Central District Auditions will be held on Saturday, January 8th, 2011 at Orange High School.
Click the links below to view the pdf file of the All District and County Solo and Scale list:
- Middle School Solo List
- Middle School Scale List
- High School Solo List
- High School Scale List
– SCALE ARTICULATION, SCORING AND TIMING –
•High school students must perform their major scales in the order listed on the CDBA website.
•HS students must play their major and chromatic scales in three minutes or less.
•HS students should prepare all major scales both tongued and slurred. Judges will post the articulation (tongued or slurred) for each major scale on the music stand in the audition room.
•Chromatic scales must be slurred by all wind instruments.
•A one-point deduction will be assessed for incorrect articulation .
•Students playing scales out of order will receive a scale score of zero for each scale misplayed.
•Scales must be memorized.
– SOLOS –
•Students should bring and use an original copy of their solo.
•Make certain that students have the correct edition of their solos.
•Cadenzas SHOULD NOT be played unless specifically indicated on the solo list.
– SIGHT-READING-
Students will receive 30-60 seconds of preview time prior to performing sight-reading, depending on the difficulty and length of sight-reading provided. All students within a specific room (flute room, clarinet room, etc.) will receive the same amount of preview time throughout the day.
The High School District Clinic will be held January 28-29th, 2011 at NC State University. The Middle School Clinic will be Feburary 4-5th, 2011.
