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NYO-USA audition requirements
National Youth Orchestra of the USA asks string players to prepare a focused audition. Yes. The whole application is video-based: a series of audition segments, each a single take with no editing within a segment. Basic home equipment is explicitly fine. The fastest way to get your take to standard is to fix the passage holding it back, on the same five dimensions a panel listens for, before you ever hit submit.
Requirements, repertoire, and dates change every season and vary by instrument and ensemble. Always confirm the current, official requirements before you prepare: NYO-USA official audition page
Frequently asked
Does NYO-USA use a recorded or video audition?
Yes. The whole application is video-based: a series of audition segments, each a single take with no editing within a segment. Basic home equipment is explicitly fine.
When are NYO-USA auditions?
Applications close in winter for the following summer's program. Dates change every season, so confirm the current cycle on the official site.
What do NYO-USA string auditions require?
Per-instrument video segments (solo plus excerpts and scales as specified), recorded within a few months of the deadline. The specified material changes each year. Always confirm the exact, current requirements for your instrument and ensemble on the official page.
How can I practice my NYO-USA audition recording?
Practice it with the teacher first, free, no signup. Talk through your NYO-USA excerpt, get the one specific fix that is actually costing you points, then run it again before the real thing.
One passage standing between you and NYO-USA?
Tell the teacher which excerpt it is and what goes wrong in it. Real fix in 30 seconds. Free to try, no card.
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