Chamber Music
Chamber Music is open to all Advanced Students. All Chamber music students, Suzuki or non-Suzuki, must submit an audition video of the music excerpts. This is required to ensure acceptance and placement in a quartet with members of similar level and age. Chamber music audit excerpts do not need to be memorized. Music is mailed in advance. Note that not all students will be accepted.
While Chamber audition is open to all students, we generally recommend students to be at Violin Book 6, Viola Book 6, Cello Book 5. Non-Suzuki students should be at or above these levels:
Violin: Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Accolay Viola: Concerto in G Major, G.P. Telemann Cello: Sonata in E minor, Opus 1 No. 2, Marcello
Students must play all excerpts for their instrument taken from Mozart's Quartet #17 in B flat, The Hunt. Please visit www.advancedsuzukiinisitute.com to download the excerpts. Students will be judged on:
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Style - staccato notes should come off the string
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Rhythm - Pleast counts the rests
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Leadership - Breathing and cueing
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Intonation
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Dynamics
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Feel free to edit bowings
We recommend Chamber Music students be at least 12 years old.