Faculty: Michelle Kesler
Audition Video Guidelines
One or more pieces or excerpts that demonstrate technique and expression.
Time: Do not exceed 5 minutes
Participate in a variety of ensembles, including orchestra and chamber music groups. Daily master classes will include cello ensembles, solo performances by class members, and a variety of technical and musical information.
Players should be familiar with major and minor scales, five sharps through four flats, through fifth position; be able to sight–read syncopated rhythms; be familiar with uneven time signatures; and be familiar with these bowings: legato, detache, marcato (martele), uneven combinations of slurs, hooked bowings, spiccato, staccato (separate), portato, easy ricochet, flautato, slurred eighth notes, ponticello, and string-crossing slurs.
Master classes will also be used as sectionals for orchestra repertoire and as rehearsal time for cello ensembles. We will also have a chance to cover some of the important basics of technique such as shifting and bowing styles.
