All District and All Counties

All County Band Auditions

All County Band Auditions will be held Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Hairston Middle School.  Registration will begin at 4:00pm.

Required Scales (in concert pitch):

  • B-flat
  • E-flat
  • A-flat
  • F
  • Chromatic (Slurred)

*All scales are in the same range as All District and will be asked to be either slurred or tonged. Students should be prepared to play them both ways.

All County Solos are the same as the All District Solo List below.

Students are also required to sight read a short excerpt.

Auditions:

Tuesday, February  8th is the tentative date for All County Auditions.  The snow date is Tuesday, February 15th.

Clinic:

April 6-7, 2011

Central District Auditions

Central District Auditions will be held on Saturday, January 8th, 2011 at Orange High School.

Click the links below to view the pdf file of the All District and County Solo and Scale list:

– SCALE ARTICULATION, SCORING AND TIMING –
•High school students must perform their major scales in the order listed on the CDBA website.
•HS students must play their major and chromatic scales in three minutes or less.
•HS students should prepare all major scales both tongued and slurred. Judges will post the articulation (tongued or slurred) for each major scale on the music stand in the audition room.
•Chromatic scales must be slurred by all wind instruments.
•A one-point deduction will be assessed for incorrect articulation .
•Students playing scales out of order will receive a scale score of zero for each scale misplayed.
•Scales must be memorized.

– SOLOS –
•Students should bring and use an original copy of their solo.
•Make certain that students have the correct edition of their solos.
•Cadenzas SHOULD NOT be played unless speci?cally indicated on the solo list.

– SIGHT-READING-

Students will receive 30-60 seconds of preview time prior to performing sight-reading, depending on the dif?culty and length of sight-reading provided. All students within a speci?c room (?ute room, clarinet room, etc.) will receive the same amount of preview time throughout the day.

The High School District Clinic will be held January 28-29th, 2011 at NC State University.  The Middle School Clinic will be Feburary 4-5th, 2011.

All County Jazz Band 2010-11

The All County Jazz band this year will be using recorded CD or taped auditions. The requirements are from the Jazz section of the NC Bandmasters website: http://www.ncbandmasters.org/jazzpage/jazzpage.htm. The deadline for the audition recordings is Friday, October 29, 2010. Please write your name, instrument, and school name on the tape, do not say anything on the tape.

The clinic dates are December 6-7th at Eastern High School.

Audition Requirements: Solo

“Total Blues”-Jazz Conception: 21 Solo Etudes for Jazz Phrasing, Interpretation and Improvisation/Snidero/Advance Music
Books with CD’s available for: Eb Alto/Bari Sax, Bb Tenor Sax, Bb Trumpet, Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone, Guitar/Vibes, Piano, Bass, and Drums.
Alto/Baritone Sax (order #14720)
Tenor Sax (order #14721)
Trumpet (order #14722)
Trombone (order #14723)
Guitar (order #14726)
Piano (Comping, order #14739) DO NOT ORDER PIANO #14727
Bass (Bass Lines, order #14736) DO NOT ORDER BASS #14728
Drums (order #14729)

Scales and other requirements
Sax, Trumpet, & Trombone:
F and Bb Blues Scales, Chromatic, and “ii, V, I” progression in C and Bb. All scales are to be played two octaves where possible.
Guitar & Bass:
F and Bb Blues Scales, Chromatic, and “ii, V, I” progression in C and Bb. All scales are to be played two octaves where possible.
Piano:
will play two octaves, in eighth notes with both hands playing simultaneously in octaves.
Drum Set:
Student will demonstrate time-keeping ability by performing the following exercises – 16 bars of each:
Medium Swing; quarter note = 112
Shuffle; quarter note = 108-112
Bossa Nova; quartr note = 132
Ballad with brushes; quarter note = 80 Up-Tempo Swing; half note = 112
Funk/Rock; quarter note = 100

All County Orchestra 2010-11

The All County Orchestra will once again audition for wind and percussionists via CD or cassette tape recordings.  The due date for these recorded auditions is Tuesday, October 19th, 2010.  Just like last year, we will use the All County / All District Solo as the required audition solo rather than a separate piece of music.

The clinic will be November 19th-20th, 2010 and will be held at SWGHS.

Audition Requirements:

All County / All District Solo

1.    Please record the first 4 lines of music (not including cadenzas, cue notes or multi-measure rests)

A list of the required solos is available (in draft form) here:
http://cdba.ncbandmasters.org/1011ADHSSoloListDRAFT.pdf

Scales

2.    Please record the (concert pitch) Bb, Eb, Ab, F, and Chromatic scales.  These are the same scales that are used for the High School All County Band of Guilford County.  Likewise, they should align with the format of the All County / All District requirements.

The All District/All County format for scales is available here:
http://cdba.ncbandmasters.org/CDBAHSScales0708.html