West Virginia High School All-State Band
Audition Requirements 26-27
FLUTE & PICCOLO:
Etude #1: 18 Small Etudes by Joachim Andersen, Op. 41: No. 5, Allegretto (pdf provided)
Etude #2: 24 Etudes for the Flute by Joachim Andersen, Op. 33: No. 19, Adagio (pdf provided)
Scales:
Flute: Major scales through 4 sharps and 4 flats - two octaves; C Major and C chromatic scales - three octaves (slur up, tongue down)
Piccolo: Major scales through 4 sharps and 4 flats two octaves; C Major Scale 1 octave; Chromatic scale low D to High Bb (slur up, tongue down)
Solo: To be selected by student and teacher - Bring copy for judge!
OBOE:
Etude #1: 48 Famous Studies by W. Ferling, Rev. Albert Andraud, Op. 31: No. 14, Schzero (pdf provided)
Etude #2: 48 Famous Studies by W. Ferling, Rev. Albert Andraud, Op. 31: No. 29, Andante amabile (pdf provided)
Scales: Major scales through 4 sharps and 4 flats (2 octaves for C, D ) (slur up, tongue down)
Chromatic scale 2 octaves beginning on lowest C (slur up, tongue down)
Solo: To be selected by student and teacher - Bring copy for judge!
BASSOON:
Etude 1: Weissenborn Method for Bassoon: etude #27 measure 1 through 32– Vivace quarter = 100 - 116 (pdf provided)
Etude 2: Weissenborn: p. 123 – (no repeats – play to the 1st fermata) Andante quarter = 72 (pdf provided)
Scales: Major scales through 4 sharps and 4 flats, 2 octaves Bb,C,D,Eb,F and G; Slur up – Tongue Down – Eighth notes (quarter = 120); Chromatic scale beginning lowest D to High F (2 leger lines above staff)
Solo: To be selected by student and teacher - Bring copy for judge!
Bb CLARINET:
Etudes: 32 Etudes by Rose
#3 (pdf provided)
#20 (pdf provided)
Scales: Major scales through 4 sharps and 4 flats E, F & G 3 octave, slurred up
and down in 16th notes @ quarter = 80 or faster
C, Bb, Eb, Ab, D & A - 2 octaves slurred up and down in 16th notes @ quarter = 80 (F, G & E - 3 octaves); Chromatic scale, low E to high G (3 octaves + 4 notes) slurred up and down in 16th notes @ quarter = 80
Solo: To be selected by student and teacher - Bring copy for judge!
BASS/CONTRABASS CLARINET:
Etudes: Advanced Studies for Alto or Bass Clarinet (Julius Weissenborn)
#4 (mm. 1-32) (pdf provided)
#23 (all) (pdf provided)
Scales: Major scales through 4 sharps and 4 flats (E,F,G 2 octaves); 2 octave chromatic beginning on low G
Solo: To be selected by student and teacher - Bring copy for judge!
ALL SAXOPHONES:
Etudes: 48 Famous Studies (Ferling)
No. 23 – Andante: eighth note = 72 (pdf provided)
No. 18 – Vivace: dotted quarter note = 76 (pdf provided)
Scales: Major scales: through 4 sharps to 4 flats. Tempo, quarter = 120. Play in 1/8 notes with a 1/4 note on the tonic. Slur up, tongue down; Chromatic – low Bb to high F returning to low Bb – 1/8 Notes (Quarter = 120) - All Slurred
Solo: To be selected by student and teacher - Bring copy for judge!
TRUMPET:
Etude #1: Twenty-Seven Melodious and Rhythmical Exercises (J.L. Small)
#8 (bar 1 to end of bar 40; quarter note = 68) (pdf attached)
Etude #2: Études de Style (J.B. Arban)
#2 (quarter note = 62) (pdf attached)
Scales:
Major scales through 4 sharps and 4 flats (quarter note at the bottom & top, 8th notes in between; all notes tongued); Chromatic Scale: Low C to high C back down to low F#, and back up to low C (8ths notes; all notes slurred)
Solo: To be selected by student and teacher. Please bring a copy for the adjudicator!
HORN:
Etude #1: Kopprasch 60 Studies, Book 1 No. 9 Tempo giusto (pdf attached)
Etude #2: Gallay 12 Etudes Opus 57 No. 1 Allegro Maestoso (pdf attached)
Scales: Major Scales - through 4 sharps and 4 flats (two octaves; three if possible); Chromatic Scale – G below staff to G above staff. Tongue ascending, slur descending
Solo: To be selected by student and teacher - Bring copy for judge!
TROMBONE:
Etude #1: Selected Studies, by H. Voxman G Minor Moderato - Blazhevich, pg. 5 (pdf attached)
Etude #2: Melodious Etudes for Trombone (Bordogni/Rochut) No. 18 Allegro, pg. 24-25 (pdf attached)
Scales: Major scales through 4 sharps and 4 flats, (2 octaves where possible) quarter = 120, chromatic scale starting on either F or Bb two octaves in eighth notes @ quarter = 120
Solo: To be selected by student and teacher - Bring copy for judge!
BARITONE B.C.:
Etudes:
Selected Studies -Voxman p. 4 “g minor” (pdf attached)
Selected Studies -Voxman p. 5 “moderato” (pdf attached)
Scales: Major Scales* - through 4 sharps and 4 flats 2 octaves
Chromatic Scale – 2nd line Bb to F above staff
Solo: To be selected by student and teacher - Bring copy for judge!
BARITONE T.C.:
Etudes:
Selected Studies -Voxman p. 4 “a minor”
Selected Studies -Voxman p. 5 “moderato”
Scales: Major Scales - through 4 sharps and 4 flats 2 octaves
Chromatic Scale – low C to G above the staff
Solo: To be selected by student and teacher - Bring copy for judge!
TUBA:
Etudes:
Tyrell Advanced Studies for Bb Tuba #22 (pdf attached)
Blazhevich 70 studies for Tuba volume 1 #9 (pdf attached)
Scales: Major scales through 4 sharps and 4 flats, (2 octaves where possible) in eighth notes @ quarter = 120 chromatic scale starting on either F or B flat two octaves in eighth notes @ quarter = 120
Solo: To be selected by student and teacher - Bring copy for judge!
PERCUSSION:
Mallet Etude:
Morris Goldenberg Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone. Etude 35/XXXV
(p.90), (pdf attached)
Note the dynamic markings in the provided example. Suggested mallets (marimba) –
Medium Yarn.
Scales: Major scales through 4 sharps and 4 flats, two octaves, ascending/descending. Chromatic
scale, 2 octaves, ascending/descending beginning on middle C.
Snare Drum Etude:
Mitchell Peters Advanced Snare Drum Studies. Etude 17 (p.34-35), mm.1-49. (pdf attached)
Rudiments: Two rudiments played open (slow) to close (fast) to open (slow). Rudiments will be
chosen by the adjudicator from the following PAS International Drum Rudiments:
Double Stroke Roll, Single Paradiddle, Double Paradiddle, Flam, Flam Accent, Flam Tap, Drag
Keyboard Percussion
Rudiments: Two rudiments, played slow to fast to slow, to be chosen by the judge from the following PAS Rudiments: Double Stroke Open Roll, Single Paradiddle, Double Paradiddle, Flam, Flam Tap, Flam Accent, Drag
Timpani Etude:
Vic Firth The Solo Timpanist. Etude 1 (p. 4-5), mm.1-52. (pdf attached)
Suggested mallets – Medium Hard Felt.
Tuning: Students will be asked to demonstrate proper tuning techniques. A pitch pipe or tuning
fork is required. Students will not be allowed to use keyboard percussion instruments for pitch
reference.
Sight Reading on mallets only.