PMEA District 8
Acceptance Audition Solos and Requirements
District Chorus | District Band | District Orchestra
District Chorus
2008-2009 District Chorus Acceptance Audition Solo (Cycle #4)
"Holy Radiant Light "- Alexandre Gretchaninoff
Edited and Arranged by Noble Cain
Publisher: G. Schirmer - Octavo No. 8081
2008-2009 District Chorus Piano Acceptance Audition Music and Information
Laudate Dominum - Mozart (Lawson Gould)
Neighbor's Chorus - Offenbach (Broude Bros.)
Porgy and Bess (selections) - Gershwin/Lojeski (Warner Bros. #WBCM93244)
Cindy (page 26 - end / Pianon Primo) - arr. Wilberg (Hinshaw Music #HMC4051)
District Band
2008-2009 District Band Acceptance Audition Solos (
Printable Solo Listing .pdf)
INSTRUMENT |
SOLO |
COMPOSER/ ARRANGER |
PUBLISHER |
Flute |
Concerto #1 - Mvt. 1 |
Mozart |
Carl Fischer |
Oboe |
Concerto in D minor - Mvt. 1 and 2 |
Marcello |
Peters |
Bassoon |
Polchinelle |
Rathus |
Warner Bros. |
Bb Clarinet |
Sonate #1 - Mvt. 1 |
Brahms |
G. Schirmer |
Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Contra Clarinet |
Allegro Spiritoso |
Sanille/Gee |
Southern |
Alto Sax |
Sonata - Mvt. 1 |
Jacobi |
Bourne |
Tenor Sax |
Contest Caprice |
Ostransky |
Rubank |
Bari Sax |
Canzona |
Frankhiser |
Warner Bros. |
Trumpet |
Concerto - Mvt. 1 |
Hummel/Ghitalla |
Robert King |
French Horn |
Concerto #2 - Mvt. 2 and 3 |
Mozart |
Carl Fischer |
Trombone |
Morceau Symphonique |
Guilmant/Falguer |
Warner Bros. |
| Bass Trombone | Bass Trombone Audition Excerpt - Printable in .pdf format - Coming Soon |
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Baritone |
Morceau Symphonique |
Guilmant/Falguer |
Warner Bros. |
Tuba |
Conertante |
Walters |
Rubank |
Percussion |
Audition Etudes - Snare #9 |
Whaley |
Meredith Music |
| Audition Etudes - Timpani #11 | Whaley | Meredith Music | |
| Audition Etudes - Mallet #10 | Whaley | Meredith Music | |
REMINDER: alternative or ossia parts and cadenzas are NOT to be used. Entire solo is to be prepared unless otherwise noted. Publishers change often - be sure to check new versus old editions carefully for articulations, phrasing, etc.
2008 - 2009 Required Scales
Acceptance Audition Scale and Percussion Rudiment Requirements
| Instrument | Scales and Number of Octaves - | Chromatic Scale | ||||||
| Flute | Db-2 | Ab-2 | Eb-2 | Bb-2 | F-2 | C-3 | G-2 | C-3 |
| Oboe | Db-2 | Ab-1 | Eb-1 | Bb-1 | F-1 | C-2 | G-1 | C-2 |
| Bassoon | Db-2 | Ab-2 | Eb-2 | Bb-2* | F-2 | C-2 | G-2 | F-2 |
| Trombone | Db-1 | Ab-2 | Eb-1 | Bb-2 | F-2 | C-1 | G-2 | Bb-2 |
| Mallets | Db-2 | Ab-2 | Eb-2 | Bb-2 | F-2 | C-2 | G-2 | C-2 |
| Baritone BC | Db-1 | Ab-2 | Eb-1 | Bb-2 | F-2 | C-1 | G-2 | Bb-2 |
| Baritone TC | Eb-1 | Bb-2 | F-1 | C-2 | G-2 | D-1 | A-2 | C-2 |
| Tuba | Db-1 | Ab-2 | Eb-1 | Bb-2 | F-2 | C-1 | G-2 | Bb-2 |
| Cornet/Trumpet | Eb-1 | Bb-2 | F-1 | C-2 | G-2 | D-I | A-2 | C-2 |
| Bb Soprano Clarinet | Eb-2 | Bb-2 | F-3 | C-2 | G-3 | D-2 | A-2 | E-3 |
| Bb Bass Clarinet | Eb-1 | Bb-2 | F-2 | C-2 | G-2 | D-2 | A-2 | G-2 |
| Bb Contra Clarinet | Eb-1 | Bb-2 | F-2 | C-2 | 0-2 | D-1 | A-2 | G-2 |
| Bb Tenor Sax | Eb-2 | Bb-2 | F-2 | C-2 | G-1 | D-2 | A-1 | C-2 |
| Eb Alto Sax | Bb-2 | F-2 | C-2 | G-I | D-2 | A-1 | E-2 | C-2 |
| Eb Baritone Sax | Bb-2 | F-2 | C-2 | G-1 | D-2 | A-1 | E-2 | C-2 |
| Eb Alto Clarinet | Bb-2 | F-2 | C-2 | G-2 | D-2 | A-2 | E-2 | G-2 |
| Eb Contra Clarinet | Bb-1 | F-2 | C-2 | G-2 | D-1 | A-2 | E-1 | G-2 |
| French Horn | Ab-2 | Eb-2 | Bb-2 | F-2 | C-2* | G-2 | D-2 | G-2 |
2008 - 2009 Percussion Rudiments
Acceptance Audition Scale and Percussion Rudiment Requirements
Timpani Tuning
A three note major triad (root, third & fifth) in the keys of G, Ab, A, and Bb. A pitch pipe may be used to tune only the root of the triad. One of the above triads will be performed as shown below
Snare Drum Rudiments
Three of the following snare drum rudiments will be performed as shown below. Each rudiment must be performed a minimum of 4 times.
Long Roll: Rudimental (doublestroke - controlled bounce)
Buzz or Concert Roll
Flam Accent #1
Flam Accent #2
3 stroke ruff (either single or double stroke for the grace notes)
4 stroke ruff (single stroke)
District Orchestra
2008-2009 District Orchestra Acceptance Audition Solos
| Violin | Handel: Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Mvt. 2 | Suzuki Book #6 |
| Viola | Telemann: Concerto in G Major, Mvt. 2 | Ed. Katims - International (not Suzuki) |
| Cello | Handel: Allegro in D, No. 14 | Solos for Cello - Ed. Otto Deri - Schirmer |
| Bass | Beethoven: Sonatina | Solos for the Bass Player - Ed. Oscar Zimmerman |
2008 - 2009 Required Scales
- Scales should be performed at a tempo of quarter note = 120
- Chromatic scale should be performed in even eighth notes with seperate bows, ascending and descending.
| Instrument | Scales & Number of Octaves | |||||||||
| Ab | Eb | Bb | F | C | G | D | A | E | Chromatic & No. of Octaves | |
| Violin | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | G - 3 |
| Viola | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | C - 3 |
| Cello | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | C - 3 |
| Bass | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | G - 2 |