Auditions
Audition Requirements
The goal of a MAYS audition is for the Artistic Directors to hear you play at your musical best, to ensure that you are placed in an orchestra where you will be surrounded by musicians of similar strength and challenged on a weekly basis. With that in mind, the three elements in a MAYS audition are scales, solo, and sight-reading. In each, the Artistic Directors will be listening for your overall sound quality, your sense of pitch, accuracy of rhythm, and observing your technique. If you have any questions, please contact our Executive Director and one of our Artistic Directors will call you personally.
I. SCALES
The Scale Requirements document gives the specific scale requirements for each MAYS orchestra. Please review the scales prior to your audition.
II. SOLO
Prepare one unaccompanied piece, or two shorter selections, no more than 3 minutes in length, which displays your current technical and expressive abilities. We highly recommend that you choose this music under the guidance of your private instructor. Solos need not be memorized, but please bring an additional copy for our Artistic Directors to view as you play.
III. SIGHT-READING
A brief excerpt of music will be given to you to sight-read as part of your audition. The best way for you to prepare for this is to read new music on a daily basis.
Good luck in your preparation for your MAYS audition. We wish you the very best and look forward to hearing you.
There is a $25.00 audition fee. Please bring your MAYS application to your audition or mail it to us at MAYS P.O. Box 2055 Goldenrod, Florida 32733. For more information about How to Join the MAYS or the Application for the MAYS feel free to contact the Metropolitan Area Youth Symphony!