All-State Orchestra Audition Excerpts

Below are the 2026–2027 excerpts for each instrument in PDF format.

Due to copyright restrictions, audition material is only available to logged in TMEA Active and Life type members. TMEA member director/sponsors must log in, download the files, and provide the excerpts to students they are sponsoring in the audition process.

If you are a student, contact your director to get the audition music.

Errata is listed below.

Violin

Violin Errata:

  • Excerpt 3
    • m. 88: The A is tied over the bar into the downbeat of m. 89 (Rehearsal L) (posted 8/10/2026)
    • m. 89 (Rehearsal L): beat 3 should be a dotted quarter note (posted 8/4/2026)

Viola

Errata:

  • None at this time

Cello

Cello Errata:

  • Excerpt 1
    • 17 measures after Rehearsal A: The marking 'sul A' applies only to that measure. The glissando in the next measure can be performed on the A or D string. (posted 8/10/2026)
  • Excerpt 2
    • 10 measures before Rehearsal 10: The eighth notes on beat 2 should have a slur between them (posted 8/4/2026)
  • Excerpt 3
    • m. 132: D should be D-flat (posted 8/3/2026)
    • m. 130-132: the quarter notes are down bow tenuto (posted 8/4/2026)

String Bass

String Bass Errata:

  • Excerpt 1
    • m. 77: the A half note should be tied to the eighth note in m. 79 (posted 8/4/2026)
  • Excerpt 2
    • Tempo should be Dotted Quarter Note = 68-70 (posted 8/3/2026)
  • Excerpt 3
    • Tempo at Rehearsal N (Animato assai) should be half note = 130 (posted 8/4/2026)
    • m. 289 to 302 the notes with slashes should be played as tremolo (posted 8/4/2026)

Harp

Errata:

  • None at this time

Piano

Errata:

  • None at this time