SprinG 2021
BAND & Orchestra auditions
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Upload a YouTube Video containing the following:
1. REQUIRED SCALES (SEE BELOW FOR YOUR INSTRUMENT)
2. REQUIRED EXCERPTS, FOUND HERE
NOTE: FOR MOST INSTRUMENTS, THE FILE NAME INCLUDES MEASURE NUMBERS FOR YOU TO PLAY
Percussionists - THERE IS ONE REQUIRED SNARE EXCERPT. You must ALSO submit a marimba solo of your choice (2 minutes maximum). No scales.
Scales
Flute: B flat major, 2 octaves, slurred & D major, 2 ocatves (3 octaves if possible), tongued
Oboe: D major scale, 2 octaves, all slurred, all quarter notes & F major scale, 2 octaves for upperclass oboists, incoming freshman can choose to do 1 or 2 octaves, all slurred, all quarter notes
Bassoon: B-flat major 2 octaves & B Minor 2 octaves
Clarinet: E-flat major and A major (at least 2 octaves)
Saxophone: D and Eb major, 2 octaves
Trumpet: A-flat Major (G-flat concert), 2 octaves & D Major (C concert), 2 octaves
Horn: A major and Eb major. 2 octaves. Slurred. Eighth-sixteenth pattern each octave. Quarter = 60.
Tenor Trombone: one chromatic Scale from Low Bb to high Bb (2 octaves) in 16th notes tongued ascending with the top note being a half note then articulated legato descending. Tempo between quarter = 90-110.
Bass Trombone: 2 octave chromatic scale starting from pedal Bb to tuning Bb (two octaves) in 16th notes tongued ascending with the top note being a half note then articulated legato descending. Tempo between quarter = 90-110.
Euphonium and Tuba: E major and Db major. Two octaves - tongue on the way up and slur on the way down.
Audition Videos must be submitted no later than 12:00pm on MONDAY, January 11th. Percussionists, your deadline is Friday, January 22 at 12:00pm.
1. REQUIRED SCALES (SEE BELOW FOR YOUR INSTRUMENT)
2. REQUIRED EXCERPTS, FOUND HERE
NOTE: FOR MOST INSTRUMENTS, THE FILE NAME INCLUDES MEASURE NUMBERS FOR YOU TO PLAY
Percussionists - THERE IS ONE REQUIRED SNARE EXCERPT. You must ALSO submit a marimba solo of your choice (2 minutes maximum). No scales.
Scales
Flute: B flat major, 2 octaves, slurred & D major, 2 ocatves (3 octaves if possible), tongued
Oboe: D major scale, 2 octaves, all slurred, all quarter notes & F major scale, 2 octaves for upperclass oboists, incoming freshman can choose to do 1 or 2 octaves, all slurred, all quarter notes
Bassoon: B-flat major 2 octaves & B Minor 2 octaves
Clarinet: E-flat major and A major (at least 2 octaves)
Saxophone: D and Eb major, 2 octaves
Trumpet: A-flat Major (G-flat concert), 2 octaves & D Major (C concert), 2 octaves
Horn: A major and Eb major. 2 octaves. Slurred. Eighth-sixteenth pattern each octave. Quarter = 60.
Tenor Trombone: one chromatic Scale from Low Bb to high Bb (2 octaves) in 16th notes tongued ascending with the top note being a half note then articulated legato descending. Tempo between quarter = 90-110.
Bass Trombone: 2 octave chromatic scale starting from pedal Bb to tuning Bb (two octaves) in 16th notes tongued ascending with the top note being a half note then articulated legato descending. Tempo between quarter = 90-110.
Euphonium and Tuba: E major and Db major. Two octaves - tongue on the way up and slur on the way down.
Audition Videos must be submitted no later than 12:00pm on MONDAY, January 11th. Percussionists, your deadline is Friday, January 22 at 12:00pm.
