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Audition Information

Auditions for Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band will take prior to the start of the fall semester and are heard by Dr. Schneider and Dr. Knopps, conductors and applied faculty.

Requirements
Each audition will be approximately seven minutes in length and consist of the following:
-Solo material(s) of your choice demonstrating both technical and lyrical performance ability (please do not exceed four minutes).
-Percussionists must prepare a mallet solo.
-Wind and percussion repertoire excerpts provided below in PDF format. These are to be prepared by music majors only.

* non-music majors electing to play only in Symphonic Band may forego excerpts.

Audition Sign Up Procedure
A sign-up sheet will be located outside the Band Room (105) approximately one week prior to the start of auditions. Please include your full name, phone number, and email address where you can be reached. If you are required to schedule outside of the time reserved for your instrument, (due to class conflicts or lack of available slots) please clearly indicate your instrument next to your name.

Questions? Please contact EMU Bands at emu.bands@emich.edu or by phone at 734-487-1430.

MONDAY, September 3
Time                                       Instrument              Room
9:00 — 11:30am                     Clarinet                    105
11:45am — 1:00pm               Saxophone                105
1:00 — 1:30pm                  — lunch break —
1:30 — 3:00pm                       Oboe                       105
3:00 — 3:45pm                       Bassoon                   105
3:45 — 5:00pm                       Horn                        105
                                                                                   

TUESDAY, September 4
Time                                      Instrument                Room
9:00 — 10:30am                    Trombone                 105
10:45am — 12:45pm             Trumpet                    105
12:45 — 1:15pm               — lunch break —
1:15 — 2:45pm                      Flute/Piccolo              105
3:00 — 4:15pm                      Tuba/Euphonium       105
4:30 — 6:00pm                      All*                           105

*Make Up Auditions (with permission) and Non-Major SB Auditions Only

WEDNESDAY, September 5
Time                                      Instrument                Room
1:15 — 3:30pm                      Percussion                105
3:30 — 4:00pm                      String Bass/Piano      105


Fall 2012 Audition Excerpts

Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Horn
Trumpet
Trombone
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba 
Percussion