2017 Band Audition Requirements
Information is also on the ILMEA website: ILMEA Band Auditions
WINDS:
All Winds required to play:
1) IMEA Scale Sheet - 3 Minute Time Limit All Notes Tongued
2) Sight reading
3) Etudes Set
2017 ILMEA District 1 Audition Excerpts - CLICK HERE
Flute/Piccolo
Melodious and Progressive Studies - Book II, rev. Robert Cavally; Southern Music
1) Etude #8, Begin at Tempo I (Recapitulation)-Fine , (p. 27)
2) Allegro con fuoco by Andersen, Begin at Key Change-Fine, (p.63)
Oboe/English Horn
48 Famous Studies, Opus 31, W. Ferling, Rev. Albert Andraud; Southern Music
1) Etude #27 - Largo lagrimoso, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 14)
2) Etude #28 - Allegro spiritoso, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 14)
Bassoon
Practical Method for Bassoon, Julius Weissenborn, W.F. Ambrosio; Carl Fischer
1) Etude #26 - Scherzo, Meas. 1-Fine, (pp. 98-99)
2) Etude #39 - Largo, Meas. 1-Fine, (pp. 110-111)
Clarinet
32 Etudes for Clarinet, C. Rose; Carl Fischer
1) Etude #5 - Adagio, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 6)
2) Etude #14 - Tempo di Polacca, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 15)
Alto/Bass/Contra Clarinet
21 Foundation Studies for Alto and Bass Clarinet, ed. William E. Rhoads; Southern Music
1) Etude #1 - Allegro con moto, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 3)
2) Etude #5 - Allegro moderato, Meas. 1-52, (pp. 8-9)
Saxophone
27 Virtuoso Studies for Saxophone or Oboe, L. Bassi trans. Gerardo Iasilli; Carl Fischer
1) Etude - #3 - Largo, Meas. 1-32, (pp. 7-8)
2) Etude - #20 - Allegro moderato, Meas. 1-78, (pp. 47-48)
Trumpet
Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet, J.B. Arban, ed. Edwin F. Goldman and Walter M. Smith; Carl Fischer
1) Etude #11 - Allegretto, (14 Characteristic Studies), Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 295)
2) Caprice and Variations # 8 (12 Celebrated Fantasies & Airs), Theme Section ONLY, (p. 328)
French Horn
335 Melodius, Progressive, and Technical Studies for French Horn Book I, Max Pottag and Albert Andraud; Southern Music
1) Etude # 69 - Allegretto moderato, Meas. 1-47, (pp. 88-89)
2) Etude in D Minor, Larghetto, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 48)
Trombone
Selected Studies for Trombone, H. Voxman; Rubank, Inc.
1) Etude in C Major - Largo cantabile by Gatti; Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 19)
2) Etude in A Minor - Allegro moderato by Rossari; Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 20)
Euphonium
Arban’s Famous Method for Trombone, J.B. Arban, ed. Charles L. Randall and Simone Mantia; Carl Fischer
1) Etude #11 - Allegretto, (14 Characteristic Studies), Meas. 1-Fine, (pp. 218-219)
2) Caprice and Variations # 7, (12 Celebrated Fantasies & Airs), Theme Section ONLY, (p. 244)
Tuba
70 Studies for BBb Tuba Volume I, Vladislav Blazhevich; R. King Music
1) Etude #16 - Allegretto, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 15)
2) Etude #20 - Lento, Meas. 1-Fine, (p.19)
PERCUSSION: (All percussionists must perform on every instrument) All Percussion required to play:
1) Sight reading
2) Etude Set
Snare Drum
Portraits in Rhythm, Anthony J. Cirone; Belwin
1) Etude #23, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 25)
Timpani
The Solo Timpanist, Vic Firth; Carl Fischer
1) Etude #15, Meas. 1-8 and 26-47, (p.27)
Keyboard (Mallets)
Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, and Vibraphone, Morris Goldenberg; Chappell and Co.
1) Etude #15, Meas. 1-25, (p. 73)
Crash Cymbals
Orchestral Repertoire for Bass Drum and Cymbals, Raynor Carroll
Romeo and Juliet, Peter Tchaikovsky (Letter "O" to Letter "U") - pp. 78-79
Tambourine
Orchestral Repertoire for Tambourine, Triangle and Castenets, Raynor Carroll
The Nutcracker Suite, Peter Tchaikovsky ("Trepak" - ALL / "Arabe" - ALL) - pp. 116-117
Information is also on the ILMEA website: ILMEA Band Auditions
WINDS:
All Winds required to play:
1) IMEA Scale Sheet - 3 Minute Time Limit All Notes Tongued
2) Sight reading
3) Etudes Set
2017 ILMEA District 1 Audition Excerpts - CLICK HERE
Flute/Piccolo
Melodious and Progressive Studies - Book II, rev. Robert Cavally; Southern Music
1) Etude #8, Begin at Tempo I (Recapitulation)-Fine , (p. 27)
2) Allegro con fuoco by Andersen, Begin at Key Change-Fine, (p.63)
Oboe/English Horn
48 Famous Studies, Opus 31, W. Ferling, Rev. Albert Andraud; Southern Music
1) Etude #27 - Largo lagrimoso, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 14)
2) Etude #28 - Allegro spiritoso, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 14)
Bassoon
Practical Method for Bassoon, Julius Weissenborn, W.F. Ambrosio; Carl Fischer
1) Etude #26 - Scherzo, Meas. 1-Fine, (pp. 98-99)
2) Etude #39 - Largo, Meas. 1-Fine, (pp. 110-111)
Clarinet
32 Etudes for Clarinet, C. Rose; Carl Fischer
1) Etude #5 - Adagio, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 6)
2) Etude #14 - Tempo di Polacca, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 15)
Alto/Bass/Contra Clarinet
21 Foundation Studies for Alto and Bass Clarinet, ed. William E. Rhoads; Southern Music
1) Etude #1 - Allegro con moto, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 3)
2) Etude #5 - Allegro moderato, Meas. 1-52, (pp. 8-9)
Saxophone
27 Virtuoso Studies for Saxophone or Oboe, L. Bassi trans. Gerardo Iasilli; Carl Fischer
1) Etude - #3 - Largo, Meas. 1-32, (pp. 7-8)
2) Etude - #20 - Allegro moderato, Meas. 1-78, (pp. 47-48)
Trumpet
Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet, J.B. Arban, ed. Edwin F. Goldman and Walter M. Smith; Carl Fischer
1) Etude #11 - Allegretto, (14 Characteristic Studies), Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 295)
2) Caprice and Variations # 8 (12 Celebrated Fantasies & Airs), Theme Section ONLY, (p. 328)
French Horn
335 Melodius, Progressive, and Technical Studies for French Horn Book I, Max Pottag and Albert Andraud; Southern Music
1) Etude # 69 - Allegretto moderato, Meas. 1-47, (pp. 88-89)
2) Etude in D Minor, Larghetto, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 48)
Trombone
Selected Studies for Trombone, H. Voxman; Rubank, Inc.
1) Etude in C Major - Largo cantabile by Gatti; Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 19)
2) Etude in A Minor - Allegro moderato by Rossari; Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 20)
Euphonium
Arban’s Famous Method for Trombone, J.B. Arban, ed. Charles L. Randall and Simone Mantia; Carl Fischer
1) Etude #11 - Allegretto, (14 Characteristic Studies), Meas. 1-Fine, (pp. 218-219)
2) Caprice and Variations # 7, (12 Celebrated Fantasies & Airs), Theme Section ONLY, (p. 244)
Tuba
70 Studies for BBb Tuba Volume I, Vladislav Blazhevich; R. King Music
1) Etude #16 - Allegretto, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 15)
2) Etude #20 - Lento, Meas. 1-Fine, (p.19)
PERCUSSION: (All percussionists must perform on every instrument) All Percussion required to play:
1) Sight reading
2) Etude Set
Snare Drum
Portraits in Rhythm, Anthony J. Cirone; Belwin
1) Etude #23, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 25)
Timpani
The Solo Timpanist, Vic Firth; Carl Fischer
1) Etude #15, Meas. 1-8 and 26-47, (p.27)
Keyboard (Mallets)
Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, and Vibraphone, Morris Goldenberg; Chappell and Co.
1) Etude #15, Meas. 1-25, (p. 73)
Crash Cymbals
Orchestral Repertoire for Bass Drum and Cymbals, Raynor Carroll
Romeo and Juliet, Peter Tchaikovsky (Letter "O" to Letter "U") - pp. 78-79
Tambourine
Orchestral Repertoire for Tambourine, Triangle and Castenets, Raynor Carroll
The Nutcracker Suite, Peter Tchaikovsky ("Trepak" - ALL / "Arabe" - ALL) - pp. 116-117
