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
. 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, send an email to ncbandwebmaster@gmail.com.
This list of recordings is intended only as an educational resource and no specific interpretation is endorsed by the NCBA.
Please note: On the 11-12 solos, follow the markings on the engravings of the solos on this website.
Videos
Thank you Brian Myers and Jason Barclift for sharing your spreadsheets!
The video links for the 2025-2026 school year have been checked.
Score Sheets & Audition Scripts
Middle School
Requirements
Winds - Rotation 3 Solos:
2026-2027
Level 1
Ending A = All-District Auditions
Ending B = All-State Auditions
Flute - 1C
Oboe - 1E
Bassoon - 1E
Clarinet - 1C
Bass Clarinet - 1C
Saxophones - 1D
Trumpet - 1D
Horn - 1E
Trombone - 1E
BC Euphonium - 1C
TC Euphonium - 1C
Tuba - 1D
String Bass - 1E (Bassoon)
MS Percussion - Rotation 3:
2026-2027
-
Snare Drum
-
Mallets Solo - R3
-
Timpani Solo - R3
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
2026-27
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 - 2D
Trombone - 2E
BC Euphonium - 2E
TC Baritone - 2E
Tuba - 2D
String Bass - 2B (Bass Trombone)
9/10 Percussion - Rotation 2:
2026-2027
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Snare Drum
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Snare Solo - Part 1 - R2
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Snare Technical Solo w/Bass Drum - Part 2 - R2
-
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Mallets Solo - R2
-
Timpani Solo - R2 (MP3)
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).