2019 – 2020 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)
| Scale and number of octaves | Chromatic Scales | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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1
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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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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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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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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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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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2
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1
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C2
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C4
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2
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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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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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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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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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1
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1
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2
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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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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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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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1
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2
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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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1
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2
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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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1
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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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F3
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F5
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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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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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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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F1
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F3
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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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1
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1
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1
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Not Applicable
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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 2019 auditions are as follows…
| Instrument | Title | Composer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flute | Sonata in F Major, Movement 1 & 2 | Telemann | 4 Sonatas Collection Schirmer |
| Oboe | Menuetto & Presto | Haydn/Voxman | Rubank* |
| Bb Clarinet | Waltz Fantasy (No Cadenzas) | Mozart/Waln | KJOS |
| Bass Clarinet | Mosaic | Walthew/Voxman | Rubank* |
| Bassoon | #16 Andante & #18 Jig | Hilling and Bergman | Faber& |
| Alto Saxophone | Sonatina | Haydn/Voxman | Rubank* |
| Tenor Saxophone | Two Little Tales | E. Desportes/Voxman | Rubank* |
| Baritone Saxophone | Canzonetta & Giga | Leroy Ostransky | Rubank* (Use Alto Sax Book) |
| Trumpet | Premiere Solo de Concours | Maniet/Voxman | Rubank* |
| French Horn | Scherzo | Shelukov/Voxman | Rubank* |
| Trombone | Garnet | H.A. Vandercook | Rubank % |
| Baritone BC/TC | Premiere Solo de Concours/Baritone TC use Trumpet book | Maniet/Voxman | Rubank* |
| Tuba | Sarabande & Gavotta | A. Corelli | Rubank* |
| Mallets | Sonata (for Flute)(P. 24-25) | Bach/McMillian | Alfred$ |
| Snare Drum | Multiple Percussion Solo #5 | Whaley | Meredith Music~ |
| Timpani | Timpani solo #3 | Whaley | Meredith Music~ |
| Publishers | * = Rubank Concert & Contest Collection & = First Book of Bassoon Solos, Hilling & Bergmann. Faber Publishing (Google it, it’s available) % = Rubank Trombone Gems ~ = Audition Etudes by Garwood Whaley $ = Masterpieces for Marimba Arr. Thomas McMillian |
Requirements: Percussion
Snare Drum/Traps:
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- Rudiments (Snare Drum, from exercise sheet; click here to download as a .pdf)
- Solo (Multiple Percussion, 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)