AUDITIONS
Sign up for NIYS Auditions!!! From beginners to advanced, invite your musical friends! We accept strings, winds, and percussion. Audition fee is $30. You will be contacted after you register and sign up for an audition time.
Monday, May 11, 2026 (4pm-8pm) Early Auditions
Monday, August 17, 2026 (8am-3pm)
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 (10pm-5pm)
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BEFORE YOU SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION TIME:
YOU MUST REGISTER FIRST! PLEASE REGISTER HERE:
https://niysmusic.org/register
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If you were accepted into the 2026 Honor Band, you are not required to audition for 2026-2027 Symphonic Band, but you must register for this coming season. If you were in the 2026 Honor Band and wish to be in Philharmonic, you must register and audition.
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Sign-ups for all three dates are on the sign-up sheet. Please use the arrow keys within the site to navigate to the two audition dates in August. After your audition, you will be placed in the orchestra or band that best suits you.
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Please select the audition schedule for the ensemble you are auditioning for.
You must register before signing up for an audition time.
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Philharmonic Audition Sign-Up (Advanced Winds, Strings, and Percussion)
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Symphonic Band (Winds and Percussion Only) Audition Sign-Up
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Debut Orchestra (Strings Only) Audition Sign-Up
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All three audition dates will be at:​
Coeur d'Alene Seventh-Day Adventist Church
(Lake City Academy)
​​​​Audition requirements for each ensemble are listed below.​
PHILHARMONIC AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
We are setting two different audition templates for this year, given that many are returning, and some are brand new. Please make sure you are looking at your appropriate material.
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New students (String, returning brass, woodwind) :
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2-3 octave scale, quarter note=82, separate bows.
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A solo of your choice. If you haven’t learned a solo through private lessons or preparation for Solo and Ensemble, a recent selection from orchestra music will be great.
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There will be sight reading—this is mostly for me to get an idea of what we might be able to tackle during the season. If you want a sneak preview, look at Beethoven 7th Symphony 2nd movement.
Returning students strings:
Focus on scales, excerpts from Beethoven 7, and sight reading.
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Click here for the full audition packet.
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INTERMEZZO AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
**Auditions will consist of playing required scales, prepared solo of your choice and sight-reading**
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Scales:
There are two required scales to learn for each instrument.
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Prepared piece of your choice:
This can be a solo or etude you have worked on by yourself or with a teacher. This should not be a piece from your orchestra class at school. It should be a solo or etude.
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Sight-reading:
Sight reading is a musical skill that involves playing something new for the first time. We use this to measure your music-reading ability. (Music to be chosen by conductor.)
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Click here for audition packets​ by instrument:
DEBUT ORCHESTRA
Auditions
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**Auditions will consist of playing required scales, prepared solo of your choice and sight-reading**
​Scales
There are two required scales to learn for each instrument.
​Prepared Piece
This can be a solo or etude you have worked on by yourself or with a teacher. This should not be a piece from your orchestra class at school. It should be a solo or etude.
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Sight Reading
Sight reading is a musical skill that involves playing something new for the first time. We use this to measure your music-reading ability. (Music to be chosen by conductor.)​