It is time to begin the All-State and All-District or SCIBA Honor Band audition process. All students are encouraged to audition, however there are a couple of things to be aware of:
Students may audition either for the All-State Band/Orchestra OR the All-State Choir, not both.
If you are planning to do either show choir or show choir band, you cannot audition for the SCIBA All-District Honor Band.
The etudes for this year are listed below:
Flute: Selected Studies for Flute by Voxman: Pub. By Rubank, p. 7 and p. 30-31 (Allegretto)
Oboe: Selected Studies for Oboe by Voxman: Pub. By Rubank, p. 13 and p. 53
Clarinet: Selected Studies for Clarinet by Voxman: Pub. By Rubank, p. 17 and p. 34
Bass Clarinet: Advanced Studies from the Works of J. Weissenborn, #4; #13; and #28
Bassoon: Method for Bassoon by J. Weissenborn, #6 (p. 117) and #39 (pp. 144-145)
Saxophone: Selected Studies for Saxophone by Voxman: Pub. By Rubank, p. 12 and p. 44
Trumpet: Selected Studies for Trumpet by Voxman: Pub. By Rubank, p. 13 and p. 42
French Horn: Preparatory Melodies to Solo Work by Pottag: Pub. By Belwin, #32; #62; and #80
Trombone & Euphonium: Selected Studies for Trombone by Voxman: Pub. By Rubank, p. 19 and p. 45.
Bass Trombone: 50 Etudes for Bass Trombone and Tenor Trombone with F Attachment by Grigoriev, ed. & arr. by Randall Hawes: Pub. by Encore, #20 (p. 21) and #28 (p. 27)
Tuba: 70 Studies for BB Flat Tuba by Blazhevich, Vol. No. 1, #8 (p. 7) and #26 (p. 25)
Percussion: Please see the link below for all requirements (Timpani, Snare, and Marimba etudes will be required).
In addition to the etudes listed, each student must prepare all 12 major scales, their chromatic scale, and approximately one minute of a solo demonstrating your musical and technical strengths. Complete audition information can be found here: IHSMA All-State Audition Requirements