ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY BAND
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Woodwinds and Brass
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Letter of good standing from the high school director
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You must be able to read music proficiently!
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Major Scale & arpeggios: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, B, E, A, and D
(Two or three octaves when possible)
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Minor Scales: C Harmonic and A Melodic (and corresponding arpeggios)
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Chromatic Scale: Practical range of the instrument.
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Prepared Material: Etude or Solo Grade 3 or higher (All state etudes accepted)
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Sight-reading
Percussion
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Letter of good standing from the high school director
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You must be able to read music proficiently!
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Rudiments and melodic proficiency
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Any of the percussive Arts Society's 40 Essential Rudiments as requested.
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Major Scale & arpeggios: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, B, E, A, D, and B (2 octaves)
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Minor Scales: C Harmonic and A Melodic (and corresponding arpeggios)
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Chromatic Scale: Practical range of the instrument.
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Prepared Material: Etude or Solo Grade 3 or higher (All state etudes accepted)
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Tuning the timpani on the following intervals:
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Major 3rd
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Minor 3rd
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Perfect 4th
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Perfect 5th
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Perfect octave
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Sight-reading- Students should demonstrate the ability to sight-read a piece of music with great success, while mastering dynamics, tempo, stylistic, and other nuances.
Students should produce a characteristic tone on his or her instrument, in all ranges of the instrument. Students should demonstrate proper phrasing and stylistic nuances when performing etude, scales, and sight-reading. All scales should be tongued, using 8th notes at M.M. = 120 beats per minute.