All County Band & Orchestra Audition
Scale Requirements
Updated 9.3.2014
| Elementary Band | Jr. HIgh Band | Sr. High Band | Jr. High Jazz |
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Elementary School Band Scale Requirements 
| Flute | Clarinet | Oboe | Alto/Bass Clarinet | Saxophone Family |
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| Horn | Trumpet | Trombone/Baritone Horn BC/Bassoon | Baritone Treble Clef | Tuba |
| Bells | Percussionists use the NYSSMA Levels 1-2 requirements. |
Junior High School Band Scale Requirements
- Any Seven (7) Major scales must be memorized
- Memorize & Perform chromatic scale (see scale page for specific requirements for each instrument)
- Judge will select three (3) major scales to be performed
- Major Scales will be performed: one octave ascending and descending from memory using the quarter & 6 eighth notes pattern @ quarter note = 100
- Chromatic Scale will be performed in straight eighth notes ascending and descending @ quarter note = 100
Junior High Required Scales 
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Percussionists use the NYSSMA Level 3-4 requirements.
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High School Band Scale Requirements
- All fifteen (15) Major scales must be memorized
- Memorize & Perform chromatic scale (see scale page for specific requirements for each instrument)
- Judge will select three (3) major scales to be performed
- Major Scales will be performed: one octave ascending and descending from memory using the quarter and six eighth notes pattern @ quarter note = 120
- Chromatic Scale will be performed in straight eighth notes ascending and descending @quarter note = 120
From Nicki Regan:
The Piccolo scale should be a 2 ½ octave chromatic scale from D to A.
| Perform from memory ascending and descending in straight eighth notes @ quarter note = 120 | |||||||
| Flute | 3 octaves | C – C | |||||
| Oboe | 2 1/2 octaves | low Bb – F | |||||
| Bassoon | 2 1/2 octaves | low C – G | |||||
| Clarinet | 3 octaves | low F – High F | |||||
| Alto Clarinet | low E – High C | ||||||
| Bass Clarinet | low E – High C | ||||||
| Alto Sax | 2 1/2 octaves | low Bb – High F | |||||
| Tenor Sax | 2 1/2 octaves | low Bb – High F | |||||
| Bari Sax | 2 1/2 octaves | low Bb – High F | |||||
| Trumpet | 2 octaves | low G – G | |||||
| French Horn | 2 octaves | low G – G | |||||
| Trombone | 2 octaves | low F – F | |||||
| Baritone | 2 octaves | low F – F | |||||
| Tuba | 2 octaves | low F- F | |||||
High School Required Scales 
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Percussionists use the NYSSMA Level 5-6 requirements
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Elementary Strings Scale Requirements
**All string auditions beginning in the 2009-2010 school year will include sight reading**
Elementary Strings Scale Requirements: All Scales Must Be Memorized Scales are to be performed at a moderate tempo, one quarter note per pitch
Violin I & II Scales only, one octave, G, D, A, C, F, judge will choose 3
Viola Scales only, one octave, G, D, A, C, F, judge will choose 3
Cello Scales only, one octave, G, D, A, C, F, judge will choose 3
Bass Scales only, one octave, F, G, D, student plays all
| Elementary Violin Scales | Elementary Viola Scales | Elementary Cello Scales | Elementary Double Bass Scales |
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Junior High School String Scale Requirements
| Jr. High Violin Scales | Jr. High Viola Scales | Jr.High Cello Scales | Jr.High Double Bass Scales |
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2009-2010 Jr. High Orchestra: There will be scales and sight reading for all instruments. All violins will audition on one solo. The solo will be performed for Judge #1. Scales and sight-reading will be performed in a separate room for Judge #2. Check the scale list for required scales for all instruments.
**All string auditions beginning in the 2009-2010 school year will include sight reading**
All Scales Must Be Memorized Scales are to be performed at a moderate tempo, one quarter note per pitch
Violin: C,G,F,Eb and Bb Major scales must be memorized one octave ascending and descending. D and A Major scales must be memorized two (2) octaves ascending and descending. Judge will select two (2) scales from C, G, F, Eb, and Bb to be performed from memory. Judge will select one (1) scale from D and A to be performed from memory.
Viola: C, A, F, Eb and Bb Major scales must be memorized one octave ascending and descending. G and D Major scales must be memorized two (2) octaves ascending and descending. Judge will select two (2) scales from C,A,F,Eb and Bb to be performed from memory. Judge will select one (1) scale from G and D to be performed from memory.
Cello: C, A, F, Eb and Bb Major scales must be memorized one octave ascending and descending. G and D Major scales must be memorized two (2) octaves ascending and descending. Judge will select two (2) scales from C,A,F,Eb and Bb to be performed from memory. Judge will select one (1) scale from G and D to be performed from memory
Bass: C, D, A, F, Eb and Bb Major scales must be memorized one octave ascending and descending. G Major scale must be memorized two (2) octaves ascending and descending. Judge will select two (2) scales from C, D, A, F, Eb and Bb to be performed from memory. Judge will select one (1) scale from G to be performed from memory.
High School String Scale Requirements
**All string auditions beginning in the 2009-2010 school year will include sight reading**
Violin, Viola, Cello:
All fifteen (15) Major scales must be memorized (2 octaves) Judge will select three (3) to be performed Scales will be performed: two octaves ascending and descending @ quarter note = 120
Bass:
All fifteen (15) Major scales must be memorized E string scales (E, F, F#/Gb, G, G#/Ab) in two (2) octaves All other scales in one (1) octave Judge will select two E string scales and one other scale to be performed Scales will be performed: ascending and descending @ quarter note = 120
| Violin Scales | Viola Scales | Cello Scales | Bass Scales |
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High School All County Jazz
SCALE REQUIREMENTS:
| Mixolydian Scales Page 2.pdf |
High School; twelve(12) scales prepared and three (3) will be asked @ the audition, one (1) from EACH category:
BLUES: C, F, B Flat, E Flat
DORIAN: C, F, B Flat, E Flat
MIXOLYDIAN: C, F, B Flat, E Flat
All scales given are in CONCERT PITCH! Please transpose accordingly!! Scales MUST be played in a SWING EIGHTH NOTE STYLE! @ quarter note= 120.
There will be SIGHT-READING & Improvisation is optional and only will be used in determining solo chairs. Any student wishing to improvise MUST bring their own CD “boom box”! The student will be expected to improvise one (1) to two (2) choruses from the Volume II Jamie Albersold, “Nuthin’ But The Blues” recording.
A drum set will be furnished at the audition site ( drummers can bring their own kits, if they so desire), and Bass & Guitar slingers MUST bring their own amplification.
Junior High All County Jazz
Junior High School; seven (7) scales prepared and three (3) will be asked @ the audition, one (1) from each category:
SCALE REQUIREMENTS
BLUES: F, B Flat, E Flat
DORIAN: F, B Flat
MIXOLYDIAN: F, B Flat
All scales given are in CONCERT PITCH! Please transpose accordingly!! Scales MUST be played in a SWING EIGHTH NOTE STYLE! @ quarter note= 120.
There will be SIGHT-READING & Improvisation is optional and only will be used in determining solo chairs. Any student wishing to improvise MUST bring their own CD “boom box”! The student will be expected to improvise one (1) to two (2) choruses from the Volume II Jamie Albersold, “Nuthin’ But The Blues” recording.
A drum set will be furnished at the audition site ( drummers can bring their own kits, if they so desire), and Bass & Guitar slingers MUST bring their own amplification.