HS Band Audition Excerpts

2023-24

1. A chromatic scale slurred up and tongued down, quarter note MM= 60, as written on the instrument specific audition packet.
2. One major scale, as written on the instrument specific audition packet, with up to 4 sharps or 4 flats. Quarter Note MM= 60. Memorization is not required. All scales will start on the notes indicated on the scale sheet for their instrument. Each scale is non-transposed (i.e., if a trumpet player is asked to perform a C scale, they will be expected to perform a C scale on their instrument, not a C concert scale.) The major scale for each instrument will be posted by the band chairpersons on the morning of live auditions.
3. Sections from the required etudes/solos in the instrument specific audition packet (See below).
4. Sight reading.

• Excerpt 1 (Persichetti) - Perform the entire excerpt
  
• Excerpt 2 (Berlioz) - Perform the entire excerpt
  
• Excerpt 3 (Gariboldi no. 17) - Perform from beat 3 of mm. 5 (Dotted quarter note G) to beat 1 of mm. 15 (Eighth note D)
  
• Excerpt 4 (Gariboldi no. 19) - Perform from the beginning to beat 1 of mm. 13 (dotted quarter note F)

• Excerpt 1 (Makris) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 2 (Bizet) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 3 (Dvorak) - Perform the entire excerpt w/ no repeats, taking 2nd endings
• Excerpt 4 (Gariboldi no. 17) - Perform from beat 3 of mm. 5 (Dotted quarter note G) to beat 1 of mm. 15 (Eighth note D)
• Excerpt 5 (Gariboldi no. 19) - Perform from the beginning to beat 1 of mm. 13 (dotted quarter note F)

• Excerpt 1 (Grainger) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 2 (Tchaikovsky) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 3 (Arnold) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 4 (Barret no. 10) - Perform from the beginning and stop at the end of mm. 8, do not take the repeat
• Excerpt 5 (Barret no. 3) - Perform the entire excerpt

• Excerpt 1 (Beethoven) - Perform the last 8 measures of the excerpt beginning on the half note tied to an eighth note A
• Excerpt 2 (Stravinsky) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 3 (Bach) - Perform from the beginning of the excerpt and end on the quarter note D in mm. 7
• Excerpt 4 (Grainger) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 5 (Weissenborn no. 15) - Perform the entire excerpt

• Excerpt 1 (Berlioz) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 2 (Shostakovich) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 3 (Ticheli) - Perform the first 7 measures of the excerpt, ending on the eighth note G on the and of beat 3
• Excerpt 4 (Rose no. 2) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 5 (Rose no. 21) - Perform the first 8 measures of the excerpt

• Excerpt 1 (Grainger) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 2 (Hindemith) - Begin with 2 eighth note pickups to mm. 6 (F#, G) and play to the end of the excerpt
• Excerpt 3 (Tchaikovsky) - Perform the first 8 measures of the excerpt
• Excerpt 4 (Dotzauer no. 2) - Perform the first 14 measures of the excerpt, ending with the quarter note D on the downbeat of mm. 15
• Excerpt 5 (Perier no. 1) - Perform the entire excerpt

• Excerpt 1 (Mussorgsky) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 2 (Shuman) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 3 (Grainger - Molly on the Shore) - Perform first 2 lines (mm. 1-9), end on the second to last 8th note of the measure (Staccato Bb)
• Excerpt 4 (Ferling no. 3) - Perform the first 2 lines (mm. 1-8), end on beat one of mm. 8 (quarter note C)
• Excerpt 5 (Ferling no. 10) - Perform the first 2 lines (mm. 1-8), ending on the eighth note C on beat 3

• Excerpt 1 (Ravel) - Perform first 2 lines (mm. 1-8), end after the sustained F
• Excerpt 2 (Arnold) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 3 (Grainger) - Perform beginning at the last measure of the second line (measure after 7 bar rest) to the end of the excerpt
• Excerpt 4 (Ferling no. 3) - Perform the first 2 lines (mm. 1-8), end on beat one of mm. 8 (quarter note C)
• Excerpt 5 (Ferling no. 10) - Perform the first 2 lines (mm. 1-8), ending on the eighth note C on beat 3

• Excerpt 1 (Holst) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 2 (Grainger) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 3 (Jager) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 4 (Ferling no. 3) - Perform the first 2 lines (mm. 1-8), end on beat one of mm. 8 (quarter note C)
• Excerpt 5 (Ferling no. 10) - Perform the first 2 lines (mm. 1-8), ending on the eighth note C on beat 3

• Excerpt 1 (Vaughan Williams) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 2 (Grainger) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 3 (Hindemith) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 4 (Wurm) - Perform beginning to downbeat of mm. 8 (quarter note G)
• Excerpt 5 (Arban) - Perform beginning at mm. 3 (after the repeats) to the downbeat of mm. 9 (sixteenth note C)

• Excerpt 1 (Holst) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 2 (Smith) - Perform beginning to beat 1 (D) of mm. 5
• Excerpt 3 (Reed) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 4 (Strauss) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 5 (Franz) - Perform the final 3 lines (mm. 17 to the end of the excerpt)

• Excerpt 1 (Holst) - Perform line 1 (mm. 1-7), end on the breve G#
• Excerpt 2 (Persichetti) - Perform from the beginning to the 4 measure rest (mm. 1-18)
• Excerpt 3 (Fillmore) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 4 (Saint-Saëns) - Perform to the end of line 2 (mm. 1-16)
• Excerpt 5 (Rochut) - Perform the entire excerpt

• Excerpt 1 (Schuman) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 2 (Holst) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 3 (Vaughan Williams) - Perform from the beginning of the excerpt to the end of mm. 9
• Excerpt 4 (Rochut no. 11) - Perform beginning in mm. 17 to the end of the excerpt
• Excerpt 5 (Arban no. 12) - Perform beginning at mm. 9 to the end of the excerpt

• Excerpt 1 (Holst) - Perform the entire excerpt (Lower octave on splits)
• Excerpt 2 (Mahler) - Perform the entire excerpt
• Excerpt 3 (Sousa) - Perform the entire excerpt without repeat, taking the second ending, playing lower octaves on splits
• Excerpt 4 (Blazevich no. 1) - Perform beginning at mm. 16 on the & of beat 3 (three eighth note pickup to mm. 17) to the end of the excerpt
• Excerpt 5 (Kopprasch no. 26) - Perform the first 4 measures of the excerpt

1. Selections from the required etudes/solos as listed below.
2. Sight reading.

• Excerpt 1 (Firth no. 2) - Perform from the beginning and stop at mm. 30
• Excerpt 2 (Firth no. 3) - Perform the entire etude

• Excerpt 1 (Handel Sonata) - Perform entire solo without repeats

• Excerpt 1 (Cirone no. 11) - Perform beginning at mm. 5, end on the downbeat of mm. 14
• Excerpt 2 (Cirone no. 6) - Perform beginning at mm. 11 and play to the end