Wind Ensemble
Wind Ensemble is an additional Concert ensemble, made up of students who perform on a woodwind (flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon), brass (trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba), or percussion (drums, xylophone, etc.) instrument, but is typically smaller in size, and focuses not just on advanced concert band music, but also on solo music and Chamber music (music for small groups of instruments.)
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If you aren't already there, get into a regular Practice ROUTINE outside of school.
LONG tones, scales (percussion rudiments), and technical exercises, and play with your BEST, most in-tune sound always.
Learn and practice your scales! (Over the entire range of your instrument)
Scale reference sheets can be found on the bottom of this page: MMEA
For Senior District Auditions, learn Chromatic & 12 Major Scales
For All-State Auditions, do the above and ADD the 12 related Harmonic Minor
scales
Learn and practice solo repertoire for your instrument.
Try the District solo(s) out! Publication info here: CDMMEA Solos
ALL-STATE Solos here: MMEA Solos
LISTEN to High Quality performances of High Quality Music
GO to LIVE Performances (Metropolitan Wind Symphony, The Concord Band, etc.)