District IV Middle School District Band
Audition Requirements

Major Scales: (20%) Memorized – concert Bb, Eb, Ab, F, C
Chromatic Scale: (20%) Memorized
Prepared Audition: (30%) Etudes located for each instrument on www.vboda4.org
Sightreading: (30%) 30 seconds will be allowed for silent study

Percussion exceptions: Timpani audition will consist of Tuning (20%), Prepared (30%), and Sightreading (50%). Snare drum audition will consist of Long Roll (10%), Rudiments (30%), Prepared (30%) and Sightreading (30%).

Chromatic Scale: Slur ascending and staccato tongue descending in sixteenth notes.  Note exceptions for trombone and tuba.

Instrument Chromatic Scale Range Tempo Flute D below the staff to 4th line G above the staff 96 Oboe C below the staff to C above the staff 84 Bassoon Bb below the staff to F above the staff 76 Bb Clarinet E below the staff to 3rd line E above the staff 96 Bass Clarinet E below the staff to G above the staff 84 Alto Sax C below the staff to F above the staff 96 Tenor Sax C below the staff to C above the staff 88 Baritone Sax C below the staff to A above the staff 76 Trumpet G below the staff to G above the staff 88 French Horn G below the staff to top line F 76 Trombone F below the staff to high F above the staff Legato ascending and staccato descending 76  T.C. Baritone  G below the staff to G above the staff 76 Baritone F below the staff to high F above the staff 76 Tuba Ab below the staff to 3rd line F in eighth notes 76 Mallets Play full range of instrument bring your own mallets 80 Timpani Tuning evaluation. All tuning may be done with a pitch pipe.   Snare Drum Long roll - The audition is not “blind”. Bring your own drum and stand

Major Scales are played as many complete octaves as possible within the chromatic range of the instrument. All tempos are as indicated for the chromatic scale. Major scales will be called by key name for each instrument, not concert pitch. All instruments will play legato tongue in a quarter note/ eighth note pattern for all octaves.

Instrument Major Scales One Octave Major Scales Two Octaves Tempo Flute Ab, Bb, C Eb, F 96 Oboe Ab, Bb, Eb, F C 84 Bassoon Ab Bb,Eb,F,C 76 Bb Clarinet   Bb, F, C, G, D 96 Bass Clarinet Bb, C, D F, G 84 Alto Saxophone G, A F, C, D 96 Tenor Saxophone Bb, F, G, D C 88 Baritone Saxophone F, C, G, D, A   76 Trumpet Bb, F, C, D G 88 French Horn Eb, Bb, F, C, G   76 Trombone Ab, Eb, Bb, C F 76 Baritone Treble Clef Bb, F, C, D G 76 BaritoneBass Clef Ab, Eb, Bb, C F 76 Tuba Ab, Eb, Bb, C, F   76 Mallets   All scales two octaves unless outside the range of the instrument 80 Snare Drum Rudiments: All rudiments are to be played open-closed-open. The audition is not “blind”. Bring your own drum and stand. Long Roll 5-stroke Roll 9-stroke Roll 17-stroke Roll flam flam accent #1 flamacue flam tap paradiddle ruff