Honor Band Information

Honor Bands

I hope you all consider auditioning for our honor bands (all district, all state). Information on each honor band is detailed below:


All-County Band: Each year around October/November, middle school students from Wake County schools have the opportunity to audition for a spot in the Wake County All-County Band. Auditions will be held at Carnage Middle School. The clinic, which consists of rehearsals and a concert, will take place all in two consecutive days, which are typically Thursday and Friday. The audition solo is the same solo for All-District Band auditions. Symphonic Band and some Concert Band students are strongly urged to audition. Audition material is largely based on the same material used for All-District Band auditions, which can be found at https://www.ncecdba.com/. 


All-District Band: Both Symphonic and Concert Band students will be strongly urged to audition for All-District Band in January. Students who are selected will attend a two-day clinic/concert in January, much like that of All-County Band. Students need not qualify for All-County in order to qualify for All-District Band, but it is highly recommended that students audition for All-County first. Audition material can be found at https://www.ncecdba.com/middle-school-auditions.html


All-State Honors Band: Students who make top seats in the All-District Band may audition for the North Carolina All-State Honors Band. Students who make this band will attend a three-day clinic at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The auditions for this band are held at Atkins High School in early March.