Auditions for Honors Wind Ensemble will require the same prepared materials as District 3 auditions. This includes the prepared excerpt, scales and sight reading. More information can be found below.

Audition Dates: TBD

For scales, please note the following:

  • All scales are to be memorized.
  • Students can choose to prepare scales from the District scale sheet or the All State Scale sheet
  • All wind instruments will perform the following scales from memory as indicated on the scale sheets: E flat, A flat, D flat, C, and F (concert pitch).
  • All wind instruments will perform the chromatic scale from memory–two octaves as indicated on the scale sheets.
  • All major scales are to be tongued and played at quarter note=120
Sight reading will include:
  • Keys will be one of the following: concert F, E flat, A flat, G, or C (Not B flat).
  • Simple meter 2/4, 3/4, 4/4
  • Whole, dotted half, half, quarter, eighth, and dotted quarter notes and rests
  • Ties 
  • Repeat sign
  • Tempo markings will be chosen from the following: Allegro, Largo, Andante, Moderato, Adagio, Vivace, 
  • Dynamic markings may include pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, cresc., decresc, 
  • Articulations may include slurs, tonguing, staccato, legato, accents
  • Additionally, flutes, clarinets, trumpets, saxes will include: sixteenth notes in various patterns and dotted eighth notes

Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Alto Sax
Tenor Sax
Bari Sax
Trumpet
Horn
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion (Coming soon)