All-State Orchestra High School Scales Revised 3/19/11


All scales are to be memorized. Please no vibrato. Judges/Audition Chair will select which scale(s) is/are to be played. A metronome tempo will be given before each scale.


Students will not receive extra points for additional octaves or a faster tempo. Please play only one root position arpeggio.


VIOLIN D Major Scale


with the quarter note = 120mm A Major Arpeggio


E Melodic minor Ab Major Scale


The 3 Major scales above must be played in the following manner: 3 octaves 8 slurred to a bow as 8th


notes Eb Major Arpeggio


The 3 arpeggios above must be played in the following manner: 3 octaves slurred as 8th


C Major Arpeggio


note triplets (3 to a bow) with the quarter note = 88mm D Melodic minor


The 3 minor scales above must be played in the following manner: 3 octaves separate bows as quarter notes with the quarter note = 120mm


VIOLA-CELLO A Major Scale E Major Arpeggio B Melodic minor Eb Major Scale


The 3 Major scales above must be played in the following manner: 3 octaves 8 slurred to a bow as 8th


The 3 arpeggios above must be played in the following manner: 3 octaves slurred as 8th


notes with the quarter note = 120mm Bb Major Arpeggio


G Major Scale D Major Arpeggio


note triplets (3 to a bow) with the quarter note = 88mm F Melodic minor


The 3 minor scales above must be played in the following manner: 3 octaves separate bows as quarter notes with the quarter note = 120mm


BASS Ab Major Scale Bb Major Arpeggio G Melodic minor G Major Scale


The 3 Major scales above must be played in the following manner: 2 octaves* 4 slurred to a bow as 8th


The 3 arpeggios above must be played in the following manner: 2 octaves* slurred as 8th


notes with the quarter note = 120mm C Major Arpeggio


F Major Scale E Major Arpeggio


note triplets (3 to a bow) with the quarter note = 72mm C Melodic minor


The 3 minor scales above must be played in the following manner: 2 octaves* separate bows as quarter notes with the quarter note = 120mm


*No octave drop. F# Melodic Minor D Melodic Minor C Melodic Minor


9 major scales: G, Ab, A, Bb, in 2 octaves C, D, Eb, E, F in 3 octaves


CELLO


9 major scales: G, Ab, A, Bb, in 2 octaves C, D, Eb, E, F in 3 octaves


Violin, Viola, Cello scales must be played in the following manner: Separate Bows: each note will be played as a quarter note with the quarter note = 104mm. Slurred Bows: 8 notes slurred to a bow, as 8th


notes, with the quarter note = 104mm. BASS


9 major scales: G, E, F, Ab, in 2 octaves* A, Bb, C, D, Eb in 1 octave*


*No octave drop.


Bass scales must be played in the following manner: Separate Bows: each note will be played as a quarter note with the quarter note = 104mm. Slurred Bows: 4 notes slurred to a bow, as 8th


notes, with the quarter note = 104mm. F Major Scale


All-State Intermediate Orchestra Scales Revised 3/19/11


All scales are to be memorized. Please no vibrato. Judges/Audition Chair will select which scale(s) is/are to be played. A metronome tempo will be given before each scale. Students will not receive extra points for additional octaves or a faster tempo.


VIOLIN


9 Major scales: D, Eb, E, F in 2 octaves G, Ab, A, Bb, C in 3 octaves


VIOLA


TEMPO


52


MAY 2012


MAY 2012


53


TEMPO


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