Chair auditions for wind players will take place starting next week. The prepared selection will be video recorded and submitted in the student’s Google Classroom Assignment. The scales and sight reading portion will be done in person.
Google Classroom Code- i5lyk5i
Direct link to Google Classroom- https://classroom.google.com/c/NzI3NTU2MjQ4Njc1?cjc=i5lyk5i
Schedule
Scales and sight reading will be done in person during class between Tuesday, 11/12 through Thursday, 11/14. All students should be prepared to audition starting Tuesday. The recorded etude will be due Thursday 11/14 by 11:59p.
Requirements (Winds)
The audition will count as one test grade (100 if you participate). Participation is required and students must demonstrate effort in order to receive a passing grade. Promptness may affect the results of the audition. The audition will include three parts averaged together to determine the overall score:
Scales = 30%, Prepared Piece = 40%, Sight Reading = 30%
Scales
Students will have 4 minutes to complete all major scales, two minor scales, and chromatic scale. All scales will be played in the octave(s) required by the Alabama All State auditions using the following written pitch order:
C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, B, E, A, D, G, c Harmonic Minor, a Melodic Minor, Chromatic Scale
Students will only receive credit if all notes within the scale is performed correctly. Each scale will be worth 1 point and each arpeggio will be worth 1 point. The chromatic scale will be worth 6 pts.
Prepared Piece
All instrument prepared exercises can be found in the Google Classroom, and have been posted in the band room for the past several weeks. The selection will be adjudicated using the following criteria:
- Tone/Intonation
- Interpretation of the music.
- Technique (correct notes and rhythms)
Sight Reading
Sight reading will be adjudicated using the same criteria as the prepared piece. Each student will be given one minute to study a short excerpt of music before they will be asked to play. During that minute students may sing, clap, or count out loud as long as they do not produce a note on their instrument. After the one minute study time is complete the student will play the excerpt from beginning to end without stopping.
Rubric
The following rubric will be used for the chair audition.
