Audition Information 2023
475 Enka Lake Rd, Enka Village, NC 28715
Auditions
Auditions will be held at ENKA HIGH SCHOOL on Wednesday, November 15 beginning at 4:00 PM. More information to follow soon!
Middle School
Scales:
Eb Major tongued (state range)
Ab Major tongued (state range)
1-octave chromatic slurred (Bb-Bb, Horn is their C-C, Tenor sax low C-C)
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 solo:
Flute - mm. 1-8
Oboe - mm. 1-8
Bassoon - mm. 1-8
Clarinet - mm. 1-17
Bass Clarinet - mm. 1-9
Alto Saxophone - mm. 9-16
Tenor Saxophone - mm. 9-16
Baritone Saxophone - mm. 9-16
Trumpet - mm. 17-28
Horn - mm. 1-8
Trombone - mm. 1-8 off on beat 3
Baritone - mm. 9-16 off on beat 2
Tuba - mm. 1-8
String Bass - see Bassoon
Percussion - Snare Solo only (no technical solo) mm. 13-downbeat of 21
Mallets - mm. 15-22
Timpani - mm. 5-12
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)
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: m. 1-8 (Adagietto only)
Oboe: Beg- end of m. 16
Bassoon: Beg- to the downbeat of 12
Clarinet: m. 1-10 (Andantino only)
Bass Clarinet: m. 1 - downbeat of 9
Contrabass Clarinet: m. 1 - downbeat of 9
Saxophone: m. 1-9
Trumpet: m. 1-8, end after the fermata.
French Horn: m. 1-8, end at the rest on beat 4.
Trombone: m. 1-16
Euphonium: m. 1 - downbeat of 16
Tuba: m. 1-8
String Bass: m.1 to downbeat of 16
Mallets - m. 1-8
Section Percussion Snare Solo - m.1-15
Snare Technical Solo - m. 1-8 (No Triangle Etude)
Timpani - m. 1-9
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)
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: m. 56-64 (to quarter rest)
Oboe: m. 21- 35
Bassoon: Begin at the three 16th note pick up to measure 50 - 72
Clarinet: m. 1-16
Bass Clarinet: m. 59-66
Contrabass Clarinet: m. 59-66
Saxophone: m. 1-21 (downbeat) (Allegro)
Trumpet: m. 9-downbeat of 16 (Allegro Moderato)
French Horn: pick up note (beat 4) of m.100-first note (D) of m.110
Trombone: Allegro section. M. 37-47
Euphonium: m. 62 (triplet) - m. end of m. 70
Tuba: Beginning-m. 20 (pause for the rest; do not count the whole thing)
String Bass: m.22-Downbeat of 37
Mallets - D to F (Stop at Fermata)
Section Percussion Snare Solo - A to B
Snare Technical Solo - M. 1-9
Timpani - A to B