Information about Auditioning for Batavia HS Bands 2020-2021
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Woodwinds
Brass & Percussion
Brass - sign up anytime except Wednesday after school
Percussion - sign up on Wednesday after school.
More information, including music and rubrics, are below.
WIND PLAYERS:
You will be asked to perform scales, one etude and sight-reading. You may choose how fast and which scales to perform - the faster you play the scales accurately, the more points you earn. The more points you earn, the better the chance that you will make a higher band. You may perform the etude at any speed you like, however, you will be assessed a small penalty if you perform it slower than marked.
Sight-reading will be assessed on Sight-Reading Factory. We will assign you a Level 5 Sight-Reading Factory assignment. It will be 16 measures long at QN = 116 and you will have 90 seconds to look at the exercise before you perform. The exercise will be in a minor key. You will only get one attempt at this sight-reading assignment – in other words, you can not self-select an easier exercise or attempt this exercise numerous times until you get it right. You MUST complete this exercise on the day of your audition.
PERCUSSIONISTS:
You will be asked to prepare three short etudes - one for snare drum, one for two-mallet marimba, and one for timpani. You may perform the etude at any speed you like, however, you will be assessed a small penalty if you perform it slower than marked.
Sight-reading will be assessed on Sight-Reading Factory. We will assign you a Level 4 Sight-Reading Factory assignment for Snare Drum It will be 16 measures long at QN = 116 and you will have 90 seconds to look at the exercise before you perform. You will only get one attempt at this sight-reading assignment – in other words, you can not self-select an easy exercise or attempt this exercise numerous times until you get it right. You MUST complete this exercise on the day of your audition.
All exercises must be performed at the given or declared tempo with a metronome.
Auditions will be scheduled first-come, first-served. If you cannot find an appropriate time that will fit in your schedule, please E-Mail Mr. Owen or Mr. Van Kley as soon as possible and we will do our best to accommodate your schedule.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Music and Audition Rubric (how you are assessed) can be found below.
Audition Music 2020-2021
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet
Bass Clarinet & Contrabass Clarinet
Alto Sax
Tenor Sax
Baritone Sax
Trumpet
Horn
Trombone
Euphonium (Baritone)
Tuba
Percussion
FOLDER OF ALL ETUDE RECORDINGS
Assessment Rubrics 2020-2021
Winds (Woodwind & Brass) Rubric
Percussion Rubric
Woodwinds
Brass & Percussion
Brass - sign up anytime except Wednesday after school
Percussion - sign up on Wednesday after school.
More information, including music and rubrics, are below.
WIND PLAYERS:
You will be asked to perform scales, one etude and sight-reading. You may choose how fast and which scales to perform - the faster you play the scales accurately, the more points you earn. The more points you earn, the better the chance that you will make a higher band. You may perform the etude at any speed you like, however, you will be assessed a small penalty if you perform it slower than marked.
Sight-reading will be assessed on Sight-Reading Factory. We will assign you a Level 5 Sight-Reading Factory assignment. It will be 16 measures long at QN = 116 and you will have 90 seconds to look at the exercise before you perform. The exercise will be in a minor key. You will only get one attempt at this sight-reading assignment – in other words, you can not self-select an easier exercise or attempt this exercise numerous times until you get it right. You MUST complete this exercise on the day of your audition.
PERCUSSIONISTS:
You will be asked to prepare three short etudes - one for snare drum, one for two-mallet marimba, and one for timpani. You may perform the etude at any speed you like, however, you will be assessed a small penalty if you perform it slower than marked.
Sight-reading will be assessed on Sight-Reading Factory. We will assign you a Level 4 Sight-Reading Factory assignment for Snare Drum It will be 16 measures long at QN = 116 and you will have 90 seconds to look at the exercise before you perform. You will only get one attempt at this sight-reading assignment – in other words, you can not self-select an easy exercise or attempt this exercise numerous times until you get it right. You MUST complete this exercise on the day of your audition.
All exercises must be performed at the given or declared tempo with a metronome.
Auditions will be scheduled first-come, first-served. If you cannot find an appropriate time that will fit in your schedule, please E-Mail Mr. Owen or Mr. Van Kley as soon as possible and we will do our best to accommodate your schedule.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Music and Audition Rubric (how you are assessed) can be found below.
Audition Music 2020-2021
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet
Bass Clarinet & Contrabass Clarinet
Alto Sax
Tenor Sax
Baritone Sax
Trumpet
Horn
Trombone
Euphonium (Baritone)
Tuba
Percussion
FOLDER OF ALL ETUDE RECORDINGS
Assessment Rubrics 2020-2021
Winds (Woodwind & Brass) Rubric
Percussion Rubric
