Parish Honor Band Video Auditions

Band... Now Read This!!

This message is for everyone planning to audition for Tangipahoa Parish Honor Band 2013. Be prepared for this on Thursday and Friday, 10 -11 Oct 2013.

This will be a "once and done" recording. There will no 2nd takes!!

Scales (All Winds and Mallet Keyboard Percussion)

Students will be required to play the following scales using the ranges required for District IX Honor Band:

• C concert
• E-flat concert
• F-sharp/G-flat concert
• A concert
• Chromatic

(Students who cannot play the full range are encouraged to at least play one octave well for partial credit)

Percussion Batter [Non-Pitched]  Rudiments  (SNARE)

For their auditions, batter percussionists will be required to prepare the following rudiments, open-close-open, lasting no more than 30 seconds each:

• Single-Stroke Roll
• Double-Stroke Roll
• Five-Stroke Roll
• Paradiddle
• Flam
• Flam Tap

The rudiment portion of a batter audition is equal in weight to the scale portion of a wind or melodic audition.

Video Procedures

1.    Someone will press "record"

2.    Hold up the "PHS BAND" ID card and say your ID number (get this from Mr. Square)

3.    Say Nothing else!

4.    Play your audition in order from the Cue Card near the camera.

5.    Someone will press "stop." You're done. Who's next?

Any questions? email me at james.square@tangischools.org ASAP

See you on campus,

JSquare, NBCT
Director of Bands