All-District+-+Honor+Band+Audition+Information

All District Band Auditions will be held at E.B. Aycock Middle School on Saturday, January 8, 2011.

The deadline for registration is December 3, 2010
 * Students that would like to audition will need to do the following: **

//Schedule at least two coaching sessions with Mr. Self before the audition.//

//Pay the $8.00 registration fee (before Winter break).//


 * The Audition Requirements are as follows: **

__Scales__ Play all 6 major scales and arpeggios from our scale sheet from memory in under three minutes. Play the chromatic scale in the range on our scale sheet //*Not timed*//

__Solo__ Prepare solo with emphasis on musicality.

__Sight Reading__ Students will be given a piece of music (approx. 12 measures) and have 30 seconds to scan over it. They will then be asked to play the piece.


 * Specific Instrument Information: **

__Flute__ Solo - The Nightengale Polka ** Play pick-up to m. 9 through m.48 **

__Clarinet__ Solo -Gypsy Moods **Play m. 33 through m. 48**

__Bass Clarinet__ Solo -Studies in A Minor **Play** **all **

__Alto Saxophone__ Solo - The Cuckoo - **Play pick-up to m. 11 through beat 1 of m. 44 ** //Watch the videos [|HERE] to help prepare. The bottom half of the page has video recordings of the scale and solo requirements.//

__Tenor Saxophone__ Solo -Minuet in D Minor **Play beginning through 4th measure after B ** //Watch the videos [|HERE] to help prepare. The bottom half of the page has video recordings of the scale and solo requirements.//

__Trumpet__ Solo -Russian Hymn **Play beginning through 1 measure before C ** //Watch this [|VIDEO]created by NC School of the Arts trumpet professor Judith Saxton to help prepare.//

__French Horn__ Solo - The Victor **Play beginning through the measure before the key change **

__Trombone__ Solo -Nocturne **Play pick-up to m. 9 through the 2nd measure of the 2nd page **

Baritone/Euphonium Solo - **#9**, page 11, Forty Progessive Etudes, Carl Fisher publications **Play beginning through beat 1 of m. 32 **

__Tuba__ Solo -Galliant Captain **Play pick-up to A through beat 3 of the measure before D **

__Percussion__ **Mallets #2,** page 19, Audition Etudes for Snare Drum, Timpani, Keyboard Percussion, and Multiple Percussion, Garwood Whaley, Meredith Music pub. **Play all ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Timpani** **#3,** page 13, Audition Etudes for Snare Drum, Timpani, Keyboard Percussion, and Multiple Percussion, Garwood Whaley, Meredith Music pub. **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Play all **
 * Snare** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**#7**, page 8, Audition Etudes for Snare Drum, Timpani, Keyboard Percussion, and Multiple Percussion, Garwood Whaley, Meredith Music pub. **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Play all **

//Check out these [|VIDEOS]created by NC School of the Arts percussion professor John Beck to help prepare.//