Welcome to the 2026-2027 school year!
August 10th is the first day of school.
You do not need to bring instruments for the first few days.
Summer Music Info & Challenge Info
(This has the links to all of the audio files and a digital copy of the sheet music)
The summer packet of music will be our initial playing test for all students in the second week of school.
Optional – if a student currently in Orchestra 2 – 4 withdraws over the summer and you would like to compete for this opening (only a few students could move up), follow the directions below.
June - July:
- Practice all of your summer music, starting at slow tempos and working your way to the metronome tempo listed.
- Practice the listed scales at quarter note = 60.
- If you are a current LVA student and didn’t get at least 13/20 points on memory in your May jury, then finish memorizing.
On July 19th:
- Check this webpage to get the exact excerpts/scale to challenge.
- Record your excerpts with a metronome (so that we can hear the click in the recording).
- Upload videos to your CCSD Google Drive. The best way is to create a new folder in your CCSD drive, and then change the share settings for that folder to “anyone with the link”. Now every video that you upload to that particular folder will have the same “share settings” and will be able to be viewed by myself and Mr. Paredes. CCSD Google Drive has unlimited storage, which makes this a great option. If you don’t have access to this yet, then go to a similar online drive/YouTube, etc. Just make sure that we are “allowed” to view the video. (If using YouTube, check the “unlisted” box).
- The form is at the bottom of this page. Upload the URL links to these videos by July 26th at Midnight (double-check that your links work before copy/pasting them into our form).
Orchestra 1 Scale & Excerpts
Violins (challenging for O2)
Three Octave B Harmonic Minor Scale (Quarter note = 60)
Goblin Dance by Kevin Kaisershot, Vln 1, M. 23-42 @ Dotted Quarter = 80
Flare by Bruce W. Tippette, Vln 1, M. 119-end @ Quarter = 144
Daybreak by Daniel Keeler, Vln 1, M. 97 – end @ Dotted Quarter = 112
Violas (challenging for O2)
Three Octave F Harmonic Minor Scale (Quarter note = 60)
Goblin Dance by Kevin Kaisershot, M. 18-33 @ Dotted Quarter = 80
Flare by Bruce W. Tippette, M. 99-121 @ Quarter = 144
Daybreak by Daniel Keeler, M. 55-68 @ Dotted Quarter = 112
Cellos (challenging for O2)
Three Octave F Harmonic Minor Scale (Quarter note = 60)
Goblin Dance by Kevin Kaisershot, 91-end @ Dotted Quarter = 80
Flare by Bruce W. Tippette, M. 99-119 @ Quarter = 144
Daybreak by Daniel Keeler, M. 63-75 @ Dotted Quarter = 112
Basses (challenging for O2)
Three Octave G# Harmonic Minor Scale (Quarter note = 60)
Goblin Dance by Kevin Kaisershot, 95-end @ Dotted Quarter = 80
Flare by Bruce W. Tippette, M. 99-119 @ Quarter = 144
Daybreak by Daniel Keeler, M. 97-end @ Dotted Quarter = 112
Orchestra 2 Scale & Excerpts
Violins (challenging for O3)
Three Octave B Harmonic Minor Scale @ Quarter note = 60
Overjoyed Violin I – mm. 128 – End Quarter @ note = 128
Unbridled Spirit Violin I – mm. 1- 43 top line divisi @ Quarter note = 128
Sanseneon Violin I – mm. 93-107 @ Quarter note = 138
Death and the Maiden Violin I – mm. 76 – Letter H @ Quarter note = 132
Violas (challenging for O3)
Three Octave F Harmonic Minor Scale @ Quarter note = 60
Overjoyed – mm. 105 – 133 @ Quarter note = 128
Unbridled – mm. 21-40 @ Quarter note = 128
Sanseneon – mm. 143 – End @ Quarter noter = 138
Death and the Maiden – Letter H – Letter L @ Quarter note = 132
Cellos (challenging for O3)
Three Octave F Harmonic Minor Scale @ Quarter note = 60
Overjoyed – mm. 67- 92 and mm. 109-133 @ Quarter note = 128
Unbridled – mm. 26 – 43 @ Quarter note = 128
Sanseneon – mm. 1 – 52 and mm. 143 – End @ Quarter note = 138
Death and the Maiden – Letter H – Letter M @ Quarter note = 132
Basses (challenging for O3)
Three Octave G# Harmonic Minor Scale @ Quarter note = 60
Overjoyed – mm. 101 – End @ Quarter note = 128
Unbridled Spirit – mm. 84 – 100 @ Quarter note = 128
Sanseneon – mm. 5 – 52 @ Quarter note = 138
Death and the Maiden = Letter M – Letter Q @ Quarter note = 132
Orchestra 3 Scale & Excerpts
Violins (challenging for O4)
Three Octave B Harmonic Minor Scale (Quarter note = 60)
Sentimental Saraband Violin I – Rehearsal 5-7 @ Half note = 80
Hindemith 5 Pieces Violin I – movement 3, mm. 1 – Letter D @ Quarter note = 142 and movement 5, solo line, mm. 1 – Letter C @ Quarter note = 132
Choreography – movement 2, Violin I – mm. 24 – 51 @ Quarter note = 45
On Top of the World Violin I – mm. 190-222 @ Quarter note =138
Violas (challenging for O4)
Three Octave F Harmonic Minor Scale (Quarter note = 60)
Sentimental Saraband – Rehearsal 5 – 7 @ Half note = 80
Hindemith 5 Pieces – movement 3, mm. 1 – Letter D @ Quarter note = 142 and movement 5, mm. 1 – Letter D @ Quarter note = 132
Choreography – movement 2, mm. 1 – 20 @ Quarter note = 45
On Top of the World – mm. 43 – 58 @ Quarter note = 138
Cellos (challenging for O4)
Three Octave F Harmonic Minor Scale (Quarter Note = 60 BPM)
Sentimental Saraband – Rehearsal 5 – 7 @ Half note = 80
Hindemith 5 Pieces – movement 3, 7 measures before letter E – End @ Quarter note = 142 and movement 5, Letter E – End @ Quarter note = 132
Choreography – movement 2 – mm. 1 – 30 @ Quarter note = 45
On Top of the World – mm. 35 – 58 @ Quarter note = 138
Basses (challenging for O4)
Three Octave G# Harmonic Minor Scale (Quarter note = 60)
Sentimental Saraband – Rehearsal 5 – 7 @ Half Note = 80
Hindemith 5 Pieces – movement 3 – Letter E – End @ Quarter note = 132 and movement 5, 7 measures before letter E – End
Choreography – movement 2 – mm. 18 – 30 and mm. 41 – 52 @ Quarter Note = 45
On Top of the World – mm. 173 – 189 @ Quarter note = 138