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Audition Procedures

Audition Order

Tuesday, 1/24
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Wednesday, 1/25
Alto Sax
Tenor Sax
Bari Sax
Bassoon
Thursday, 1/26
Baritone
Tuba
Percussion 
Friday, 1/27
Trumpet
French Horn
Trombone

Audition Information

Auditions will take place during the week of January 23rd. The schedule will be determined at random on January 17th. Chair placement will be determined and confirmed in this audition. All students must participate in the audition to receive points. If the band director(s) determine that the student has not properly prepared for the audition, the student may be asked to re-audition. 

This audition will be video recorded and will not be public. The procedure for performing a video recorded audition will be thoroughly explained on January 17th. 

Students taking private lessons on their band instrument will receive two points towards their total score. If the private lessons are done with a music teacher outside of Conant, the name of the teacher must be given during auditions. 

We will be assessing on: 
  1. Tone/Intonation 
  2. Rhythm 
    • Tempo 
    • Note Values 
  3. Technique 
    • Notes
    • Articulation 
  4. Interpretation 
    • Dynamics 
  5. Musicianship 

Audition Procedure:

  1. Prepared Excerpts 
    • Wind Players
      1. Tales of Vandosar (Lyrical Excerpt)
      2. Tokyo 2000 (Technical Excerpt) 
    • Percussionists
      1. Italian Folk Festival, measures 40-58 (Snare Drum) 
      2. Tokyo 2000, measures 18-29 (Xylophone) 
* The audition will be performed in the order above.

Audition Recording Timings

Woodwinds
Techincal Excerpt:  Tokyo 2000 (1:10-1:39)
Brass
Lyrical Excerpt:  Tales of Vandosar (3:01-3:24)
Techincal Excerpt:  Tokyo 2000 (2:40-3:07)
Percussion
Snare Drum Excerpt:  Italian Folk Festival (0:58-1:18)
Mallet Excerpt:  Tokyo 2000 (1:10-1:39)