2009 FULTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

HONOR BAND AUDITION INFORMATION

      Audition Date:  Monday, November 2, 2009 at Centennial HS

                                     Event Date: November 9 - 10, 2009

                                             Place:  (Johns Creek High School)

** There will be a $5.00 application fee (per student). 

AUDITIONS:

All students will be auditioned for participation and placement.  Auditions will be held on Monday, November 2, 2009 at Centennial High School from 4:30pm- 7:00pm.  

Students are encouraged to carefully observe the “audition sheet” so that they understand how their audition will be assessed. The audition is two-part: there is a separate panel of judges for scales and for sight reading.

This year, the Honor Event will take place on Monday, November 9 (7pm-9pm) and Tuesday, November 10 (rehearsals -10:00am- 4:30pm; Concert at 7pm) at Johns Creek High School (tentative site). The Concert is free and open to the public.

Wind auditions will consist of two parts:

Scales should NOT be transposed.

Examples: Clarinets start on “D” not E to play the D scale; ASX start on “F” not D to play the F scale; Horns start on “Eb” not Bb to play the Eb scale, etc, etc… Again - - - DO NOT TRANSPOSE SCALES!

1. SCALES with ARPEGGIOS:  D, G, F, Bb, Eb, Ab; multiple octaves will count. Rhythm is according to GMEA format.

2. SIGHT READING (one selection)

2009 Fulton County High School Honor Band

AUDITION FORM

SCHEDULED TIME _________________ ROOM __________

NAME:_____________________________ 

INSTRUMENT:______________________

SCHOOL_______________________________________

TOTAL SCORE (scales + SR): ___________

Rhythm, tempo (quarter = 132), and scoring will be same as 9-10 all state scales (reference GMEA website) Scoring: 1 pt. per octave earned ascending, 1 pt. per octave descending, and 1 pt. for the arpeggio. All eight notes in each octave must be correct to receive credit for that portion of the scale. Arpeggios earn a total of 1 point. Example: 1-octave scale and arpeggio is worth 3 pts., 2-octave worth 5 pts, etc. To receive full credit, ALL notes must be played correct.

Scale ascending descending # octaves arpeggio TOTAL pts

D

G

F

Bb

Eb

Ab

Scale TOTAL ____           

SIGHT READING (100 pts possible)

RHYTHM & TEMPO: _________ (20)   CORRECT PITCHES: ___________ (20)

EXECUTION: ______________ (20)  TONE QUALITY: ______________ (20)

MUSICIANSHIP: _____________ (20)    SR TOTAL _____________                    

Judge's Signatures:

Scale Judge #1:_________________   Judge #2:____________________ 

S.R. Judge #1: _________________ Judge #2: ____________________