2023 Senior Auditions

11/18/23 – Senior Scores are available in the Registration portal – Senior Audition Cutoff Scores

11/6/23 – Students that wish to audition for Piano for the Senior Band or Orchestra, may audition for additional instrument. However, if the student is accepted for piano, the will be required to participate on piano. The student is still eligible to receive an all-state recommendation on the additional instrument, if scoring high enough. There will be no all-state recommendations for piano.

Full Audition List

Audition Date: November 18, 2023 – King Philip Regional High School

Audition Procedures

Registration will be open from September 19 – November 14. Late registrations will be accepted November 15-16, with a $20 late fee.
Each School will be assigned a time that will be known by your group director.
All requirements and regulations for auditions are listed on the District Web Site in the Handbook for directors to be printed out for students.

Fees:

The Audition Fee per audition will be $15. Checks should be made out to: Southeastern District – MMEA
After that, a Late Fee of $20 will be assessed along with your $15 fee at the auditions site for a total of $35.

Scales and Sight-Reading

All Instruments will have a sight-reading requirement

Vocal Sight Reading

Vocal sight-reading for 2023 is Bb Major
Will start and end on the tonic
Will include all pitches of the diatonic scale as they fit the range of the voice part
Will include steps and intervals of a third
Could include whole, half, quarter and eighth notes, including rests and dotted rhythms
Bass sight-reading is in bass clef.

Scale Information

All-State Scale Concert Band Scales Folder
All State String Scales Folder
Scales are now required for all vocalists. See the Attached Vocal Scale Sheet
Piano Scales
Minor Scales are not required.

Percussion Requirements

Multi-Percussion Requirement (required for all percussionists):

Students will be judged on not only on how they play the different percussion instruments (timpani will need to be tuned) at each station but also on how they count the beats or measures between each written part. Students should take note of the setup of the different stations suggested by the author and should bring sufficient copies of music for each station and the mallets needed to play at those stations. Triangle and tambourine are provided.
10/5/23 UPDATE: Students will only be scored on the following instruments in the multi-percussion piece: Triangle, Tambourine, Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum. Students may omit the other instruments from the performance. **In addition, due to this change in the piece, rests will not be taken into consideration. Students may take a “reasonable” amount of time to switch instruments.