2021 Nevada All State Band Audition Information
Southern Chairpersons Northern Chairperson
James Gillette John Seaton Christi Blahnik
Boulder City High School Las Vegas Academy Damonte Ranch High School
1101 5th St. 315 S. 7th St. 10500 Rio Wrangler Pkwy.
Boulder City, NV 89005 Las Vegas, NV 89510 Reno, NV 89521
(702) 799-8200 (702) 799-7800 (775) 851-5656
gillejg@nv.ccsd.net SeatoJ@nv.ccsd.net christiana.blahnik@washoeschools.net
Audition Dates Las Vegas Area North
January 25th at Arbor View High School January 25th Damonte Ranch High - Reno
January 26th at Las Vegas Academy January 26th Carson High School – Carson City
January 27th at Green Valley High School January 27th Elko High School – Elko
January 28th at Location TBA (if Needed)
In order to audition a student must be a regular member of their high school orchestra or band. In addition, the student’s music teacher must be a current member of NAfME. Students will record their audition at one of the above sites.
Students who do not live within a reasonable driving distance from one of the above sites should contact one of the chairpersons for information on recording their audition. In addition, students must also be a member in good standing of their district honor ensemble if one is available to them. Directors may register their students using the spreadsheet found at www.nmeamusic.org under the all-state band tab. The audition will consist of the required excerpts (attached), and a chromatic scale. The registration deadline is Wednesday, January 13th. The Audition Schedule will be posted on
January 18th.
**All audition information, such as location and dates, are tentative and may be subject to change based on the re-opening guidelines set by Nevada as well as the various school districts in Nevada.**
Please bring the following to your audition:
a) Audition Registration Google Form –https://forms.gle/DkJBaFqeVc5M1xYs5
*The Google Form was reset when the new etudes were released, so please fill it out again even if you filled it out in September.*
b) All-State Ensemble Signature Form
c) Audition fee of $10.00 per student must be paid prior to audition.
Please note that students need to pay their audition fee by
January 25th.
**Students need to have the Signature Form with them, Audition Fees
paid, and Registration Form completed at the time of their audition!**
All-State Audition Etudes 2021
All Students will be required to start their audition by playing a Chromatic Scale which should be performed to the most accurate and practical speed/range of your ability, tongued up and slurred down.
Students will then be expected to play all etudes for the instrument as described below. Keep in mind the tempo markings are suggestions; students are encouraged to play the etudes as accurately as possible regardless of tempo. Due to the Global Pandemic, Percussionists will perform their Chromatic Scale on a xylophone, the Snare Etude, and a mallet sight reading exercise on xylophone. Each etude described below is accompanied by the first and last measure they are to perform in order to assist you. The audition books are attached at the end of this document.
Students may audition on as many instruments as they like with Director approval. Each audition, however, must be accompanied by a separate application fee to reserve their slot. Piccolo is a separate audition from flute and needs to have a separate audition time slot. In theory a student could audition once on every instrument in the band if they so wished as long as they paid for the slots.
Flute/Piccolo BOTH
Lyrical Cavally, Book 2 Page 59, Andante Cantabile Quarter Note= 72 Flute– Measure 50 A Tempo - End
Piccolo– Measure 50 A Tempo – Beat one of Measure 70
Oboe/English Horn
Lyrical Ferling Pg. 6, #11 Measure 1-18 Beat 1 Eighth Note = 72
Technical Ferling, Page 10, #20, All Quarter Note = 92
Bassoon
Lyrical Weissenborn, Page 82, #4, All Quarter Note = 72
Technical Weissenborn, Page 84, #8, Measure 1 – End (No Repeats) Quarter Note = 108
Clarinet/Eb Clarinet
Lyrical Rose, Pg. 14 #13, Measure 1 – Fermata on beat one of Measure 32 Quarter Note = 66
Technical Rose, Page 15, #14, Measure 1-24 Quarter Note = 108
Bass Clarinet / Contra
Lyrical Hite, Page 37 #8, D minor Measure 17 (key change) – Fermata in Measure 34 Dotted Quarter Note = 66
Technical Rhodes, Page 17 #10, Measure 17-48 Quarter Note = 100
Saxophone
Lyrical Ferling Pg. 7 #13 ALL Dotted Quarter Note = 54
Technical Ferling, Page 14, #28, ALL Quarter Note = 126
Trumpet
Lyrical Voxman, Pg. 18, Lento Measure 1-16 Beat One Eighth Note = 84
Technical Voxman Pg. 28 Tempo di Polacca Measure 1-24 (No Repeats) Fine Quarter Note = 88
Horn in F
Lyrical Pottag, Pg. 50, Adagio Measure 1-18 Quarter Note = 72
Technical Pottag, Page 68, #53 Allegretto Measure 1-40 stop on first G of the dotted figure Quarter Note = 96
Trombone/Euphonium
Lyrical Rochut, Pg. 25 #20, Measure 11-28 Quarter Note = 48
Technical Rochut, Pg. 60 #44, Measure 1-49 Quarter Note = 126
Bass Trombone
Lyrical Blazhevich, Pg. 19 #20, Lento Measure 1-25 Quarter Note = 72
Tuba
Lyrical Blazhevich, Pg. 27 #28, Measure 1-29 Quarter Note = 76
Technical Blazhevich, Pg. 17 #18, Measure 13 Tempo I - End Quarter Note = 112
Percussion
Due to the global pandemic and inequitable school situations, this year the Percussion Audition will be limited, as not all s tudents will have consistent access to instruments. Students will prepare a snare excerpt and sight read a 16-measure Mallet Excerpt. There will not be a Timpani or Auxiliary Percussion Excerpt this year.
Snare Drum Cirone, Page 8, #6, ALL Quarter Note = 63
Mallet SAMPLE Sight Reading (Note: The excerpt given at the time of the audition will be different.)
ALL STATE BAND ETUDE AUDITION BOOKS
Students will contact their Director to obtain the etudes. If Directors experience difficulty obtaining the etudes due to the Global Pandemic, please contact (gillejg@nv.ccsd.net). JUST DIRECTORS - no students.
Flute/Piccolo
Melodious and Progressive Studies Book 2 by Robert Cavally (Southern Music Co.) Melodious and Progressive Studies Book 3 by Robert Cavally (Southern Music Co.) Oboe
48 Famous Studies by W. Ferling/revised by Andraud (Southern Music Co.) (same book required for saxophone) Bassoon
Practical Method for the Bassoon by J. Weissenborn/augmented and adapted by W.F. Ambrosio (Carl Fischer) Clarinets
32 Etudes for Clarinet by Cyrille Rose/edited by Warner (Carl Fischer)
Melodious and Progressive Studies Book 1 edited by David Hite (published by Southern Music) Harmony (Alto/Bass/Contrabass Clarinets)
21 Foundation Studies – Alto or Bass Clarinet by William E Rhoads (Hal Leonard) All Saxophones
48 Famous Studies by W. Ferling/revised by Andraud (Southern Music Co.) (same book required for oboe) Selected Studies For Saxophone by H. Voxman (Rubank)
Trumpet
Sixty Selected Studies for Trumpet Book 1 by C. Kopprasch (Carl Fischer) Selected Studies For Cornet or Trumpet by H. Voxman (Rubank)
Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet – New Edition by Arban (Presser/Fischer) Horn
335 Selected Melodious Progressive and Technical Studies for French Horn edited by Pottag and Andraud (Southern Music)
Rubank Advanced Method For French Horn, Vol. I by H. Voxman (Rubank) Trombone/Euphonium
Melodious Etudes for Trombone by Joannes Rochut, edited by Raph (Carl Fischer) 40 Progressive Studies by H. W. Tyrell (Boosey and Hawkes)
Tuba
70 Studies for BB flat Tuba Volume I by Vladislav Blazevich (Robert King) Low Legato Etudes for Tuba, Volume 2 by Wesley Jacobs (Encore Music) Percussion
Musical Etudes for the Advanced Timpanist by Ron Fink (Marimba Productions)
Modern School for Xylophone Marimba Vibraphone by Goldenberg (Alfred Publishing) Portraits In Rhythm by Anthony Cirone (Alfred Publishing)
Orchestral Repertoire – Bass Drum & Cymbals by Raynor Carroll (Presser/Fischer)
