Jr. High Eastern Regional All State Orchestra 

1. Scales and Arpeggios: Perform all scales and arpeggios from memory.  The tonic may be repeated in each octave.  Perform scales as sixteenth notes at a minimum tempo of quarter note = 50. Perform arpeggios the same number of octaves as the corresponding scales, eighth note triplets at a minimum tempo of quarter note = 50.

                VIOLIN, VIOLA. CELLO:  C, G, D major 2 octave; F major 1 octave; any melodic minor 1 octave;

                scales slur 4, arpeggios slur 3. Click on the link below to download scales.

                   

                                    VIOLIN

                                    VIOLA

                                    CELLO

                                    BASS

                BASS:  G major 2 octave; C, D, F major 1 octave; any melodic minor 1 octave; scales slur 2,

                arpeggios separate bows. Click on the link below to download scales.

                                       BASS

2. Required Solo:On a rotating list.  All solos are from Solo Time for Strings Book 4

                2008-09            Air Varie, DeBeriot     p. 12          VIOLIN         VIOLA         CELLO

                                                                                                VLN-SM        VLA-SM       CEL-SM

                2009-10            Petit Bouree, DeProsse    p. 9

                2010-11            Sonatina, Breval             p. 13          VIOLIN        VIOLA         CELLO            BASS

                2011-12            Allegro, Mozart    p. 24   VIOLIN         VIOLA       CELLO            BASS

                                                                                                VLN- SM       VLA - SM     CEL - SM

3.Sightreading