ILMEA Band Audition

Set 2

2023-2024 School Year

All wind auditions will consist of:

  1. ILMEA Scale Sheet - 3 minute time limit, all notes tongued

  2. The Two Etudes from Set 2

All Percussion auditions will consist of:

  1. All Snare Drum, Timpani, Keyboard percussion, Crash Cymbals, and Tambourine Etudes from Set 2

Flute

Melodious and Progressive Studies : Book II by Cavally - PDF

  • Etude #8: play from Tempo 1 (recapitulation) to Fine

  • Allegro con fuoco: play from key change to Fine

Scales - PDF

Oboe/English Horn

48 Famous Studies, Opus 31 by Ferling - PDF

  • Etude #27, Largo lagrimoso: play m. 1 to Fine

  • Etude #28, Allegro spiritoso: play m. 1 to Fine

Scales PDF

Bassoon

Practical Method for Bassoon by Weissenborn - PDF

  • Etude #26, Scherzo: play m. 1 to Fine

  • Etude #39, Largo: play m. 1 to Fine

Scales PDF

Clarinet

32 Etudes for Clarinet by C. Rose - PDF

  • Etude #5, Adagio: play m. 1 to Fine

  • Etude #14,

    Tempo di Polacca: play m. 1 to Fine

Scales PDF

Alto, Bass, & Contra Clarinet

21 Foundation Studies for Alto and Bass Clarinet by Rhoads - PDF

  • Etude #1, Allegro con moto: play m. 1 to Fine

  • Etude #5, Allegro moderato: play m. 1 - 52

Scales PDF

Saxophone

27 Virtuoso Studies for Saxophone or Oboe by Bassi - PDF

  • Etude #3, Largo: play m. 1 - 32

  • Etude #20, Allegro moderato: play m. 1 - 78

Scales PDF

Trumpet

Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet, NAE by Arban - PDF

  • Etude #11, Allegretto (14 characteristic Studies): play m. 1 to Fine

  • Caprice and Variations #8 (12 Celebrated Fantasies & Airs) play Theme only

Scales PDF

Horn

335 Melodius, Progressive & Technical Studies for French Horn, Book 1 by Pottag - PDF

  • Etude #69, Allegro moderato: play m. 1 - 47

  • Etude in D minor, Larghetto: play m. 1 to Fine

Scales PDF

Trombone

Selected Studies for Trombone by Voxman - PDF

  • Etude in C Major, Largo cantabile: play m. 1 to Fine

  • Etude in A minor, Allegro moderato: play m. 1 to Fine

Scales PDF

Bass Trombone

Concert Etudes for Tuba (or Bass Trombone) by Uber - PDF

  • Etude #3, Allegro misterioso: play m. 1 to Fine

  • Etude #14, Andante sostenuto: play m. 46 -70

Scales PDF

Euphonium BC

Arban's Famous Method for Trombone by Arban - PDF

  • Etude #11, Allegretto (14 Characteristic Studies): play m. 1 to Fine

  • Caprice and Variations #7 (Celebrated Fantasies & Airs): play Theme only

Scales PDF

Tuba

70 Studies for BBb Tuba, Volume 1 by Blazhevich - PDF

  • Etude #16, Allegretto: play m. 1 to Fine

  • Etude #20, Lento: play m. 1 to Fine

Scales PDF

Percussion

Percussion Audition - PDF All Parts

  • Snare - Portraits in Rhythm by Cirone - Etude #23

  • Timpani - Etudes for Timpani, Vol I by Hochrainer - Etude #57

  • Keyboard - Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, & Vibraphone by Goldenberg - Etude #15 m. 1 - 25

  • Cr. Cymbals - Orchestral Repertoire for Bass Drum & Cymbals 2nd Ed. by Carroll - Romeo & Juliet: play letter O to Letter U.

  • Tambourine - Orchestral Repertoire for Tambourine, Triangle & Castanets, 3rd Ed. by Carroll - The Nutcracker Suite: play Trepak and Arabe

No Scales