DISTRICT BAND AUDITION INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS
DATE: Saturday, December 12, 2015
SITES:
Princess Anne Middle School (All JUNIOR auditions)
2323 Holland Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23453
Bayside High School (All SENIOR auditions)
4960 Haygood Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
1. Students must register at the appropriate registration desk at the correct site (school). Students
may only register and audition on the instrument(s) for which they were pre-registered.
a. Junior District Registration will be held in the Cafeteria at Princess Anne Middle School
for Junior District auditions. The waiting area will be in the Cafeteria. Concessions will
be available for purchase.
b. Senior District Registration will be held in the Library at Bayside High School for
Senior District auditions. The waiting area will be in the Cafeteria. Concessions will be
available for purchase.
2. While at the registration desk, each student will be given a slip of paper with their audition
number on it. DO NOT LOSE THIS SLIP. This slip must be given to the guide in the audition
room to be announced and then given to the judges.
3. Students should report to the registration desk at their scheduled registration time. Registration
for each instrument or alphabet section will close 30 minutes after the assigned reporting time or
when the next instrument is scheduled to begin registering, which ever time is earlier. Students
attempting to register late will not be allowed to audition, unless prior arrangements were made
with the audition chair(s). Students may not register before the scheduled registration time unless
called upon by the Announcer.
4. There is no way to predict how many of the students who pre-registered will actually show up to
audition. Therefore, there may be a large gap between when you register and when you are called
to the warm-up room. Bring something to read or study in the waiting area and plan to spend
several hours in the audition procedure!
AUDITION EXPECTATIONS
1. DO NOT BRING CELL PHONES INTO AUDITION ROOMS. Any student that brings a cell
phone into an audition room will be immediately disqualified.
2. DO NOT play instruments in the hallways. You may only play your instrument in the warm-up
area and audition room. Students will be disqualified if they choose not to follow this rule.
Students may also be disqualified for any inappropriate behavior anywhere in the building or on
the grounds of the audition sites. This includes, but is not limited to, slamming doors, stamping
feet, or other displays of temper or frustration!
DISTRICT BAND AUDITION INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS
3. DO NOT TALK DIRECTLY TO THE JUDGES. Only whispered questions to the guide are
allowed. If a guide is not in the room and you have a question, go to one of the workers right
outside your audition room and have them ask the question. Failure to adhere to this rule will
result in disqualification!
4. In the audition room, students will be asked to play various material by the judges. The
metronome tempo will be given by the judges before the student plays. When the metronome
stops, the student should begin to play, maintaining the proper tempo. No tempos will be given
for sight reading. Remember that major scales will be called for by instrument pitch--NOT
CONCERT PITCH. Music stands will be provided in all audition rooms.
5. Because of the large number of students auditioning on piccolo, flute, Eb and Bb clarinet, and
trumpet, two rooms will be used for the audition. These woodwind and brass players will perform
major scales and the prepared piece in the first room, then perform their chromatic scale and sight
reading in the second room. Senior Percussion will take place in four rooms, following the
audition procedure attached. Junior Percussion auditioning on more than one instrument will
audition in two rooms. Students MUST audition in all applicable rooms.
6. ALL students must provide their own copies of the prepared music! Only the prepared music
may be taken into the audition room. No scale information may be written on the prepared
music.
7. Percussionists must furnish their own snare drums, sticks, and all mallets. The host school will
provide all other percussion equipment needed for the audition. You may bring your own snare
drum if you choose, but drums should be mounted and tuned before entering the audition room.
Middle School audition will have a drum in the room for you to use if you choose to use it.
8. The junior timpani audition will include a long roll worth 10% of the score. Students will strike
the lowest drum and roll piano-forte-piano within a 30 second time period, or until asked to stop
by the judge.
9. Transportation to and from the audition site is the responsibility of the student. Transportation
problems or leaving music or equipment in cars are not reasons for auditioning at a later time.
Students who have completed their audition and are waiting for rides, must remain in the waiting
area of each school. No students are to be wandering around the halls. Failure to adhere to this
rule will result in disqualification.
10. No unauthorized persons are permitted in the warm-up or judging areas. Parents, friends, private
teachers, etc. must remain in the waiting area while waiting for students.
11. Students who are auditioning on baritone/euphonium need to be sure to tell the guide whether
they are reading treble or bass clef and be sure the guide announces the correct clef to the judge.
Students auditioning on contrabass clarinet need to be sure to tell the guide whether they are
playing in Eb or Bb and be sure the guide announces the correct clef to the judge.
12. Results will be e-mailed to District 2 Directors. Audition results will not be posted for students at
the audition site.
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