CMEA CAPITOL SECTION MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR BAND

REQUIRED AUDITION SOLOS

List #2 (CBDA Set C) – 2008, 2011, 2014

 

Director Notes:

1.         As per our collective decision at the 2005 DirectorÕs Meeting, we are in a multi-year process of aligning Capitol Section audition music with the CBDA/All-State Band requirements. Therefore, changes have been made to the required solos for most instruments.

2.         It is expected that all auditioning honor band students and band directors will use ethical recording practices. As such, students must keep each scale or singular movement of music to one continuous recording to avoid possible disqualification.  In cases of multi-measure rests, do not stop the recording. Rather, count one measure of rest time before proceeding with the next section of music.

3.         Please review your studentsÕ recordings prior to submission on November 27th so as to avoid potential issues such as recording quality, correct excerpts recorded, and gauging student readiness for the Honor Band experience.

 

FLUTE: Concert and Contest Collection, pgs. 6 & 7, ÒScherzinoÓ

            Bar 92 through beat 1 of bar 127.

OBOE: Concert and Contest Collection, pg. 6, ÒMenuetto and PrestoÓ

            Menuetto: beginning to Fine (no repeats).

            Presto: bars to 24 (no repeats).

BASSOON: Classic Festival Solos, Vol. II, ÒPouppee ValsanteÓ

            Letter A to the end of measure 52.

Bb CLARINET: Concert and Contest Collection, pgs. 22 & 23, ÒScherzino in C MinorÓ

            Bar 32 to the fermata in bar 55, then bars 68 to the end.

BASS/CONTRABASS CLARINET: Concert and Contest Collection, pg. 2, ÒSarabande and BoureeÓ

Play Lively only: all (take 2nd endings).

ALTO SAX: Concert and Contest Collection, pgs. 6 & 7, ÒCanzona and GigaÓ

            Bars 17 to 32, then bar 76 to the high B in bar 102.

TENOR SAX: Concert and Contest Collection, pgs. 8 & 9, ÒTwo Little TalesÓ

            I. Beginning through bar 16.

            II. Bars 13-28.

BARITONE SAX: Classic Festival Solos, pg. 15, ÒIntroduction and ThemeÓ

            Pickups into bar 5 through bar 36 (no repeats).

TRUMPET: Concert and Contest Collection, pg. 6, ÒAndante and AllegroÓ

Andante: beginning through bar 16.

Allegro: all.

FRENCH HORN: Concert and Contest Collection, pgs. 16 & 17, ÒRomanza and RondoÓ

            Romanza: Bar 21 to beat 1 of bar 32.

            Rondo: Beginning to bar 24.

TROMBONE: Concert and Contest Collection, pg. 9, ÒSarabande and VivaceÓ

            I. Sarabande: beginning to bar 16 (omit trills).

            II. Vivace: beginning to bar 24 with no repeats.

EUPHONIUM: Concert and Contest Collection, pg. 2, ÒSarabanda and GavotteÓ

            All (no repeats).

 

 

TUBA: Concert and Contest Collection, pg. 4, ÒTwo Short PiecesÓ

            Aria: beginning to bar 22.

            Bouree: play to bar 14.

STRING BASS: Solos & Etudes, Book 2 (Anderson/Frost), p. 3, ÒBoureeÓ

            All as written (take 2nd endings)

PERCUSSION

            for MALLET SPECIALISTS: Masterpieces for Marimba, pg. 10, ÒSonata for ViolinÓ

                        Letter D to the end (no repeat).

            for GENERAL PERCUSSION:

1.     Snare drum

Musical Studies for the Intermediate Snare Drummer, p. 20, ÒEtude #20,Ó play all.

2.     Mallets (basic)

Fundamental Studies for Mallets, p. 13, ÒMemorization (Hungarian Folk Song)Ó

3.     Timpani

Fundamental Studies for Timpani, p. 38, ÒEtude #38,Ó bar 13 to the end.

4.     Rudiments as shown on Snare Drum Rudiments Page

NOTE FOR PERCUSSIONISTS: Percussionists may audition as a general percussionist, mallet specialist or both.  General percussionists must audition on snare drum, basic mallets, timpani and rudiments (in that order).  If you do not have timpani at your school, the student should use drums that are a different pitch.