District Honor Band Cuts

Here are the cuts for the district honor band auditions. Packets are in the front of the band room if you have not yet picked one up. Auditions are November 8. We will post sign ups over the next two weeks.

Flute/Piccolo

Chromatic Scale

Major Scales: G, Db, Eb, A

Minor Scales: c, e

Excerpt 1: Advanced Method pg. 50 #3: ALL

Excerpt 2: Selected Studies pg. 10: Beginning to Line 6 m.2 (stop at double bar)

Excerpt 3: Selected Studies pg. 27: Line 8 m. 3 to END

Oboe/English Horn

Chromatic Scale

Major Scales: C, E, F, Ab

Minor Scales: a, d

Excerpt 1: Selected Studies pg. 21: Beginning to Line 3 m. 3 beat 3

Excerpt 2: Advanced Method Pg. 9 Line 27: ALL

Excerpt 3: Advanced Method pg. 35: ALL

Bb Soprano Clarinet

Chromatic Scale

Major Scales: C, E, Ab, Db

Minor Scales: f, b

Excerpt 1: Thirty-two Etudes pg. 6 #5: Beginning until end of line 4

Excerpt 2: Thirty-two Etudes pg. 24 #24: Beginning until last measure of line 6, beat 1

Excerpt 3: Klose pg. 127 A Major: All

Bass Clarinet

Chromatic Scale

Major Scales: G, E, Ab, Eb

Minor Scales: c, f

Excerpt 1: 21 Foundation Studies pg. 21 #13: measure 17 to END

Excerpt 2: Introducing pg. 11 #1: All

Excerpt 3: Introducing pg. 15 #4: All

Alto Saxophone

Chromatic Scale

Major Scales: G, A, Db, F

Minor Scales: f#, d

Excerpt 1: Selected Studies pg. 5: Line 5, measure 3 to END

Excerpt 2: Selected Studies pg. 7: First three lines

Excerpt 3: Universal-Prescott pg. 214 Lines 7-10: All

Tenor Saxophone

Chromatic Scale

Major Scales: C, A, Bb, Eb

Minor Scales: g, a

Excerpt 1: Selected Studies pg. 8: First 5 lines

Excerpt 2: Selected Studies pg. 15: Line 6, measure 2 to END

Excerpt 3: Universal-Prescott pg. 212 #6: All

Baritone Saxophone

Chromatic Scale

Major Scales: G, D, Eb, F

Minor Scales: b, c

Excerpt 1: Selected Studies pg. 3: Beginning to line 5, measure 1

Excerpt 2: Selected Studies pg. 6: Line 6, measure 2 beat 3 to END

Excerpt 3: Universal-Prescott pg. 214 First three lines: ALL

Trumpet

Chromatic Scale

Major Scales: G, E, Db, Bb

Minor Scales: c, e

Excerpt 1: Arban pg. 189 #139: ALL

Excerpt 2: Arban pg. 206 #57: ALL

Excerpt 3: Arban pg. 293 #9: ALL

Horn in F

Chromatic Scale

Major Scales: G, D, Ef, F

Minor Scales: f, c

Excerpt 1: Pottag-Hovey pg. 39 #162: ALL

Excerpt 2: 60 Selected Studies pg. 8 #12: Beginning to 1st ending (end of line 4)

Excerpt 3: Preparatory Melodies pg. 3 #5: ALL (Including D.C.)

Trombone

Chromatic Scale

Major Scales: D, C, Ab, Eb

Minor Scales: c, d

Excerpt 1: Arban pg. 40 #31: ALL

Excerpt 2: Arban pg. 201 #139: ALL

Excerpt 3: Melodious Etudes: Beginning to Line 5 m.2 beat 1

Treble Clef Baritone

Chromatic Scale

Major Scales: D, Eb, C, Ab

Minor Scales: c, d

Excerpt 1: Arban pg. 47 #29: All

Excerpt 2: Arban pg. 190 #143: All

Excerpt 3: Arban pg. 309 #3: Line 2 m.1 to Line 5 m.2 beat 4 (stop after dotted half)

Bass Clef Baritone

Chromatic Scale

Major Scales: C, Eb, Db, A

Minor Scales: f, c

Excerpt 1: Arban pg. 52 #29: All

Excerpt 2: Arban pg. 202 #143 All

Excerpt 3: Arban pg. 225 #1: Lines 8,9,10 w/repeats

Tuba

Chromatic Scale

Major Scales: A, Eb, Bb, C

Minor Scales: e, d

Excerpt 1: Advanced Method pg. 33 #7: ALL

Excerpt 2: Advanced Method pg. 36 #12: ALL

Excerpt 3: Practical Studies pg. 26 #109: Beginning to Line 5 m. 3 (stop at fermata)

General Percussion Option

Chromatic Scale

Major Scales: A, E, Db, G

Minor Scales: d, e

Rudiment: Buzz roll

Snare - Portraits in Rhythm pg. 26 #24: Line 6 m.6 to END

Two Mallet - Masterpieces for Marimba pg. 30 Sonata: Pickups to letter A to letter C

Four Mallet - Sequential Studies pg 52 Andante for Marimba: ALL

Timpani: Etude #3 (from MBA website): m.9 - m.28

Accessory: Set #3 (from MBA website): Beginning to m. 35