play all major scales and arpeggios, two octaves (one octave for string basses) at quarter note =92
• Play the FYAO required excerpt applicable to your instrument (see below)
• Play a 2-3 minute unaccompanied piece of your choice that best demonstrates your current playing ability
• Sightread music of the conductor’s choice

Percussion Audition (Symphony and Philharmonic Only):

• Play all major scales and arpeggios on a mallet instrument through two flats and two sharps, octave at quarter note =92
• Demonstrate timpani tuning to perfect fourth and perfect fifth
• Demonstrate ability to play all stick rudiments
• Play the FYAO required excerpt applicable to your instrument (see below)
• Play a 2-3 minute unaccompanied piece of your choice that best demonstrates your current playing ability
• Sightread music of the conductor’s choice

Audition Music for Download: