CYO Auditions for the 2020 – 2021 Season
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the auditions for the 2020-2021 season will consist of an unlisted video uploaded on YouTube. The deadline for uploading the video is June 1, 2020. Please attach the YouTube link with your application; one link only.
Auditions are not held at any other time during the year.
Playing level for CYO members is a minimum grade 9 level, Royal Conservatory of Music.
It is recommended that applicants take private lessons.
All new and returning students - including Academy and APP students - must submit a CYO audition video and application. For Academy / APP students, this is in addition to their Academy audition. Please send one YouTube link that includes all of the audition requirements.
Audition requirements for returning students:
Audition requirements for ALL RETURNING STUDENTS (including Academy and APP students):
- Two contrasting selections ( one slow, one fast)
Audition requirements for new applicants:
STRINGS
- Two contrasting selections (one slow, one fast)
- 3 octave scale and arpeggio; one bow up, one bow down; spiccato - one note per bow
WINDS / BRASS
- Two contrasting movements or two contrasting studies (one slow, one fast)
- 2 or 3(preferred) octave scale and arpeggio: once slurred, once tongued
PERCUSSION
- Pieces or studies for the following instruments: timpani, snare drum, xylophone or marimba, cymbals
HARP
- Two contrasting movements or two contrasting studies (one slow, one fast)
- 3 octave scale and arpeggio
Please make sure to fill out the Audition Form and send it in with your YoutTube link.
For new students, you will need to create a log in ID and PIN.
For existing students, you can log in directly through the "Register Now" button.
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