SHELBY COUNTY ALL-COUNTY HONOR BAND
Percussion Audition Requirements
High School
Snare
Double Stroke Roll - performed open-closed-open with smooth transition
"Etude 18" from Advanced Snare Drum Studies by Mitchell Peters
Start at measure 11 and play to the end.
Sight Reading will also be a part of the audition process.
Mallet
Scales (see scale requirement page)
Pg. 106 "The Strenuous Life" from Solos and Etudes Book for Marimba by Mark Johnson
Start at the beginning and play through measure 38.
No repeats, take the second ending both times.
Sight Reading will also be a part of the audition process.
No Timpani
Middle School
Snare
Double Stroke Roll - performed open-closed-open with smooth transition
Etude 30 from the Intermediate Snare Drum Studies by Mitchel Peters. Start at the beginning and play to the end of line 7. See link below for modifications.
Sight Reading will also be a part of the audition process.
Mallet
Scales (see scale requirement page)
Wilder Reiter from Solos and Etudes for Marimba by Mark Johnson (pg. 6)
Sight Reading will also be a part of the audition process.
No Timpani