All-State Orchestra Audition Etudes
This is the official listing of the 2026–2027 Orchestra Division All-State Audition Material.
All amendments, corrections and errata will become official only when it is published here.
Etudes are copyrighted materials. Do not post etudes on any websites or social media.
Be sure to make note of any changes that may appear here during the upcoming months. Should you discover any errata in the music that may have been missed, please notify the State Orchestra Division Chair.
Instructional videos: In a pilot partnership with Ensemble Block, an educational media and technology company, TMEA is providing access to high-quality instructional videos of the audition etudes. TMEA is offering this access at no cost to high school students who are preparing to audition. Featured practice tools include synchronized notation, looping, and slow‑down playback of the videos. Orchestra etude videos are expected to be available by July 1 and links will be posted below.
Violin
Violin Selection 1
Book: 24 Caprices for Violin
Editor: Rode/Galamian
Publisher: International Music Company
Edition: 2066
Etude: Introduzione & Agitato e con fuoco, No. 24, page(s) 50-51
Tempo: Quarter Note = 54–60
Region Cut: Will be posted August 1 at Noon.
Area Cut: Will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Violin Selection 1 Errata:
Tempo at Agitato goes to Quarter Note = 108-120 (posted 5/1)
m. 7-11- one bow per measure (posted 5/2)
m. 9- All downbow with a slight detache breaks in sound for shifting. (posted 5/1)
m. 58- should have "ten" like measures 52, 54, and 56. (posted 5/5)
m. 80- alternate fingering acceptable- may stay in 5th position then shift down to 3rd position in m. 81 (posted 5/5)
m. 89- beat 2 (E) starts with a 1st finger, continuing the progression from previous beats. (posted 5/5)
Violin Selection 2
Book: Etude Spéciales, Op. 36, Book I
Editor: Mazas (Galamian)
Publisher: International Music Company
Edition: No. 2177
Etude: Romance, No. 18, page(s) 23
Tempo: Dotted Quarter Note = 44–50
Region Cut: Will be posted August 1 at Noon.
Area Cut: Will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Violin Selection 2 Errata:
Start at m. 21 - e minor section (posted 5/1)
m.28- last note (B) should be played regular, not a harmonic (posted 5/5)
m. 43- beginning dynamic should be mf (posted 5/5)
m. 56- should have the > on beat 2 like m. 60. (posted 5/5)
Printed alternate fingerings in parenthesis are acceptable (posted 5/1)
Viola
Viola Selection 1
Book: 16 Fantasy Etudes for Viola
Editor: Fuchs
Publisher: International Music Company
Edition: No. 2786
Etude: Aria Parlante (Andante), No. 14, page(s) 28-29
Tempo: Half Note = 46–52
Region Cut: Will be posted August 1 at Noon.
Area Cut: Will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Viola Selection 1 Errata:
m. 5, 31, and 79- the second note (A) should be played with the second finger on the D string (posted 5/1)
m. 16 and 42- should be played on the D string (posted 5/1)
m. 21 and 47 - should be played on the G string (posted 5/1)
m. 74 and 88- the fourth, fifth and sixth notes are played using half-string octave harmonics on the G and D strings (the notated pitch is the sounding pitch) (posted 5/1)
m. 75- continues the upbow from the previous measure (posted 5/1)
Viola Selection 2
Book: 41 Caprices, Op. 22 for Viola
Editor: Campagnoli
Publisher: Peters
Edition: EP2548
Etude: Allegro Moderato, No. 3, page(s) 4-5
Tempo: Dotted Quarter Note = 60–69
Region Cut: Will be posted August 1 at Noon.
Area Cut: Will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Viola Selection 2 Errata:
m. 7- play beat 2 entirely in first position, shift to 3 on beat 3 (posted 5/1)
m. 15- play beat 1 starting on 3rd finger (second position), play beat 2 starting on 3rd finger (first position) (posted 5/1)
Cello
Cello Selection 1
Book: 40 Studies High School of Cello Playing, Op. 73
Editor: Popper (Stutch)
Publisher: International Music Company
Edition: No. 811
Etude: Andante grazioso, No. 22, page(s) 46-47
Tempo: Quarter Note = 90–104
Region Cut: Will be posted August 1 at Noon.
Area Cut: Will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Cello Selection 1 Errata:
M. 30- this measure can be more improvisatory in nature and as such bowing is left up to the performer with a focus on intonation and maintaining rhythmic integrity. (posted 5/6)
M. 45 - On beat 4 the first 16th note should be an E Natural not an E Flat as the carryover accidental indicates. (posted 5/1)
M. 10 - beat 4 dotted eighth note should be played as a harmonic. (posted 5/1)
Cello Selection 2
Book: 170 Foundation Studies for Violoncello, Vol. 3
Editor: Alwin Schroeder
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Edition: CF.O2471
Etude: Adagio, più mosso ma non troppo, No. 143, page(s) 15-17
Tempo: Quarter Note = 70–76
Region Cut: Will be posted August 1 at Noon.
Area Cut: Will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Cello Selection 2 Errata:
Tempo for the "piu mosso ma non troppo" should be: Quarter Note = 86-92 (posted 5/1)
Stop at the end of page 2 (m. 61) (posted 5/1)
String Bass
String Bass Selection 1
Book: 57 Studies, Vol I
Editor: Storch-Hrabe (Zimmermann)
Publisher: International Music Company
Edition: No. 1034
Etude: Andante, No. 23, page(s) 23-24
Tempo: Dotted quarter = 48–56
Region Cut: Will be posted August 1 at Noon.
Area Cut: Will be posted September 1 at Noon.
String Bass Selection 2
Book: 12 Studies
Editor: Libon/Sankey
Publisher: International Music Company
Edition: No. 3098
Etude: Moderato, No. 8, page(s) 10
Tempo: Quarter Note = 60–70
Region Cut: Will be posted August 1 at Noon.
Area Cut: Will be posted September 1 at Noon.
String Bass Selection 2 Errata:
m. 41- the last 16th note is an F natural. (posted 5/2)
There is a missing bar line between m. 48 and 49. (posted 5/1)
Harp
Harp Selection 1
Book: Jazz Band, Op. 33
Editor: Marcel Tournier
Publisher: Lyra Music Company
Edition:
Etude: Jazz Band, Op. 33
Tempo: Quarter Note = 132–152
Region Cut: Will be posted August 1 at Noon.
Area Cut: Will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Harp Selection 1 Errata:
m. 51- beat 2 eighth notes are played as a slide (posted 5/1)
Harp Selection 2
Book: Watching the Wheat
Editor: John Thomas
Publisher: Salvi Publications
Edition:
Etude: Watching the Wheat (Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn)
Tempo: Quarter Note = 56–69
Region Cut: Will be posted August 1 at Noon.
Area Cut: Will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Harp Selection 2 Errata:
No repeats (posted 5/1)
The last 6 measures, the arpeggio is an E double-flat all the way up. (posted 5/1)
Piano
Piano Selection 1
Book: 12 Etudes of Dexterity, op. 41; Louise Ferranc
Editor: Ferranc / Gena Raps
Publisher: Louise Ferranc - Hildegard Publishing
Edition: UPC: 6-80160-10197-9
Etude: Andante con moto , No. 5 (beginning - end of m.59), page(s) 13-14
Tempo: Eighth Note = 98–108
Region Cut: Will be posted August 1 at Noon.
Area Cut: Will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Piano Selection 1 Errata:
m. 30- tempo is eighth note = 110-120 (posted 5/1)
Piano Selection 2
Book: Three Preludes for Piano
Editor: Gershwin
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Edition:
Etude: Prelude 3, Allegro Ritmato e Deciso
Tempo: Quarter Note = 106–116
Region Cut: Will be posted August 1 at Noon.
Area Cut: Will be posted September 1 at Noon.