Undergraduate String Audition Guidelines

Applicants whose repertoire features piano accompaniment are required to perform their auditions with a collaborative pianist. Should health and safety concerns prevent an applicant from performing with a collaborative pianist, contact us to ask for an accommodation. String applicants in this position may play their auditions solo or with a track.

VIOLIN

  1. Repertoire
    1. Two contrasting movements from the Six Solo Sonatas and Partitas (BWV 1001 -1006) by J. S. Bach
    2. One piece of your own choice
  2. Technical Requirements
    1. All major and melodic minor scales, three octaves, slurring four notes per bow, in eighth notes, half-note = 48
    2. All major and minor arpeggios, three octaves, slurring three notes per bow, in triplet eighth notes, quarter-note = 48
  3. Sight Reading

For information about Memorial University’s violin program, please contact Dr. Nancy Dahn.

VIOLA

  1. Repertoire
    1. Two contrasting movements from an unaccompanied work by Bach
    2. One piece of your own choice
  2. Technical Requirements
    1. All major and melodic minor scales, two octaves, slurring four notes per bow, in eighth notes, half-note = 48
    2. All major and minor arpeggios, two octaves, slurring three notes per bow, in triplet eighth notes, quarter-note = 48
  3. Sight Reading

For information about Memorial University’s viola program, please contact .

CELLO

  1. Repertoire
    1. J.S. Bach: Any two contrasting movements from the Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello
    2. One piece of your own choice
  2. Technical Requirements
    1. All major and melodic minor scales, two octaves, slurring four notes per bow, in eighth notes, half-note = 48
    2. All major and minor arpeggios, two octaves, slurring three notes, per bow, in triplet eighth notes, quarter-note = 48
  3. Sight Reading

For information about Memorial University’s cello program, please contact Dr. Vernon Regehr.

DOUBLE BASS

  1. Repertoire
    1. Two contrasting movements from a baroque sonata
    2. One piece of your own choice
  2. Technical Requirements
    1. Major scales: E, F, G, A, Bb, and C, two octaves, slurring two notes
    2. Melodic minor scales: E, F#, G, A, and B, two octaves, slurring two notes
  3. Sight Reading

For information about Memorial University’s double bass program, please contact .