All State/District Honor Band Audition Information
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Revised Form
Make sure that you record the video with the appropriate distance. Make sure we can see your hands and follow all instructions from the videos below. Make sure your videos are a perfect and flawless as possible.
SUBMIT ALL STATE ETUDE HERE
Revised Form
Make sure that you record the video with the appropriate distance. Make sure we can see your hands and follow all instructions from the videos below. Make sure your videos are a perfect and flawless as possible.
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Audition Materials
9-10 Grade Scales and Etudes 11-12 Grade Scales and Etudes Also click the GMEA Band Website for more information. Brass and Woodwind Video Instructions Percussion Video Instructions What to record: The recording submission should be video with audio and NOT audio only. Each student will need to record three separate submissions as follows: Brass and Woodwinds: Video Submission #1 Scales: Required scales in required order and chromatic scale (specified to their instrument) submitted as one continuous recording. All major scales, arpeggios and chromatic scale must be memorized. Scale sheet and music stand should NOT be present in the video when recording this portion of the audition. Video Submission #2 Lyrical: Lyrical etude Video Submission #3 Technical: Bracketed portion of technical etude Percussion: Submission #1 Snare: Bracketed portion of snare etude Submission #2 Mallets: Required scales in required order, chromatic scale (full range of instrument) and bracketed portion of the mallet etude. Major scales and chromatic scale must be one continues recording. The etude portion can be recorded separately then edited together with the scales, or may be recorded sequentially with the major scales and chromatic scale in one take. All major scales, arpeggios and chromatic scale must be memorized. Scale sheet and music stand should NOT be present in the video when recording this portion of the audition. Submission #3 Timpani: Demonstrate tuning* both drums to Etude Pitches, Single Stroke Roll, Forte Piano Crescendo Roll and designated portion of Timpani Etude. These four performances must be filmed in one take. *Reminder: Students may use any type of tone producer (pitch pipe, mallet instrument, etc.) for tuning, however no electronic devices may be used to produce a tone for tuning purposes by the student. Symphonic Band students must use only one pitch (the lower of the two) to tune the lower drum and then tune the higher pitch by ear only. The given pitch must be the lower pitch of the 2 drums. There will be a 30 second per drum time limit on the Middle School and Concert Band timpani tuning audition and a 30-second total time limit on the Symphonic Band timpani tuning audition. All students must introduce themselves at the beginning of each video. • Woodwinds and Brass Students must clearly state: o First and last name o Grade in school o The component they will be playing within the video (Scales, Lyrical, or Technical) • Percussion Students must clearly state: o First and last name o Grade in school o The component they will be playing (Snare, Mallet or Timpani) Judges must be able to see the student’s face, hands, and full instrument throughout the entire recordings. Students should not wear clothes identifying the school they attend. |
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