Repertoire Requirements

Eligibility

• Performers will select an accompanied composition. (Percussionists must play a mallet solo.) Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis, if no accompaniment is written. Sarah Schaefer (email) may grant an exception for an unaccompanied composition. Verify that an exception has been granted prior to Audition Time Selection.
  
• All performers must play works selected from OMEA Solo and Ensemble Required Lists or works of a similar level and appropriate for their age group. All performers will be limited to six (6) minutes of playing time. 
  
• Three (3) copies of the music with numbered measures must be supplied for the judges. Failure to have the required copies may disqualify the performer from receiving a scholarship.
  
• Performers are expected to provide their own collaborative pianists. If you need recommendations for pianists, please email Sarah Schaefer.
  
  

Guidelines

Audition Day Guidelines

• Regular concert attire is required for auditions. 
  
• On the day of auditions, DO NOT arrive more than 30 minutes before your scheduled audition time as there are not enough warm-up rooms to accommodate more than 3-4 people.   
  
• Three (3) copies of the music with numbered measures must be supplied for the judges. Failure to have the required copies may disqualify the performer from receiving a scholarship.   
  
• Judges will assign numerical scores for seven categories: (1) tone quality—clarity, control, warmth, consistency; (2) intonation, tempo, changing meter—accuracy to printed notes; (3) rhythm—correct rhythm with regard to notes, rests, steady; (4) technique—musical skill, artistry, attacks, releases, careful attention to detail; (5) interpretation, musicianship—style, sensitivity, dynamics, phrasing; (6) stage presence and posture; and (7) bowing and left hand use for strings, breath control and articulation for winds or brass, or use of mallets for percussion. 
  
• Applicants must be members of the Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestras at the time of the audition and presentation of awards. 
  
• Students may win a maximum of four (4) scholarships, in addition to a senior scholarship during their TSYO experience.