Auditions
2026 YES Auditions will take place on January 13th and 15th at Irving Middle School. Students and a parent should plan to attend. A link to sign up for an audition time will be added December 1st. Happy practicing!
Audition Music
2026 Audition Materials
Students will be expected to play both scales and excerpts in their audition, as well as a short sight reading example. The sight reading will be provided at the audition.
2026 Audition Practice Recordings
Coming soon!
Helpful Hints
- Use a metronome in the practice room. Using a steady beat helps your rhythmic accuracy.
- Do a scavenger hunt in your audition sheet. Find time signatures, key signatures, accidentals, difficult rhythms/notes, dynamics, bowings, and articulations. Are you demonstrating all of these when you play?
- Play musically. Prepare your music further than, “I can play the correct notes.” Dynamics, Bowings, and Phrasing will be adjudicated, as well as intonation.
- Practice sight reading. It is a skill. Open your book to a new page and try to learn a new song every day you practice for the audition.
- Play with great posture. Poor posture often hurts your chances of playing as accurately as you would with better posture.
Past Audition Materials
