Oboe

• 4th & 5th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 1 solo piece, 1 scale

  • Sample repertoire: Rubank Intermediate Method Book; Selected Studies (Voxman)

  • Scale requirements: All five-note major scales

• 6th & 7th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 1 solo piece, 2 scales

  • Sample repertoire: Rubank Advanced Method; Barlow, The Winter’s Passed

  • Scale requirements: All major scales (1 octave)

• 8th & 9th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 2 contrasting solo pieces, 2 scales

  • Sample repertoire: Barret Oboe Method Melodic Studies 1-20; Telemann, Sonata in A minor

  • Scale requirements: All major and minor two-octave scales

• 10th & 11th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 2 contrasting solo pieces, 2 scales

  • Sample repertoire: Barret Oboe Method Melodic Studies 21-40; Marcello, Oboe Concerto in C minor; Cimarosa, Oboe Concerto in C minor

  • Scale requirements: All major and minor two-octave scales