ALL COUNTY HONOR BAND INFO
2014-15 SANTA ROSA ALL-COUNTY HONOR BAND
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Auditions will take place on Thursday, November 13 at Milton High School.
Auditions will consist of:
1. Play three chromatically-adjacent major scales and arpeggios using the All-State scale pattern. Scales should be two octaves minimum, three octaves maximum…and should be memorized!*
2. Play Chromatic Scale full range of instrument…scale must be memorized.
3. Play prepared 2014-15 Santa Rosa All-County Honor Band Audition Etude.
4. Sightreading (provided at the audition).
*PERCUSSION – Rudiments to be played in lieu of scales: long roll, flamadiddle, 5-stroke roll, and one student choice. Rudiments should be played in open-close-open fashion.
Percussion must audition on mallet, timpani, & snare.
Prepared pieces can be accessed below:
Flute
Oboe
Trumpet, Clarinet, Baritone T.C.
Bass Clarinet
Saxophones
Horn in F
Trombones, Euphoniums, Bassoons
Tubas
Snare
Mallets
Timpani
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Auditions will take place on Thursday, November 13 at Milton High School.
Auditions will consist of:
1. Play three chromatically-adjacent major scales and arpeggios using the All-State scale pattern. Scales should be two octaves minimum, three octaves maximum…and should be memorized!*
2. Play Chromatic Scale full range of instrument…scale must be memorized.
3. Play prepared 2014-15 Santa Rosa All-County Honor Band Audition Etude.
4. Sightreading (provided at the audition).
*PERCUSSION – Rudiments to be played in lieu of scales: long roll, flamadiddle, 5-stroke roll, and one student choice. Rudiments should be played in open-close-open fashion.
Percussion must audition on mallet, timpani, & snare.
Prepared pieces can be accessed below:
Flute
Oboe
Trumpet, Clarinet, Baritone T.C.
Bass Clarinet
Saxophones
Horn in F
Trombones, Euphoniums, Bassoons
Tubas
Snare
Mallets
Timpani
