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PRACTICE LINKS

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ILMEA Violin Scale Sheet

ILMEA Viola Scale Sheet

ILMEA Cello Scale Sheet

(cello video for scales)

ILMEA Bass Scale Sheet

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ILMEA Senior orchestra scales:

C, G, D, A, E, F, and Bb Major

c and g melodic minor

Violin-Viola-Cello: Three Octaves

String Bass: Two Octaves

Quarter Note = 120

Detached Bowing

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Scale Practice Videos (slurred series)

G major

A major

B flat major

C major

D major

E major

F major

C minor

G minor

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ILMEA scales quarter note = 120

G major

A major

B flat major

C major

D major

E major

F major

C minor

G minor

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EHS Chamber Orchestra

Gig Book Sheet Music 

Violin 1

Violin 2

Viola

Cello

Bass​​​​​​

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TTC Ode to Joy

click for sheet music

Violin 1

Violin 2

Viola

Cello

Bass

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Hallelujah Chorus (click to listen)

Hallelujah Chorus string parts

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ILMEA 2025

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Dvorak's Carnival Overture (click to listen)​

Sheet music:

Violin 1 and 2 parts with excerpts marked

Violin hybrid excerpts only

Viola

Cello

Bass

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Copland's Hoe Down from Rodeo (click to listen)

Sheet music:

Violin 1 and 2 parts with excerpts marked

Violin hybrid excerpts only

Viola

Cello

Bass

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Copeland's Saturday Night Waltz (click to listen)

​Click for string parts

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​Click for state excerpts - 2025 Beethoven year

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Screencasts:

Beethoven Violin state excerpt

Beethoven Viola state excerpt

Beethoven Cello and Bass excerpt

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Edwardsville Symphony "Side By Side" Concert May 25

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Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet (click to listen)

Sheet music:

Violin 1

Violin 2

Viola

Cello

Bass

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​Suppé: Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna: Overture (click to listen)

Sheet music:

Violin 1

Violin 2

Viola

Cello

Bass

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​Where the Black Hawk Soars (click to listen)​

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Vivaldi Concerto for 2 cellos (click to listen)​

Sheet music:

 Violin 1 

 Violin 2 

Viola

 Cello 

Bass

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Beauty and the Beast (click to listen)

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All audition video recordings must be submitted as a public youtube link.

Video recording instructions

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Mendelssohn/ Berlioz 2024 State Required Excerpts string parts

Mendelssohn excerpt cell part with fingerings

​Click to practice along with these screencasts:

Violin Mendelssohn State excerpt screencast

Viola Berlioz State excerpt screencast

Cello Mendelssohn State excerpt screencast

Bass Berlioz State excerpt screencast

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ILMEA State Excerpt Screencasts 2023

​ILMEA Violin State Excerpt Mozart

​ILMEA Viola State Excerpt Mozart

​ILMEA Cello/Bass State Excerpt Mozart

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ILMEA State Excerpt Beethoven Year

​Click for state excerpts - Beethoven year

Screencasts:

Beethoven Violin state excerpt

Beethoven Viola state excerpt

Beethoven Cello and Bass excerpt

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Stretching exercises for string players

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​String player technique exercises

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5 common technique mistakes

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Spiccato exercises

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Upbow slurred staccato

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Orange Blossom Special (arr. Augustin Hadelich)

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Double Bass Videos​

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#1 spiccato etude

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#2 spiccato masterclass

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Viola Videos

Lawrence Power: British Viola Virtuoso

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Magnus Lindberg Viola Concerto (US Premiere by Lawrence Power) March 15, St. Louis Symphony, audio begins at 20 min

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Semester Exam 

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Semester Exam Study Guide

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Exam Quizlet

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Interval Ear Training Exercise 

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Reading Rhythms Practice videos

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ILMEA Junior Orchestra Music 2025

Themes from The New World Symphony (click)

The Ascent (click)

Wiley Waltz (click)

Orange Jam (click)

Junior Orchestra State Etude

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