French Horn 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.
Set 1
2012
pages 10-11 #13 and pages 12-13 #16
Set 2
2013
page 5 #6 and page 13 #17 (first 8 ½ lines)
Set 3
2014
pages 10-11 #13 and pages 12-13 #16
Set 4
2015
page 5 #6 and page 13 #17 (first 8 ½ lines)
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.