Music Requirements for the String Live Auditions:
- Students auditioning will be required to perform a two or three octave major scale (ascending and descending) as posted.
- Students auditioning will be required to perform a two or three octave minor scale (ascending and descending) as posted.
- Students auditioning will be required to perform the required excerpts from orchestra literature as posted.
- No sight reading
Scales and excerpts for the upcoming year’s auditions will be posted on the KMEA website by May 1.
During May, June, and July, KMEA All-State personnel will review and research any suggested corrections submitted regarding the posted scales and excerpts.
On August 15, KMEA will re-post the All-State audition materials, incorporating all confirmed corrections.
The August 15 posting will serve as the official and final version of the audition music, and students are expected to prepare exactly what is posted—regardless of any additional corrections suggested by private teachers or other sources after this date.
The following sets of excerpts will be used in a 4-year rotation. Use the correct set as indicated by the school years listed.
Year 2
2027-28
2031-32
Errata [Oct. 23, 2023] – In Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor by Bach, the Double section 2 measures from the end has a letter F# as the dotted 8th note going to an E. In the original, it is a dotted 8th note letter G, not an F#.
Viola (ver.3) posted May 9, 2023
Year 4
2025-26
2029-30
NOTICE FOR 2025-26
Year 4 Excerpts have been revised. New files were posted June 17, 2025. New files contain “v2025” in the file name.
Year 4 Excerpts have been revised. New files were posted June 17, 2025. New files contain “v2025” in the file name.