Audition Schedule for 2016-2017 Wind Ensemble
Wind Ensemble is the varsity band at Clackamas High School. Instrumentation for this group is especially
important. In order to maintain a balance with the traditionally smaller numbers of low winds (e.g. trombone,
baritone, tuba, bass clarinet and contra-bass clarinet), auditions standards are especially high and positions are
limited for flute, saxophone, clarinet, trumpet and possibly percussion. Also, OSAA rules require students to be
passing at least 5 classes in the previous semester, currently holding a minimum GPA of 2.5 and are making
“Satisfactory Progress Toward Graduation.”
Audition Dates (subject to change without notice):
CHS Students: Auditions will take place during class Tues. and Thur., April 26 and 28.
Happy Valley Middle School Students: Auditions will take place during Adv. Band April 28
Rock Creek Middle School Students: Auditions will take place during Adv. Band April 26
Winds
1) Play 12 major scales
2) Play up to a minute of music of your choice
3) Play etudes from All-State Honor Band audition
Flute
Selected Studies for Flute
p. 5, Beginning to first ending. (Quarter note = 90-108
p. 4, First four lines, no repeat. (quarter note = 56)
Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet
Rubank Adv. Method for Clarinet, Vol. 1
p. 53, #15 (Dotted quarter note = 54-76)
p. 31, lines 3-6, top part, no repeats. Quarter note = 112)
Rubank Adv. Method Vol. 1
p. 25, #7 bottom part, no repeat. (Quarter note = 116)
p. 42, #19 top part. (Quarter note = 60)
Low Clarinet
Double Reed
Oboe
Bassoon
Rubank Adv. Method Vol. 1
p. 66, #2, no repeat, no ornamentation. (Quarter note = 72)
p. 49, #16, no repeat, no DC.[Opt. take DC](Eighth note = 152-172)
Rubank Adv. Method Vol. 1
p. 38, #25, First three lines. (Quarter note = 104)
p. 45, #12, Last four lines (Quarter note = 96)
Saxophone(All types)
Selected Studies for Saxophone
p. 34, First five lines plus one note. (Quarter note = 120)
p. 41, Beginning to third measure of fifth line. (Eighth note = 84)
Trumpet/Baritone TC
French Horn
Rubank Adv. Method Vol. 1
p. 203, #47, (Quarter note = 84)
p. 31, #26, Beginning ot four line, firth measure(end on first G of
measure) [Opt. entire exercise] (Quarter note = 116)
Rubank Adv. Method, Vol. 1
p. 72, Lines 1-6. )Quarter note = 72)
p. 25, #7, Low part, no repeats. (Quarter note = 84
Trombone
Euphonium/Baritone Horn
Tuba
Rubank Adv. Method, Vol. 1
p. 17, #57. (Quarter note = 72)
p. 27, #11, Top part. (Quarter note = 112)
Rubank Adv. Method, Vol. 1
p. 28, #12, Top part, first three lines plus one note [Opt. entire exercise]
(Dotted quarter = 72)
p. 51 #8, first eleven measures plus one note. [Opt. entire exercise] (dotted
quarter = 72
Rubank, Adv. Method, Vol. 1
P. 35, #17, No repeats. (Quarter note = 92)
p. 56, #30. (Quarter note = 96-112)
Percussion
AUDITION ETUDES(Whaley, Meredith publications
Play 2 of 3 Instruments
SNARE DRUM
1) Rudimental (double stroke) roll played slow to fast (open to closed)
2) Orchestral (multiple bounce) roll played, pp, ff, pp
3) p. 11, #14 (Quarter note =90-108)
Timpani
1) Roll pp, ff, pp on low G and high D
2) Play F major scale using two timpani: Use legato stoked quarter notes ascending and descending. (
Quarter note = 80)
3) p. 14, #5 (Quarter note = 112-132)
Mallets
1) Chromatic Scale: Two octaves using sixteenth notes ascending and descending (Quarter note = 104)
2) D and Bb Major Scales: Two octaves using eighth notes and repeating the top note. (Quarter note = 120)
3) p. 24, #11 (Quarter onte = 112-126)