Fall 2020
BAND & Orchestra auditions
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM ENSEMBLES THIS FALL:
SETTING UP YOUR AUDITION:
CREATING YOUR YOUTUBE ACCOUNT AND UPLOADING VIDEOS:
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
* 3 MINUTES MAXIMUM VIDEO SUBMITTED BY YOUTUBE LINK BELOW
* 2 SCALES (SEE BELOW FOR YOUR INSTRUMENT)
* 2 CONTRASTING SELECTIONS (ONE LYRICAL, ONE TECHNICAL) OF YOUR CHOICE (Percussionists - 1 snare solo and optional marimba solo and/or 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: 2 majors scales of your choice (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.
Percussion: Optional Scales of your choice or solo on marimba (you are only required to play a snare solo)
All Other Instruments: 2 major scales or your choice
Audition Videos must be submitted no later than 12:00pm on Friday, August 28th.
* 2 SCALES (SEE BELOW FOR YOUR INSTRUMENT)
* 2 CONTRASTING SELECTIONS (ONE LYRICAL, ONE TECHNICAL) OF YOUR CHOICE (Percussionists - 1 snare solo and optional marimba solo and/or 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: 2 majors scales of your choice (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.
Percussion: Optional Scales of your choice or solo on marimba (you are only required to play a snare solo)
All Other Instruments: 2 major scales or your choice
Audition Videos must be submitted no later than 12:00pm on Friday, August 28th.