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Performance date: December 6, 2008 at Labette County High School (Altamont). This year's clinician is Ray James, Director of Bands at Baker University.
Audition Excerpts:
Beginning this year, we will use one etude from the Claude T. Smith book (see below) and one segment from the State audition excerpts, plus the prescribed scales. PLEASE NOTE that students MAY audition on more than one instrument, but must pay for each audition. This includes percussionists auditioning on more than one instrument.
Following are the audition excerpts:
D Major Concert Scale - one-octave, slur up, tongue down, quarter notes at 120 bpm
E-flat Major Concert Scale - one-octave, slur up, tongue down, quarter notes at 120 bpm
Chromatic Full Range of the Instrument - slur up, tongue down, quarter notes at 120 bpm (same as we have always done it)
Etude 2.7 (be aware of the 3rd line at the top of page 9), take the D.S. al Fine
Piccolo - Concerto in C Major, Vivaldi, (RV443) published by International, #2782. Play entire Largo movement, no repeats.
Flute - Concerto in G. K313, Mozart, published by International (#1962). Play first movement letter (A) to line 6 measure 57 count 2. Second movement play from the pick – up note at letter (F) to the end of line 5.
Oboe - Sonata No. 1, G.F. Handel, published by Carl Fischer (CU-1385). Play all of the opening Adagio and the first Allegro to tempo 1(bottom of line 5)
Bassoon - 48 Famous Studies for Bassoon, Op. 31, W. Ferling, ed. J. Thornton, published by Southern Music (B-242). Page 5, No. 7 in g minor play from the beginning to count 1 4th line. Also page 6, No. 8 in g minor. Allegro moderato con fuoco. Start measure 9, 3rd measure 3rd line, to 1st measure on 6th line.
B-Flat and E-Flat Soprano Clarinet - Weber Concertino, Op. 26, Carl Maria von Weber, published by Carl Fischer. Play measures 10 – 36.
No Alto Clarinet May Audition
Bass and Contra Clarinet - Allegro Spiritoso, J.B. Senaille/Thurston, published by Southern Music (SU114). Play measure 60 to the End. NOTE: Please use the following edition: SU114 (in b-flat). This edition should be used for ALL BASS CLARINETS AND CONTRA-CLARINETS. Eb Contra should read the Bb part.
Saxophones (Alto, Tenor, Baritone) - Selected Studies for Saxophone, H. Voxman, published by Rubank. Page 19, D Major. Play from the beginning to the end of the 5th line. Page 7, F Major play from the beginning to line 6 measure 2 the quarter rest.
B-flat Cornet and Trumpet - Petite Piece Concertante, G. Balay, published by Kjos, edited by Buchtel. Play from the beginning to measure 33 and from measure 110 to the end.
French Horn - Concerto, opus 8, Franz Strauss/Sansone, published by Southern Music (SS-352). Play letter A to letter B. Play letter F to letter G.
Trombone and Euphonium - Contest Piece (Morceau de Concours), opus 57, G. Alary, published by Carl Fischer (CU-754). Play measures 7-23. Play measures 52-59. NOTE: The written CONCERT "Eb" in measure 11 on beat two should be a CONCERT "F" in both the Bass Clef and Treble Clef Versions.
Tuba - Suite for Tuba, Don Haddad, published by Shawnee Press (LA 66). Begin page 2, 3 measures after letter (H) to letter (J). Page 2, second movement eighth note pick-up to (B) to 1st ending.
Timpani - 26 Etudes, The Solo Timpanist, Vic Firth, published by Carl Fischer (04402). Etude II – start measure 10 play to measure 38 (line 8 measure before the 4 bar rest). Etude III play from the beginning to measure 20 (start of the 9/8)
Snare Drum - Portraits in Rhythm, 50 Studies for Snare Drum, Anthony Cirone, published by Belwin Mills (HAB 101). Etude #11 on page 13 start line 5 and play to start of line 10 count 1. Etude #6 first four lines.
Mallets - Masterpieces for Marimba, arr. Thomas McMillan, published by Belwin/Warner Bros. (PROBK 1202). "Sonata" by Handel. Play page 10 Beginning to letter (B)and page 11 play from letter (D) to the end.