All District Band Audition Information

Follow this link to all audition information http://www.ncbaeastern.com/highschoolauditions, this information is updated yearly to coincide with the new solos or new audition materials. Check back regularly to check for updates.

Performance concepts no matter what you are playing. This is #1 before you do any material.

TONE QUALITY: As you play scales, solo and sight reading think about your tone(sound quality) is it good? If not lets start with the basics and get that established.

Scales:

SLOW, SLOW, SLOW!!! You must practice slowly before you can ever imagine going fast.

• • Whole note, Half note, Quarter note, then 8th and 16th as the scale sheet goes.

  • Work on the new octaves and notes that are new to your major scale notes.

  • Chromatic scale should be broken down by measures or octaves.

Solos:

• • To begin you should read down slowly with a metronome.

  • Divide your solo up into sections or number the lines to give you a framework.

  • Work on one line at a time, Slowly, with a metronome.

  • Make sure you already see

Sight-reading:

READ, READ, READ!!!

• • Rhythm: Solid counting and rhythmic accuracy.

    • Read rhythms and even just a snare drum line in sight reading factory as rhythm practice.

  • Musical concepts: Phrasing, dynamics, Style and Articulation.

  • Notes(SCALE KEY): Relate this to the key signature and the major scale.

Solo Lists are listed below, click on the file for your grade level. Check CHARMS for more details.

Scales can be found at this link

http://www.ncbandmasters.org/honorsband/honorsbandauditionrequirements.html

Here are the links to the All District Requirements