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2021 District IV Senior District Audition Materials
1.     All Music will be released the week of October 24, 2021
2.     Please contact your director about registration. 
3.     All Auditions will take place online through video submission. Please contact your director for additional information. 
4.     Audition videos will be due to your director the week of December 6, 2021.  Please discuss with your director which day to submit videos. 
5.     Judging will begin the week of December 13, 2021
6.     Results will be given to your band director on December 21, 2021
7.     More information on how to record your video is forthcoming. Please check with your director in December. 
Piccolo
Trumpet
Flute
French Horn
Oboe
Tenor Trombone
Bassoon
Bass Trombone
Eb Clarinet
Baritone/Euphonium TC
Bb Clarinet
Baritone/ Euphonium BC
Bass Clarinet
Tuba
Contra Bass Clarinet
Percussion
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

Student Audition Procedures:

Below are the prompts to be used for the 2021-2022 District Band recordings. Students must be prepared to use each of the prompts for their instrument during the recording. STUDENTS WILL NOT AND SHOULD NOT TALK DURING THE RECORDING OF THEIR SUBMISSION. This will allow for anonymity throughout the adjudication process. To aid in this effort students may need two devices for the audition. One device to record and another from which to provide the guided prompts. 

Follow these steps for a successful recording:
1.  Click on your instrument and READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS. 
2.  You will be making ONE video (not 4 small videos, or spliced videos) Percussion will be making two videos.  One for Mallet and one for Snare. 
3.  You will need to use the script (push play recording ) on the audition procedure page.  You will also need to make sure it is loud enough that the script can be heard on your video. 
4. Step by step instructions. Have your recording device ready and the script page up ready for use.  Remember NO TALKING ON YOUR VIDEO!
  1. Start your video.
  2. click script for the first scale
  3. play the scale
  4. click script for the second scale
  5. play the scale
  6. click the script for the chromatic scale
  7. play the scale
  8. click the script for the prepared piece/etude
  9. play the prepared etude
  10. stop record. Your video is complete. 
  11. Save your video with your name on the video and send it to the following google folder. (this is what I did, but you can change it to email, etc. ) 
Students are to make a video of themselves playing the audition and send the video to the director.  The director will watch each video and verify the student and their audition.  The director will then take the video and convert it to an MP3, change the name of the video to the audition number, and place the mp3 in your assigned school google folder. Please make note of the percussion requirements when verifying the audition.  Also remind students they need to perform scales for their instrument, not concert pitch.
 
The goal is for the student to not speak on the audition video.  They will follow the script that is found on the VBODA4.com website.
Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Eb Clarinet
Bb Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Contra Bass Clarinet
Trumpet
French Horn
Tenor Trombone
Bass Trombone
Baritone/Euphonium TC
Baritone/ Euphonium BC
Tuba
Percussion
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
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