L.M.E.A. District IX

L.M.E.A. District IX
Jr. Hi. District Honor Band

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Please note that, although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information printed here, it is the student's responsibility to check with his/her director for any changes in audition requirements or schedules.

ELIGIBILITY:

Students in grades 6 - 8 whose directors are currently members of LMEA are eligible to audition. A student auditioning for the District Honor Band must be a member of the school's instrumental music program.

AUDITION DATES, FEES, AND LOCATIONS:

Jr. Hi. Honor Band auditions:

Date:	December 10, 2011
Place:	Lakeshore High
Time:	Individual times will be assigned after registration deadline.
Fee:	• $10.00 per audition • Students auditioning on more than one instrument must pay the fee for each instrument. • Fees should be paid to the student's school. A single school check, payable to L.M.E.A. District IX, must be mailed by the deadline to: Val Estoque, Slidell High School, #1 Tiger Dr., Slidell, LA 70458.
Registration Form:	• Directors must mail a hard copy of the registration form with the fees to Val Estoque. • Directors must also email the registration form to Caitlyn Lancaster at caitlyn.lancaster@stpsb.org by the deadline so that your students will be scheduled for audition times.
Deadline:	November 10, 2011 Be aware that schools will be assessed a $50.00 late fee if this deadline is not met. Students who are registered late will be assigned whatever times are still available.
Audition Requirements:	See links below
Chairperson:	Caitlyn Lancaster (St. Tammany Jr. High)

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

District Honor Band auditions include scales or rudiments, a prepared etude, and sight reading as described below.

Note: If you have difficulty opening any scale sheets or mallet exercises, you may need to update to a more current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking on Adobe link. If the notes do not print properly, you may not have the correct music font installed and will need to download Finale Notepad by clicking on the Finale link. Both downloads are free.

Scales (30%) - Students are responsible for six major scales in the concert keys of G, C, F, B-flat, E-flat, and A-flat, as well as their chromatic scale.will be played in eighth notes, tongued ascending and slurred descending. The following chart indicates the number of octaves for each scale. (Click on an instrument for individual scales sheets in PDF format.)

Note: All scales are listed in CONCERT keys except the chromatic scale.
The chromatic scale actually gives the actual starting note.

Instrument	G	C	F	Bb	Eb	Ab	Chromatic
Flute	2 oct	2 oct	2 oct	1 oct	2 oct	1 oct	2+ oct C - G
Oboe	1 oct	2 oct	1 oct	1 oct	1 oct	1 oct	2 oct C - C
Bassoon	1 oct	1 oct	2 oct	1 oct	1 oct	1 oct	2 oct F - F
Clarinet	2 oct	1 oct	2 oct	2 oct	2 oct	2 oct	2+ oct E - C
Low Eb Clarinets (Alto/Contra)	2 oct	1 oct	1 oct	2 oct	1 oct	2 oct	2+ oct E - G
Low Bb Clarinets (Bass/Contra)	1 oct	1 oct	2 oct	1 oct	2 oct	1 oct	2+ oct E - G
Saxophones (Alto/Bari)	2 oct	1 oct	2 oct	1 oct	2 oct	2 oct	2+ oct C - F
Tenor Saxophone	1 oct	2 oct	1 oct	2 oct	2 oct	1 oct	2+ oct C - F
Trumpet Baritone T.C.	1 oct	1 oct	2 oct	1 oct	1 oct	1 oct	2+ oct F# - G
French Horn	1 oct	1 oct	1 oct	1 oct	1 oct	1 oct	1+ oct G - F
Trombone Baritone B.C.	1 oct	1 oct	2 oct	1 oct	1 oct	1 oct	2+ oct E - F
Tuba	1 oct	1 oct	2 oct	1 oct	1 oct	1 oct	2+ oct E - F
Melodic Percussion	1 oct	1 oct	1 oct	1 oct	1 oct	1 oct	1 oct C - C

Batter Percussion will be required to play rudiments instead of scales. All rudiments must be played as "open-closed-open." The required rudiments include the following:

• Single stroke roll
• Double stroke roll
• Five stroke roll
• Paradiddle
• Flam
• Flam tap.

Prepared Etudes (40%) - are found in the Rubank Intermediate Method Book. The page and etude number are listed below.

Instrument	Set I 2011-12	Set II 2012-13
Flute	Page 6, #2 Page 14, #5	Page 6, #3 Page 10, #1
Oboe	Page 5, #3 Page 17, #2	Page 9, Top part only Page 11, #3
Bassoon	Page 3, #3 Page 5, #3	Page 5, #4 Page 14, #5
Clarinet	Page 9, #3 Page 28, #3 Top part only	Page 13, #2 Page 50, Top part to fermata
Low Clarinet (Alto/Bass/Contra)	Page 26, #2 Bottom part only Page 49, Bottom part only	Page 13, #2 Page 19, Bottom part only
Saxophone (Alto/Tenor/Bari)	Page 6, #3 Page 24, #6	Page 9, Duet - Top part only Page 41, Farewell - Top part only
Trumpet Baritone T.C.	Page 12, #2 Page 27, #2	Page 15, #4 Page 21 Folk Dance #1
French Horn	Page 16, #4 Page 14, #5	Page 11, #2 Page 8, #2
Trombone Baritone B.C.	Page 13, #2 Page 32, #2	Page 19, #4 Page 26, #1
Tuba	Page 17, #4 Page 10, #3	Page 14, #4 Page 12, #4
Percussion (all of following): Melodic Batter Timpani	Page 4, #4 Page 5, Exercise #3 None Required	Page 7, #3 Page 7, Exercise #5 None Required

Sight-Reading (30%) Note that all chair ties are broken by the sight-reading score. All students will be required to sight read a short piece. They are encouraged to practice sight reading in various time signatures and keys and be comfortable with accidentals and a variety of rhythms (including syncopation, triplets, dotted rhythms, and rests).

SELECTION PROCESS:

The selection process is based on the cumulative scale, etude, and sight-reading score. All chair ties will be broken by the sightreading score.

AUDITION RESULTS:

Audition results will be posted as soon as available - usually the night of auditions. Click on "Audition Results" in the navagation bar on the left.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

Jan. 19, 2012 (Thursday) - Jr. High Honor Band Rehearsal

Place:	Southeastern La. University, Pottle Music Building Jr. Hi. - Band Room
Time:	6:00-8:30 P.M
Fee:	$20.00 fee is due by Jan. 13, 2012. A single school check, payable to L.M.E.A. District IX, must be mailed by the deadline to: Val Estoque, Slidell High School, #1 Tiger Dr., Slidell, LA 70458.
Chairperson:	Caitlyn Lancaster, Jr. Hi.

Jan. 20, 2012 (Friday) - Jr. High Honor Band Rehearsals

Place:	Southeastern La. University, Pottle Music Building Jr. Hi. - Band Room
Time:	9:00 - 12:00 1:30 - 4:00
Chairperson:	Caitlyn Lancaster, Jr. Hi.

Jan. 21, 2012 (Saturday) - Jr. & Sr. High Honor Band Rehearsals & Concerts

Place:	Southeastern La. University, Pottle Music Building, Auditorium
Rehearsal:	9:00-12:00
Concert Time:	2:00 (Jr. High plays first)
Admission:	Free
Chairperson:	Caitlyn Lancaster, Jr. Hi.

Last Updated: June, 2011