Please note that, although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information printed here, it is the student's responsibility to check with his/her director for any changes in audition requirements or schedules.
 

NEW:  To access information about All-State Orchestra, scroll down or click on one of the following options:

• Eligibility

• Audition dates, fees, and locations (1st and 2nd round)

• Audition requirements (includes links to scales and etudes)

• Audition results

 ELIGIBILITY:

Students in grades 9 - 12 whose directors are current members of LMEA are eligible to audition.  A student auditioning for the All-State Orchrestra must be a member of the school's string music program.  In a situation where there is no program in the school, the student must be certified by the eligible music teacher at the school or a private teacher who is an LMEA member.  Home school students are not eligible for LMEA All-State events.

The All-State Orchestra is made up of approximately 100 members (strings, winds, and percussion). This ensemble generally performs the weekend before Thanksgiving during the annual LMEA conference. 

Note:  Wind players should follow the audition proceedures for All-State Band. The selection of orchestra winds is determined by a student's rank in the 2nd round audition.

 AUDITION DATES, FEES, AND LOCATIONS:

District level string auditions will be held in September and will be audiotaped. The tapes of students placing at the district level will be submitted to the state chairperson for the final selection (by audition committee). For violinists, this audition will determine assignment to 1st or 2nd violin parts. There is no 2nd round.

Ordinarily one harp player and one piano player (as required by the All-State music) will be selected for membership in the All-State Orchestra, based on the district level audition. There is no state level audition for these students.

State level string auditions will take place at the site of the LMEA Conference on the afternoon of the first All-State Orchestra rehearsal and will function as chair-placement auditions. Approximately one month before All-State, students selected to be in the string section will receive their music for the All-State concert. (These selections are made by the All-State conductor.)  Students will be asked to perform excerpts from these parts as the state level string auditions.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

The district level audition includes scales (30% of score) and etudes (70% of score).

Wind and percussions players will be selected from students auditioning at the 2nd round All-State band auditions. A student's audition score and/or placement request (seniors only) will determine which ensemble he or she will be placed in. Wind and percussion players interested in membership in the All-State Orchestra should refer to the audition information for All-State Band.

String players - Click the appropriate link for Information pertaining to the required scales and prepared selections for string, piano, and harp players who wish to audition.

Scales - Audition scales will rotate on a yearly basis among the following major scales: C, G, D, A, E, F, B-flat, and E-flat. Students may use music to perform scales. Click on the link to access the rotation schedule.

Etudes - Each student auditioning on a string instrument will prepare all audition etudes and possible orchestral excerpts as described in the link.  

NOTE: The Orchestra Division Chair can elect to require orchestral excerpts from the upcoming All-State repertoire.  If this decision is made, the information on obtaining the repertoire will be posted on the "LMEA website" by the last Saturday in August. Click on link in navagation bar at left.

Performance evaluation will be based on tone quality, intonation, note accuracy, rhythmic accuracy, bowing, musicality, and appropriateness of tempos (these will be indicated in the parts).

 AUDITION RESULTS:

Results will be posted on the state's website.  Click on "LMEA Website" in the navagation bar on the left.

Last Updated:  June, 2007