2023-2024 Wildcat Winds

Auditions for the 2023-2024 Wildcat Winds will be held after school the week of -----

Audition times will be after school and based on a sign up sheet in the band room. Woodwinds auditions will be Monday and Tuesday, Aug. ----. Brass will be Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. -----. Percussion will be Friday, -----.

DIGITAL PERMISSION FORM

Please see the below audition requirements. Students should be preparing this over the summer.

Wildcat Winds auditions are open to any 7th or 8th grader enrolled in band, or any 6th grader who has played an instrument for a year or more.

For Brass and Woodwind players the audition is as follows:

2-3 Scales of your choice. Up and down
- You can download the honor band scale sheets here HONOR BAND SCALES
- Upcoming seventh grade members can choose to do only one octave up and down.
Chromatic Scale
- If performed correctly will add bonus points to the audition
One prepared Exercise from a Standard of Excellence Book (any of the three books can be used)
- This does not have to be performed from memory
- Exercise should demonstrate the student's ability on their instrument.
One Sight Reading
- Director will give the student a 4 measure exercise to sight read
- They will have 30 seconds to look over the music (without playing) and then will play it to the best of their ability.

For Percussion auditions:

Mallets
- Same scales as woodwinds and brass players
- One sightreading
Snare
- Rudiments: Double Stroke Roll, Flam Accent, and One student choice
- All rudiments should be played open, closed, open (slow, fast, slow)
- One sightreading
Timpani
- Tuning of two drums to B-flat and E-flat
- Forte piano roll and single stroke roll
- One sightreading