All-County/All-District Audition Information

The All-County Bands are two auditioned bands that are comprised of students all across Wake County that come together for 2 days to rehearse music before Friday night's concert.  This is a fabulous experience for any musician, and those that earn the right to sit with in one of the Bands have the opportunity to work with the best musicians across Wake County.  The "cuts" listed below are specific to the all-county audition.  

All-District is one of the highest honors an individual can receive.  The All-District Bands are comprised of top-level musicians from across the North Carolina East Central District who have passed the audition and earned the right to be recognized as the best.  All-District requires the entire solo to be performance ready and "cuts" will be given in the audition room that day.  Students in the top chairs of their instrument will be invited to audition for the All-State Band.

All-District/All-County Scales:

All-County audition information: http://www.wakecountybands.com/all-county.html
All District audition information: https://www.ncecdba.com/middle-school-auditions.html 

Go to the Web page and print your specific instrument's scale sheet.  All scales must be memorized and played in under 2 minutes (all-county) or 2 1/2 minutes (all-district).  Slur the chromatic scale both up and down, and tongue the major scales. No credit will be given for incomplete scales or scales that exceed the time limit. 

All-District/All-County Solos:

At this link, you will find information on the solo - prepare the full solo for both All-County and All-District .