*** Please note the changes to the scale and solo requirements for the 2021-2022 season.***
2021 – 2022 Concert Year
Eligibility
To be eligible to audition for the Shore Intermediate Band, you must…
- be a student at an affiliated school
- be a member in good standing of your school band
- be sponsored by your band director or your private instructor
Before you decide to audition, you must make sure that you are able to attend all rehearsals and performances. Please review the calendar to see rehearsal and concert dates. Illness is the only acceptable absence. Any other absence may result in expulsion from the group.
Requirements: Non-Percussion
Each student will be judged on the following criteria:
- Scales
- Solo
- Sight reading (to be supplied at the audition)
Scales
Articulation and tempo requirements are as follows:
Major scales:
- mm 80 minimum, tongued and slurred (except trombone and mallet percussion)
- rhythm is: quarter-note, six eighth-notes, quarter-note, six eighth-notes, quarter-note
Chromatic:
- mm 80 minimum, tongued and slurred
- rhythm is: all eighth-notes
Scales do not need to be memorized.
The grid below shows the required scales for each instrument.
(Click Instrument to download scales as PDF)
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| Instrument | Ab | Eb | Bb | F | C | G | D | A | E | from | to | octaves |
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2
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2
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2
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2
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Bb4
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Bb6
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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C4
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C6
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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E3
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E6
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3
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1
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1
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1
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1
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E3
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E5
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2
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1
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2
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1
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2
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C2
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C4
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2
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2
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2
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1
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2
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C4
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C6
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2
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1
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2
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2
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1
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C4
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C6
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2
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1
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2
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1
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1
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C4
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C6
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2
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1
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1
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1
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2
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G3
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G5
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2
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1
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1
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2
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G2
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G4
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2
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1
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1
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2
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F2
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F4
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2
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1
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2
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1
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F3
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F5
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2
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2
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F2
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F4
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2
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1
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2
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F1
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F3
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2
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1
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Bb3 – Bb5 2
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Solo
Audition music is not provided by the Shore Intermediate Band Director’s Association.
Required solos should be available from your music teacher or through the following music dealers:
- J.W. Pepper | 800-345-6296 www.jwpepper.com
- NEMC | 908-245-7122/908-232-6700 www.nemc.com
- Clarizio’s Music | 732-295-6644
The required solos for November 2021 auditions are as follows…
| Instrument | Title | Composer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flute | Scherzino - All of page 2 (measure 60-the end). | Andersen/Voxman | Rubank Concert & Contest Collection |
| Oboe | Ariette - Part 1: Beginning through measure 32. - Part 2: Measure 63 to the end, skip the first ending and go to the second ending, no repeat. | Gretry/Voxman | Rubank Concert & Contest Collection |
| Bb Clarinet | Scherzo in C Minor -Beginning to cadenza (Make "A" with the fermata before the cadenza the last note). | Koepke/Voxman | Rubank Concert & Contest Collection |
| Bass Clarinet | Sarabande and Bourree - Sarabande: Beginning to measure 8, no repeat. - Bourree: Whole thing, second endings only, no repeats. | Bach/Hervig | Rubank Concert & Contest Collection |
| Bassoon | Saraband and Minuet - Whole page, no repeats, no D.C. | Galliard/Gee | Classic Festival Solos Book 1 |
| Alto Saxophone | Largo and Allegro - Largo - All - Allegro - Beginning to the first ending, no repeat. | Handel/Voxman | Rubank Concert & Contest Collection |
| Tenor Saxophone | Adagio and Allegro - Measure 13 through measure 50. | Handel/Voxman | Rubank Concert & Contest Collection |
| Baritone Saxophone | Rubank: Duet p. 20 #2, bottom part, all, no repeats. | Mozart | Rubank Advanced Method for Saxophone |
| Trumpet | Concertino - Allegro moderato (measure 9) through measure 31, stopping right before Tempo I where it changes back to 4/4 time. - Andantino p. 2 (where it changes to 3/4) until the end of the piece. | Ostransky | Rubank Concert & Contest Collection |
| French Horn | Romanza and Rondo - Romanza: Measure 21 (after 4 meausre multi-measure rest) through measure 46. - Rondo: Beginning through 5th measure of the fourth line (play the Bb and then stop where the rests are). | Mozart/Voxman | Rubank Concert & Contest Collection |
| Trombone | Sarabande and Vivace - Sarabande: Beginning through measure 16 (end of second line), no trills. - Vivace: Beginning through measure 24 (D - dotted half note is the last note you play), no repeat. | Handel/Voxman | Rubank Concert & Contest Collection |
| Euphonium BC/TC **Baritone TC use Trumpet book | Sarabanda and Gavotta All, no repeats. | Corelli/Voxman | Rubank Concert & Contest Collection |
| Tuba | Waltz and Galop Whole page. | Kabalevsky/Voxman | Rubank Concert & Contest Collection |
| Mallets | Solo #2 p. 19 | Garwood Whaley | Audition Etudes by Garwood Whaley |
| Snare Drum | Solo #17 p. 61 - No repeat. | Feldstein/Black | Alfred's Drum Method, Book 2 |
| Timpani | Timpani solo #3 | Garwood Whaley | Audition Etudes by Garwood Whaley |
Requirements: Percussion
Snare Drum:
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- Rudiments (Snare Drum, from exercise sheet; click here to download as a .pdf)
- Drum Tunic click here to download as a .pdf
- Solo (See solo list)
- Sight reading (Snare Drum, to be supplied at the audition)
Timpani:
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- Tuning
- Long Roll
- Solo (see solo list)
- Sight reading (to be supplied at the audition)