NC BANDMASTERS
ASSOCIATION EST. 1938
ALL-STATE HONORS BAND Audition Requirements
Solos will be posted by or on June 1st of each year.
LIST OF REVISIONS
September 12, 2023
Revised 11/12 Bassoon Solo Posted
June 6, 2023
Revised 11/12 Trombone Solo Posted
January 25, 2022
For the MS and 9/10 solos: Ending A is used for All-District Auditions and Ending B is used for All-State Auditions.
Adjudication of Scales
Any error in articulation (wrong articulation or mixed articulation) will be a .5 deduction.
May use deductions as small a tenth of a point for other errors.
Adjudication of Solos/Sight-reading - May ONLY use deductions of .5 point or a full point.
Videos of All-State Solos
I am compiling a list of videos for students preparing to audition for All-District/All-State. If there is a mistake regarding a link, let me know. If you know of other videos that are available that I can add to the spreadsheet, please PM me on Facebook or send an email to ncbandwebmaster@gmail.com.
Ruth Petersen
This list of recordings is intended only as an educational resource and no specific interpretation is endorsed by the NCBA.
ECU faculty has recorded all of the solos for 2024-2025. They will be added to the spreadsheet but we wanted to give you access right away.
Please note: On the 11-12 solos, follow the markings on the engravings of the solos on this website.
Score Sheets & Audition Scripts
Middle School
Requirements
Winds - Rotation 1 Solos:
2024-2025
Level 1
Ending A = All-District Auditions
Ending B = All-State Auditions
Flute - 1A
Oboe - 1B
Bassoon - 1B
Clarinet - 1A
Bass Clarinet - 1A
Saxophones - 1A
Trumpet - 1A
Horn - 1B
Trombone - 1A
BC Euphonium - 1A
TC Euphonium - 1A
Tuba - 1B
String Bass - 1B (Bassoon)
MS Percussion - Rotation 1:
2024-2025
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Snare Drum (Both in 1 doc.)
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Snare Solo - R1
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Snare Technical Solo with Tambourine - R1
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Mallets Solo - R1
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Timpani Solo - R1
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MS Percussion Performance Videos
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Snare - Part 1
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Snare - Part 2
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Greg Dills
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Rick Dior (Start 2:42)
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Timpani
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Mallets - Not available
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Bonus Material from Rick Dior
Middle School Scales
Be sure to read the information regarding the auditions
under Policies & Procedures on the Documents page and remember that all scales are to be played in the order
found on the page.
Middle School Scales are tongued; chromatic is slurred
(except trombone is legato).
High School (9/10)
Requirements
Winds - Rotation 2 Solos
2024-2025
Level 2
Ending A = All-District Auditions
Ending B = All-State Auditions
Flute - 2D
Oboe - 2A
Bassoon - 2D
Bb Clarinet - 2E
Low Clarinet - 2C
Saxophone - 2E
Trumpet - 2E
Horn - 2E
Trombone - 2E
BC Euphonium - 2E
TC Baritone - 2E
Tuba - 2D
String Bass - 2C (Bass Trombone)
9/10 Percussion - Rotation 2:
2024-2025
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Snare Drum
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Mallets Solo - R2
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Timpani Solo - R2
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9/10 Percussion Performance Recordings
High School (9/10) Scales
Be sure to read the information regarding the auditions
under Policies & Procedures on the Documents
page and remember that all scales are to be played in the order
found on the page.
High School Scales:
students are to be prepared
to play any scale tongued or slurred; chromatic is slurred
(except trombone is legato).