Middle School Honor Band Audition Material

 

I. Scales/Rudiments

 

           Wind Instruments and Melodic Percussion

           A.        Chromatic Scale: to be tongued up and slurred down: played as eighth notes in a moderate tempo.

 

             Flute - C to G:  2 ½ octaves

                                 Oboe/Melodic Percussion - C to C:   2 octaves

                         Bassoon - F to Bb:   2 ½ octaves

Bb Clarinet – E to C:   2 ½ octaves

Low Clarinets - E to E:   2 octaves

Alto & Tenor Sax – C to C:   2 octaves

Baritone Sax – C to G:   1 ½ octaves

Trumpet/Baritone (T. C.) -  C to G:  1 ½ octaves

Horn – C to F:   1 ½ octaves

Trombone/Baritone B.C./Tuba -  Bb to F:   1 ½ octaves

 

           B.        Major scales to be tongued up and slurred down, played one octave in the most comfortable range of the p1ayer. They may be played two octaves at the student's option.  Music may be used in this part of the audition. All instruments will use the following concert scales:

 

Concert Pitch.. C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db           Quarter note=72 (minimum for all scales)

 

Major scales shall be performed in the following rhythmic pattern:    1quarter & 6 eighth notes

Chromatic scale shall be performed in one of the following patterns: Triplets, eighths, or sixteenths

 

Percussion Auditions

 

Snare Drum Rudiments   The following snare drum rudiments will be required every year for Middle School percussionists (all should be played in a slow-fast-slow format): double stroke roll; single stroke roll; five (5) stroke roll; nine (9) stroke roll; flams; Paradiddles.

 

Keyboard Scales C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Chromatic.

 

Timpani  All percussionists auditioning for Honor Band will be required to demonstrate a long roll played in               a pp-ff-pp format on the timpani.

 

Required Equipment      All percussion instruments will be supplied for those auditioning for Honor Band                                       Percussion. However, each student is required to bring his/her own sticks or mallets.                                           Students are allowed to supply their own bell kit and/or snare drum but must use the                                    supplied timpani. A timpani tuner will NOT be supplied.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared Music for Middle School Percussion  (This year is Set II)

 

SNARE DRUM  

 

           SET I     Audition Etudes for Snare Drum, Timpani and Keyboard by Garwood Whaley

                         pg. 8, #8

 

           SET II   Same Book, pg. 8, #7

                       

           SET III  Same Book, pg. 7, #6

 

 

TIMPANI   

                     

           SET I    Same book as Snare Drum, pg. 13, #3

          

           SET II   Same book as Snare Drum, pg. 13, #4

 

               SET III  Same book as Snare Drum, pg. 14, #5, measure 14 to the end

 

KEYBOARD

 

           SET I    Same book as Snare Drum, pg. 19, #1, beginning to m. 24

 

           SET II   Same book as Snare Drum, pg. 21, #6, beginning to m. 15

 

           SET III  Same book as Snare Drum, pg. 19, #2, beginning to m. 16

 

 

II.  Two etudes from Belwin Progressive Band Studies

                      All wind instruments

 

Set I: 2010-2011

p. 16   Unit 4     Line 11    Studies in Concert   Ab

p. 30   Unit 8     Line 11    Chromatic Drill in Concert   C

 

Set II:2008-2009

p. 22   Unit 6     Line  2

 

Set III: 2009-2010

p. 23    Unit 6     Line 11     Etude in Concert   Bb   (horns use trumpet book)

p. 29    Unit 8     Line 2        Scale Drill in Concert   Gb   (horns use trumpet book)

                                             (B.C. Baritone has option to lower octave on scale study.)

                                                         [District V approval: Sept. 1997]

III. Third Etude (All wind instruments)

 

                 Set I:    2010-2011

                                                                                 Rubank Advanced Method Book I

                Flute                                                         p.40   #20,  top line

                Bb Clarinets                                             p.72   "Solo" to end

                Harmony Clarinets                                  p.42   #19      bottom line

                Saxophones                                              p.29   #11,    top line

                Oboe                                                        p.35   #18

                Bassoon                                                    Trombone book: p.52  #10

                Trumpet/Baritone T.C.                            p.49   #10

                Trombone/Baritone  B.C.                         p.52   #10

                Horn                                                         p.50   #11

                Tuba                                                         p.29     #6

          

Set II: 2008-2009                  Rubank Advanced Method Book I

                Flute                                                         p.37    #17,  top line

                Bb Clarinets                                             p.44    #21 top line

                Harmony Clarinets                                  p.44    #21, bottom line

                Saxophones                                              p. 26-27       # 9

                Oboe                                                        p.24      #6

                Bassoon                                                    Trombone book: p.53  #12

                Trumpet/Baritone T.C.                            p.49   #12

                Trombone/Baritone B.C.                         p.53   #12

                Horn                                                         p.51   #14

                Tuba                                                         p.70,  #3, Bouree

 

Set III: 2009-2010

                                                                    Rubank Advanced Method Book I

                Flute                                              p.34 -35  #14       top line

                Bb Clarinets                                  p.70   Aria

                Harmony Clarinets                        p.27    bottom line of trio

                Saxophones                                   p.24      #6       top line

                Oboe                                             p.32    #14       top line

                Bassoon                                         Trombone book: p.53   #14

                Trumpet/Baritone T.C.                 p.50    #14

                Trombone/Baritone B.C.              p.53    #14

                Horn                                              p.53     #19

                Tuba                                              p.28     #4