AHU - Dept. of Music - Instrumental - Festival of Honor Bands

The Festival of Honor Bands occurs on the last Saturday of January each year and consists of three honor bands. The bands are comprised of High School and Junior High School students from Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota who come together for a full day of rehearsals culminating in a late afternoon concert. Students are selected on the basis of a taped audition and given the opportunity to work with guest clinicians. All application and audition materials are listed below.

The 2013 Festival of Honor Bands will be held on Saturday, February 2

Future Festival Dates:

January 25, 2014

January 31, 2015

January 30, 2016

January 28, 2017

How to Participate

To participate in Honor Band
please download the

Application

(Microsoft Excel)

View the

Invitation Letter

Audition Music

Click on the appropriate links below to view and print this year's audition music. You will need Adobe Reader to view these files, which is available for free download at: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Please carefully follow the Audition Instructions when submitting recordings.

Junior High School Band

All Junior High auditions should begin with a chromatic scale throughout the individual's full range (including mallets). Please slur eighth notes at m.m. 60. Then record the appropriate audition piece below.

Snare and Timpani auditions should begin with a Long Roll.

Then record the appropriate audition piece below.

Printable Part (PDF)

Smart Music File

Printable Part (PDF)

Smart Music File

FLUTE

FLUTE

HORN

HORN

OBOE

OBOE

TROMBONE

TROMBONE

CLARINET

CLARINET

BARITONE B.C.

BARITONE B.C.

ALTO/CONTRA ALTO CLARINET

ALTO/CONTRA ALTO CLARINET

BARITONE T.C.

BARITONE T.C.

BASS CLARINET

BASS CLARINET

TUBA

TUBA

BASSOON

BASSOON

STRING BASS

STRING BASS

ALTO SAXOPHONE

ALTO SAXOPHONE

MALLET PERCUSSION**

MALLET PERCUSSION*

TENOR SAXOPHONE

TENOR SAXOPHONE

SNARE DRUM**

SNARE DRUM*

BARITONE SAXOPHONE

BARITONE SAXOPHONE

TIMPANI**

TIMPANI*

TRUMPET

TRUMPET

ALL PARTS

*Percussionists may perform on one or more instruments for their audition.

**Snare and Timpani auditions should begin with a Long Roll.

High School Band.

All High School auditions should begin with concert C and A flat scales throughout the individual's full range (including mallets). Please tongue eighth notes at m.m.=80.

Snare and Timpani auditions should begin with the Single Paradiddle.

Then record the appropriate audition piece below.

Printable Part (PDF)	Smart Music File	Printable Part (PDF)	Smart Music File
FLUTE	FLUTE	HORN	HORN
OBOE	OBOE	TROMBONE	TROMBONE
CLARINET	CLARINET	BARITONE B.C.	BARITONE B.C.
ALTO/CONTRA ALTO CLARINET	ALTO/CONTRA ALTO CLARINET	BARITONE T.C.	BARITONE T.C.
BASS CLARINET	BASS CLARINET	TUBA	TUBA
BASSOON	BASSOON	STRING BASS	STRING BASS
ALTO SAXOPHONE	ALTO SAXOPHONE	MALLET PERCUSSION**	MALLET PERCUSSION*
TENOR SAXOPHONE	TENOR SAXOPHONE	SNARE DRUM**	SNARE DRUM*
BARITONE SAXOPHONE	BARITONE SAXOPHONE	TIMPANI**	TIMPANI*
TRUMPET	TRUMPET	ALL PARTS