Trombone and Baritone Northwest Middle School All-District
Band Audition Materials
1.
Students will play selected scales from the following major scales. These scales
are to be prepared at least one octave, and scales are listed by their starting pitch.
Memorization is not required.
C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D, A, E
2. Students will play the chromatic scale at least one octave. Memorization is not
required.
3. Students will prepare the following two etudes. They are from Rubank
Supplementary Studies by R. M. Endersen, Hal Leonard Publishing. These are
available from Wingert-Jones Music. Treble Clef Baritone transposed parts are
included.
Set 1
2012
page 9 #16 and page 25 #42
Set 2
2013
page 10 #18 and page 26 #43
Set 3
2014
page 9 #16 and page 25 #42
Set 4
2015
page 10 #18 and page 26 #43
4. Auditions will be blind
5. Students must audition on the correct material. If a student prepares the incorrect
material, the student may either sight-read the correct material or not audition and
receive a refund of his/her audition fee.
6. Immediately following the auditions, students and the directors will receive
music, if selected for the band.