Bassoon
View bassoon audition requirements for the following ensembles:
RYO Audition Requirements for Bassoon
RYO will be “strings only” for Fall 2022. We hope to add woodwind and brass students to RYO for the winter Semester. Please check back in November for RYO woodwind and brass audition information.
AYO Audition Requirements for Bassoon
Scales and arpeggios
All scales and arpeggios are to be MEMORIZED. Scales listed are your starting note. Do not transpose to concert pitch. The GMEA pattern is acceptable, two octaves is preferred except where noted differently (flutes 3 octaves).
Bassoon: Major Scales on G, D, A major, all with arpeggios; Chromatic Scale Three octaves on Bb.
Solo Piece (played without accompaniment)
Student should choose a piece that demonstrates their best ability.
Required Excerpts
AYO Bassoon Excerpts – Fall 2022
Sight Reading
Students will be asked to sight-read one or two examples at the AYO level.
