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Parish Honor Band: Symphonic Band (Grades 10-12)
The following information is an overview of the requirements for the Parish Honor Band: Symphonic Band Audition. The ensemble is open to audition by students in grades 10-12. Exceptional students in grade 9 are encouraged to audition for this group in addition to the Concert Band (grades 7-9).
Wind Auditions
Scales
All wind players are required to play four major scales (concert keys listed):
Set A (2020-21)
B-flat, D-flat, E, G
Set B (2021-22)
B, D, F, A-flat
Set C (2019-20)
C, E-flat, G-flat, A
They will use the number of octaves as required by LMEA District IX for the High School District Honor Band (or a minimum of one full octave).
All wind players will play a chromatic scale equal in range to that required by LMEA District IX for the High School District Honor Band (or a minimum of one full octave).
Etudes
All wind players will play a portion of the etude required by LMEA District IX for the High School District Honor Band. NOTE: When auditioning for DISTRICT Honor Band, the students is responsible for the entire etude in the following PDFs. The cuts for the PARISH Honor Band Auditions are marked in the PDFs as follows:
Set 1
Fall 2019Set 2
Fall 2020Set 3
Fall 2021Set 4
Fall 2022Flute: Selected Studies for Flute by H. Voxman; Rubank Pub.
Pg. 38, Andante cantabile, Ab Major. Soussman PDF
Pg. 8, Largo, E minor. Ferling-Rosé PDF
Pg. 4, Sarabande, A minor. Bach PDF
Pg. 12, Lento, D minor.
Bb and Eb Soprano Clarinets – Selected Studies for Clarinet by H. Voxman, Rubank Pub.
Pg. 2, Andante, C Major. Ferling-Rosé PDF
Pg. 22, Andante, Eb Major. Ferling-Rosé PDF
Pg. 16, Adagio, G minor. Ferling-Rosé PDF
Pg. 18, Andante, D Major. Mazas
Alto, Bass, and Contra Clarinets – Artistic Studies for Clarinet, Book 1 (from the French School) ed. by D. Hite, Southern Music Pub.
Pg. 49, measures 1 – 25 PDF
Pg. 70, measures 22 – End PDF
Pg. 59, measures 41 – End PDF
15 Pg. 53, measures 1 – 32
Oboes and All Saxophones – 48 Famous Studies for Oboe or Saxophone by Ferling, Southern Music Pub.
Pg. 6, no. 11, D minor, Larghetto PDF
Pg. 12, no. 23, F# minor. Andante PDF
Pg. 8, no. 15, B minor, Largo mesto PDF
Pg. 4, no. 7, E minor, Largo
Bassoon – 48 Famous Studies for Bassoon by Ferling-Thornton, Southern Music Pub.
Pg. 5, no. 7, G minor, Largo PDF
Pg. 2, no. 3, C minor, Andantino PDF
Pg. 20, no. 19, Bb minor, Andante PDF
Pg. 8, no. 9, Ab Major
Trumpet – Selected Studies for Cornet/Trumpet by H. Voxman, Southern Music Pub.
Pg. 14, Valse, E minor. Bohme PDF
Pg. 24, Adagio cantabile, Eb Major. Pietzsch PDF
Pg, 32, Adagio cantabile, Ab Major. Duhew PDF
Pg. 12, Larghetto, G Major
Horn in F – 335 Selected Melodious, Progressive, and Technical Exercises for French Horn, Book I, by Pottag-Andraud, Southern Music Pub.
Pg. 50, Adagio PDF
Pg. 48, Adagio con expressive (1st five lines). Kopprasch PDF
Pg. 51, Largo (1st five lines) PDF
Pg. 19, no. 7, Andante
Tenor Trombone – Selected Studies for Trombone by H. Voxman, Rubank Pub.
Pg. 28, Maestoso, E minor PDF
Pg. 13, Valse lentement, D minor PDF
Pg. 19, Largo cantabile, C Major PDF
Pg. 26, Andante con moto, G Major
Bass Trombone – Exercises from 24 Studies for Bass Trombone or Trombone with F-Attachment by Boris Grigoriev ed. Allen Ostrander, International Music -
pg. 2, no. 1, Lento, C Major PDF
Pg. 25, no. 23, G-flat Major PDF
Pg. 21, no. 19, D-flat Major PDF
Pg. 19, no. 17, E Major PDF
Baritone/Euphonium (Bass Clef) – Selected Studies for Baritone by H. Voxman, Rubank Pub.
Pg. 10, F Major, Larghetto cantabile PDF
Pg. 22, Db Major, Adagio cantabile PDF
Pg. 2, Bb Major, Adagio cantabile PDF
Pg. 18, C Major, Largo cantabile
Baritone/ Euphonium (Treble Clef) - Selected Studies for Cornet-Trumpet by H. Voxman, Southern Music Pub.
Pg. 12, G Major, Larghetto Cantabile PDF
Pg. 24, Eb Major, Adagio cantabile PDF
Pg. 2, C Major, Adagio cantabile PDF
Pg. 21, D Major, Largo cantabile
Tuba – 70 Studies for BBb Tuba, Vol. 1 by Vladislav Blazhevich, Robert King Music Pub.
Pg. 27, no. 28, 4/4, Eb Major, Andante Semplice PDF
Pg. 8, no. 9, 4/4, D minor, Andante cantabile PDF
Pg. 22, no. 23, 6/4/, D Major, Andante PDF
Pg. 19, no. 20, 2/2, G minor, Lento
Sight-Reading
All wind players will sight-read a short exercise.
Percussion Auditions
All percussionists will audition on both Batter and Melodics.
Scales
On melodics, the students will play one octave each as follows:
Set A (2014, 2017, 2020)
B-flat, D-flat, E, G
Set B (2015, 2018, 2021)
B, D, F, A-flat
Set C (2016, 2019, 2022)
C, E-flat, G-flat, A
Etudes
Percussionists will play both etudes as follows:
Set 1
Fall 2019
Set 2
Fall 2020
Set 3
Fall 2021
Set 4
Fall 2018
Mallet Etudes – Masterpieces for Marimba by Thomas McMillan
Pg. 14, Sonata by Handel (to letter B, without repeats) PDF
Pg. 16, Sonata by Corelli (lines 1-5) PDF
Pg. 6, Sonatina by Telemann (lines 1-6) PDF
Pg. 10, Sonata by Handel (beginning to letter B, without repeats)
Snare Drum Etudes
PDF Batter Rudiments
For their auditions, batter percussionists will be required to prepare the following rudiments:
Concert (closed) roll – (pp < ff > pp) 20-second time limit: 10 secs. for crescendo, 10 secs. for decrescendo.
Rudimental (open) roll [double stroke roll]– (slow-fast-slow) 40-second time limit: 20 secs. for slow to fast, 20 secs. for fast to slow.
Sight-Reading
All percussionists will sight-read a short exercise on both melodics and batter.
