Middle School (6-8)

Scales:

• • Bb Major tongued (printed range from Honors Band requirements - tongued)

  • Eb Major tongued (printed range from Honors Band requirements - tongued)

  • Chromatic  scale full range slurred 

Sight Reading:

• • 8 Bars generated from Sight Reading Factory (www.sightreadingfactory.com). 

  • Level 1 from SRF (Concert Bb)

  • Students have 60 seconds of prep time (no playing)

Solo:

• • A short solo excerpt taken from the All-State Solo List.

Play the following cuts to the All-District solo:

Flute - m 1-8

Oboe - m 1-8

Bassoon - m 1-8

Clarinet - m 1-17

Bass Clarinet - m 1-9 

Alto Saxophone - m 9-16

Tenor Saxophone - m 9-16

Baritone Saxophone - m 9-16

Trumpet - m 17-31 beat 2

Horn - m 1-8

Trombone - m 1-8

Euphonium- m 9-16 beat 2

Tuba - m 1-8

String Bass - see Bassoon

Percussion - Snare Solo Part 1

Mallets - m 15-End

Timpani - All

High School (9-10)

Scales:

• • Chromatic (printed range from Honors Band requirements - slurred)

  • Concert F (printed range from Honors Band requirements - tongued)

  • Concert Eb (Printed range from Honors Band requirements - slurred)

  • Concert Ab (Printed range from Honors Band requirements - tongued)

Sight Reading:

• • 8 Bars generated from Sight Reading Factory (www.sightreadingfactory.com). 

  • Level 3 from SRF (Concert Bb)

  • Students have 60 seconds of prep time (no playing)

Solo:

• • A short solo excerpt taken from the All-State Solo list 

Play the following cuts to the All-District solo:

Flute mm 1-16

Oboe mm 1-16

Clarinet mm 22-end of A ending

Saxophone mm 5-17

Bassoon mm  1-16

Low Clarinet mm 1-16

Trumpet mm 13- end of A ending

Horn mm 9-end of A ending

Trombones mm 1 - 16.  Ending on the Concert Eb 

Euphonium mm 1-16

Tuba mm 1-12

String Bass mm 1-12

Snare 

Rudimental solo - mm 1 to the downbeat of 18 

Concert solo - mm 1 through 24 (no bass drum solo) 

Mallet 

Solo - mm 1 through 12, (stopping at the fermata) 

Timpani 

Solo - mm 1 to the downbeat of  17 (letter B)

Senior High School (11-12)

Scales:

• • Chromatic (printed range from Honors Band requirements - slurred)

  • Concert F (printed range from Honors Band requirements - tongued)

  • Concert Eb (Printed range from Honors Band requirements - slurred)

  • Concert Ab (Printed range from Honors Band requirements - tongued)

  • Concert C (Printed range from Honors Band requirements - slurred)

  • Concert G (Printed range from Honors Band requirements - tongued)

Sight Reading:

• • 8 Bars generated from Sight Reading Factory (www.sightreadingfactory.com). 

  • Level 4 from SRF (Concert F)

  • Students have 60 seconds of prep time (no playing)

Solo:

• • A short solo excerpt taken from the All-State Solo list 

Play the following cuts to the All-District solo:

Flute mm 15-35

Oboe  1st Movement (Adagio): beginning through the quarter note in measure 9 , 2nd Movment mm 1-13

Clarinet mm 78-91 (first note)

Saxophone mm 9-24

Bassoon mm 45-67

Low Clarinet mm 94-107

Trumpet mm beginning to m. 80 (after the a) 

Horn mm 85-100 (end after the half note)

Trombones mm 3-downbeat of 29

Euphonium mm 37-47

Tuba mm 70-82

String Bass mm 70-82

Snare 

Rudimental solo - mm 1 to the downbeat of 21 (1st bar of line 6) (no tambourine solo) 

Concert solo - mm 1 to the downbeat of  18 (letter C)

Mallet 

Solo - mm 33 to the end (two mallet section only) 

Timpani 

Solo - mm 14 (4th line) to the end