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Canton Youth Symphonies Audition Information
Students, elementary through high school, are invited for our 2021-2022 auditions!

How To Apply:

1: Fill out the Audition Form
Fill out the online form linked below. For a hard copy audition form please email the email listed below.
21-22 Audition Form
2: Sign up for your online audition
When you fill out the online form, you will be sent a link to choose your audition time!
Sign Up Today
3: Prepare for your audition
Read the audition information form and print out your audition excerpts.
21-22 Orchestral Excerpts
Read the CYS Audition Information Sheet. This sheet contains all the details for your audition. Make sure to read it fully.

For more information, contact Rachel Hagemeier, Manager of Education and Community Engagement,
rhagemeier@cantonsymphony.org
Audition Information Sheet

Canton Youth Strings (Youth Strings)

Youth Strings Musician’s exhibit:

  • Good intonation and developing rhythmic and musicality
  • Willingness to learn and take risks

Audition includes:

  • 2 scales (F, C, G or D Major)
  • 2 prepared excerpts one more technical, one more lyrical (student’s choice)
  • No orchestral excerpts required

Canton Youth Symphony Advanced Orchestra (CYSAO) and
Canton Youth Symphony (CYS)

Auditions includes:

  • one fast, technical excerpt (student’s choice)
  • one slow, lyrical excerpt (student’s choice)
  • 1-3 orchestral excerpts chosen by the Music Director, which can be found below beginning in July.
  • scales (C, G, D, A, E, F, Bb, Eb, or Ab major)
  • sight-reading (CYSAO only)

CYSAO Musician’s exhibit:

  • Accurate intonation and excellent rhythmic strength
  • Exceptional musicality
  • String players must demonstrate proficiency shifting in multiple positions and a comfort playing in the upper register
  • Brass players must have at least a two and a half octave range (three octaves are preferred)
  • Woodwind players must be comfortable with the full range of the instrument
  • Clarinet, French Horn, and Trumpet demonstrate a willingness to transpose
  • Cello, Trombone, and Bassoon must read tenor clef or be willing to learn

Percussionists must also prepare two solo pieces for their audition. One of their solo pieces must be for snare drum. 

Orchestral Excerpts can be found on Audition Excerpts Page.

CYS Musician’s exhibit:

  • Accurate intonation and strong, developing rhythmic capabilities and musicality
  • Willingness to take direction and risks String players must be able to shift out of at least first/half position
  • Woodwind/Brass players must have at least a one and a half octave range
  • Percussionists should demonstrate flexibility and willingness to learn new instruments
Percussionists must also prepare two solo pieces for their audition. One of their solo pieces must be for snare drum. 
 
Orchestral Excerpts can be found on Audition Excerpts Page.
 
 

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