Audition Information

Wind candidates should be prepared to:

1. Play their own selection from the solo repertoire
2. Play major scales up to 4 flats and 4 sharps
3. Sightread an excerpt from the current orchestral repertoire

In addition:

• Flute students should be able to play or be willing to learn to play piccolo. If the student does play piccolo, please bring the instrument to the audition and be prepared to play a short solo or orchestral excerpt and scales.
• Oboe students should play or be willing to learn to play English horn. If the student does play English horn, please bring the instrument to the audition and be prepared to play a short solo or orchestral excerpt and scales.
• Clarinet students should be willing to learn A clarinet.  

Brass candidates should be prepared to:

1. Play their own selection from the solo repertoire
2. Play major scales up to 4 flats and 4 sharps
3. Sightread an excerpt from the current orchestral repertoire

• Horn students should have begun to learn transposition.
• Trumpet students must have a Bb trumpet and, if possible, have access to a C trumpet and should have begun to learn transposition.
• Trombone students must be able to read bass and should have begun to learn tenor clef.  

Percussion candidates should be prepared to:

1. Play their own selection from the solo repertoire
2. Play major scales up to 4 flats and 4 sharps
3. Sightread an excerpt from the current orchestral repertoire

• Play timpani
• Snare drums and cymbals, and

Should have begun learning mallet percussion.

Each applicant will perform a solo piece of their choice.

Applicants must be able to shift and read comfortably into Third Position and use vibrato as minimum requirements. It is important that students participate in their school ensembles as well as JSP if accepted.

Battery (snare & bass drum as well as auxiliary)

• Demonstration of basic rudiments from 26 Standard American Drum Rudiments
• Solo Piece – Student’s choice
• Sight reading – Short excerpt supplied by the director

Mallets

• Scales – Minimum of Concert Bb, Eb, F and C in two octaves and chromatic one octave
  • Director choses one scale/student chooses the second scale
  • All instruments play the chromatic scale
• Demonstrate ability to produce a roll with good tone
• Solo Piece – Student’s choice
• Sight reading – Short excerpt supplied by the director

Timpani

• Demonstrate ability to produce a roll with good tone
• Demonstrate accuracy in tuning
• Solo Piece – Student’s choice
• Sight reading – Short excerpt supplied by the director

• String players in grades 5-9, register for a JSP audition time
• String, woodwind & brass players in grades 9-12, register for a YPP audition time.