Seating and Placement auditions
For the fall 2008 semester, auditions will be held during the first two days of school for both wind placement and string seating auditions. These auditions will consist of orchestral excerpts that are available here. Students should contact the Director of Orchestras for further information. Excerpts are available here.

August 24, Sunday
1:30 - 2:30 Flute
2:45 - 3:30 Oboe
3:45 - 4:30 Clarinet
4:45 - 5:15 Bassoon

August 25, Monday
1:30 - 2:00 Trumpet
2:15 - 3:15 Horn
3:30 - 4:15 Trombone/Bass trombone
4:15 - 4:45 Tuba
6:00 - 8:00 Violin/Viola/Cello/Bass

Attire
The presentation of your audition is important. The way you dress for your audition tells a scholarship committee a lot about how seriously you take the audition and how seriously you want the committee to consider you. You have spent a lot of time preparing your audition repertoire. Take the same care in choosing your attire. For men, and button-down long sleeve shirt with a tie, slacks and slick shoes makes for a great presentation. For women, a nice blouse with pants or dress make a great impression.

Auditions

Scholarship auditions
Students interested in coming to SFA as music majors must schedule an audition for acceptance and scholarship opportunity. Application forms may be downloaded here. Applicants are asked to prepare two contrasting works. The contrasting works may be movements of larger works but may not be from the same composer.

Audition application form

The SFA Orchestra program is unique in that it offers scholarships to both music majors and non-majors. If you decide to pursue another path aside from music at SFA, you may still be eligible for a scholarship while being an active member of the orchestras at SFA.

In addition to the scholarships offered by the School of Music, other forms fo financial aid are avialable. Interested applicants should call the Office of Financial Aid at (936) 468-2403 or visit http://www.sfasu.edu/faid/