Saturday, January 30, 2010  |  Rehearsals begin @ 8:30, Concert @ 4:30

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 2010 Festival of Honor Bands will be held on Saturday, January 30

How to Participate To participate in Band Day 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.

 

 

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.

 

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

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