auditions
General Information
Auditions take place every Spring (with a makeup day in the Fall for special cases)
Please read through this whole page before submitting any forms or payments. Invite your friends to audition too!
You should plan on auditioning in the Spring for the best chance of getting into FMAYS as there may not be spots open in the fall.
We have updated the solo requirements for the Attacca Strings and Symphony Orchestra auditions, so please carefully review those below.
Audition Materials for the 2025-2026 are posted below.
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AUDITION REGISTRATION FORM
Each group has an audition registration form below. Scroll down to the appropriate ensemble. Please complete that first.
AUDITION SIGNUP
Steps to Follow:
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fill out the Audition Registration Form
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complete the Code of Conduct form
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pay the Audition Fee (mail us a check made out to FMAYS to our office 808 3rd Ave. S. Suite 302, Fargo, ND, 58103.
We will send an email to sign up for an audition time slot AFTER all 3 items above are completed. The email will go to the email addresses you have listed on the Audition Registration Form.
The sign-up sheet is not automatically sent out--we need time to process the registration forms. If you have completed all 3 items above and do not receive an email after 5 business days, send us an email at fmays@fmays.org.
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about auditions please email fmays@fmays.org or call/text the FMAYS cellphone 701-929-1814
(email preferred)
AUDITION FEE
There is a $25 fee to audition. This fee must be paid prior to scheduling an audition time.
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Check - Make checks payable to FMAYS, and mail all checks to FMAYS 808 3rd Ave S. Suite 302, Fargo, ND 58103. Please make sure your student's name is on the memo line of the check.
ATTACCA STRINGS AND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AUDITIONS
Please note that students DO NOT need to audition for both Symphony and Attacca. If you audition for Symphony Orchestra, you will be placed in either Symphony or Attacca based on that audition.
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2025-2026 AUDITION DATES AND LOCATION
This information will be posted in march 2025
CONCERT STRINGS AUDITION MATERIALS
Students entering grades 6, 7, or 8 may audition for the Concert Strings. Audition requirements include a prepared solo (1 minute in length), scales, and excerpts. Any song out of a Suzuki book is acceptable for the prepared solo.
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Audition Registration Form (required)
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FMAYS Musician Code of Conduct Form (required)
ATTACCA STRINGS AUDITION MATERIALS
Students entering grades 9-12 may audition for the Attacca Strings.
Audition requirements include a one minute prepared solo, instrument excerpt, and the appropriate scale for your instrument as listed below.
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Audition Registration Form (required)
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FMAYS Musician Code of Conduct Form (required)
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Audition Scales:
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Solo Piece - Prepare a polished, recital-ready solo work, accompaniment not required. You may be asked to stop playing before you reach the end of your prepared piece – this is not a reflection of your performance, just a matter of keeping the auditions on schedule. Strings---these guidelines must be met on your solo in order to make it into Attacca Strings. Solos should be Suzuki book 3-4 (or equivalent) for violin, viola, and cello. Bass solos should demonstrate shifting abilities up to 3rd or 4th position. Solos for all instruments should demonstrate some shifting abilities.
Below are the excerpts used by each area in your audition. Please prepare the bracketed areas of the given excerpts.
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AUDITION MATERIALS
String players entering grades 9-12 and wind/brass/percussionists entering grades 8-12 may audition for the Symphony Orchestra.
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Audition Registration Form (required)
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FMAYS Musician Code of Conduct Form (required)
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Audition Scales:
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Solo Piece - Prepare a polished, recital-ready solo work, accompaniment not required. You may be asked to stop playing before you reach the end of your prepared piece – this is not a reflection of your performance, just a matter of keeping the auditions on schedule. Strings---these guidelines must be met on your solo in order to make it into Symphony Orchestra. Solos should be Suzuki book 5 (or equivalent) or higher for violin, viola, and cello. Bass solos should demonstrate shifting abilities above the octave harmonic. Solos should demonstrate a proficiency in vibrato and shifting.
Below are the excerpts used by each area in your audition. Please prepare excerpts in their entirety, unless there is a bracketed section marked.
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Strings
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Woodwinds
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Brass
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Bass trombone (updated on 3-17)
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Percussion applicants must bring their own mallets to the audition. Mallets are NOT supplied by FMAYS
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Harp/Piano- in lieu of an excerpt, prepare 1-2 minutes of both a lyrical solo and technical solo