Audition Information – READ THIS FIRST
How not to get DISQUALIFIED…
The following are the most common reasons an audition will be DISQUALIFIED while judging for the majority of California Regional/State Honor Groups:
It IS ACCEPTABLE to record the individual aspects of your audition and combine them together into one file. For example, a student can do many takes of one scale, then use the take they feel is the best for their final audition submission. This can easily be done with many softwares, such as Reaper, Audacity, or Garage Band. This is the only type of tampering that is tolerated on our auditions.
What can NOT be done is splice measures together to form a complete excerpt. For instance, I could not record one measure of the Mozart, stop, then another measure, and then combine them. That would be considered cheating.
Concert Band Instrumental Recording Instructions
Jazz Band Recording Instructions
Jazz Choir Application Process
All Jazz Choir recordings will be submitted on this form by the Director. All audition materials must be uploaded by November 1st, 2019. Applications must include the $25 NON-REFUNDABLE Application fee. If accepted, each member will be assessed a $100 Participation Fee to be paid at registration.
Recording Instructions:
How not to get DISQUALIFIED…
The following are the most common reasons an audition will be DISQUALIFIED while judging for the majority of California Regional/State Honor Groups:
- Coaching is heard during the recording
- Digitally altering a recording (ex: the use of auto-tuning, etc.)
- Wrong solo or excerpt is played
- Wrong scales are played
- Solo is missing sections requested
- A metronome is heard during the scales or solo
- Track/Recording Blank
It IS ACCEPTABLE to record the individual aspects of your audition and combine them together into one file. For example, a student can do many takes of one scale, then use the take they feel is the best for their final audition submission. This can easily be done with many softwares, such as Reaper, Audacity, or Garage Band. This is the only type of tampering that is tolerated on our auditions.
What can NOT be done is splice measures together to form a complete excerpt. For instance, I could not record one measure of the Mozart, stop, then another measure, and then combine them. That would be considered cheating.
Concert Band Instrumental Recording Instructions
- One track per student
- Name each track as follows: School - Instrument - Name.
- MP3 file format only.
- Each Director will Upload 1 MP3 file per student to the Director’s Application.
- Each audition recording must contain the following material recorded in the listed order:
- Announcement - "Name, School, Instrument"
- Scales
- Solo
- Announcement – “End of Audition”
- Omit accompaniments and long rests over one measure.
- Play scales and passages at specified tempos.
- Listen to the completed recording to make sure that everything is recorded in order and review the directions above.
- Cheating will not be tolerated.
- Recordings are not to be electronically enhanced. Enhanced recordings will be eliminated from consideration for participation in the honor band.
Jazz Band Recording Instructions
- One track per student
- Name each track as follows: School - Instrument - Name.
- MP3 file format only. No CD's will be accepted.
- Each Director will Upload 1 MP3 file per student to the Director’s Application.
- Each audition recording must contain the following material recorded in the listed order:
- Name of Student
- Name of School
- Name of Instrument
- Scale
- Required Etudes
- Announcement – “End of Audition”
- Listen to the completed recording to make sure that everything is recorded in order and review the directions above.
- Cheating will not be tolerated.
- Recordings are not to be electronically enhanced. Enhanced recordings will be eliminated from consideration for participation in the honor jazz band.
Jazz Choir Application Process
All Jazz Choir recordings will be submitted on this form by the Director. All audition materials must be uploaded by November 1st, 2019. Applications must include the $25 NON-REFUNDABLE Application fee. If accepted, each member will be assessed a $100 Participation Fee to be paid at registration.
Recording Instructions:
- One track per student
- Name each track as follows: School - Instrument - Name.
- MP3 file format only
- Each Director will Upload 1 MP3 file per student to the Director’s Application.
- Each audition recording must contain the following material recorded in the listed order
- Name of Student
- Name of School
- Name of Instrument
- Chromatic scale, eighth notes, any syllable. Quarter note = 120
- Blues scale, eighth notes, any syllable. Quarter note = 120
- Solo, "I'm Old Fashioned", with accompaniment such as Aebersold or Band in a Box
- Part singing "London by Night," a cappella
- 2-3 choruses of improvisation, with accompaniment such as Aebersold or Band in a Box
- Perform scales and passages at specified tempos.
- Listen to the completed recording to make sure that everything is recorded in order and review the directions above.
- Cheating will not be tolerated.
- Recordings are not to be electronically enhanced. Enhanced recordings will be eliminated from consideration for participation in the Honor Jazz Choir.
