GGP Audition Requirements

Auditions for 2007/08 season will be held at San Francisco's School of the Arts (555 Portola Drive) on two consecutive Mondays: September 17 and September 24.

Please click here to download the audition form.

To schedule your audition, please contact Joan Murray at 415.863.2676 or email her at: jmurray134@sbcglobal.net.

Audition Requirements

We recognize that auditioning is a stressful situation for everyone involved, so to keep it as simple as possible, GGP has developed the following Audition Requirements:

1. All new or returning students who wish to be placed in our entry level Cadet Orchestra do not need to audition.

2. All new and returning students who wish to be considered for placement in the Junior, Senior or Camerata Orchestras must audition for placement determination.

• Students should be prepared to perform a piece they have prepared (preferably with their private teacher) that demonstrates their playing ability. Basses can play a solo or an orchestra part they have learned.

• Students should also be prepared to play the most advanced scales they know. The following scale progressions should give you an idea:

Typical Junior Level Scales: G, D and C one octave scales.
Typical Senior Level Scales: Major and minor two octave scales through 4 sharps and 4 flats.
Typical Camerata Level Scales: All major and minor three octave scales and arpeggios.

• Student will be given music for sight-reading.

• Musicianship: All Orchestra students are expected to be working on the GGP Theory Book or its equivalent. If you have questions about this, please contact Joan Murray, who offers Theory Classes on Monday afternoons from 4:00-4:30 pm at Lick-Wilmerding and at her home on Saturdays at 11:00 during the GGP season (Sept- May) at no additional cost

NOTE: All auditions are about 5 minutes each. There is not enough time for students to play everything they know! The faculty can ask students for any part, so be prepared.

From the audition process, the artistic faculty will assign each student to the Orchestra level that they believe will be the best fit for his/her development level.

However, recognizing that auditions are an imperfect way of assessing how a student will do once assigned to an Orchestra, please be aware that changes in Orchestral level may be made at any appropriate point during the season to be sure each child is performing with the level most appropriate to their skills and developmental needs.