3. If no alto clarinet player scores at least the minimum accepted Bb clarinet score, the part will
be offered to an accepted Bb clarinet player with the manager’s recommendation. (rev 12/05)
4. Piccolo players shall be selected from among flute players who perform an additional piccolo
solo, on piccolo, as published annually in the MMEA Handbook. A separate rating system of 1
to 5 shall be used but not counted for or against the flute audition. If no piccolo player scores at
least the minimum accepted flute score, any piccolo parts shall be offered to accepted flute
players with the manager's recommendation. (rev 12/05)
G. Procedures Specific to Percussion
1. Each student shall perform a prepared solo that shall reflect their major area of expertise. The
solos will be chosen from Audition Etudes by Garwood Whaley, Meridith Music Publications.
The chosen solos will be listed under "Approved Instruments and Special Requirements". (rev
06/28/02)
2. Each student shall perform a selection from 8 (+4) Three Minute Solos for Multiple Percussion
by Tanner. This requirement shall remain the same from year to year. (rev 06/28/02)
3. Each student shall sight read on their major instrument. Mallet players shall play the same scale
requirements as winds (qv). (rev 06/28/02)
H. Procedures Specific to Voice
1. Students shall demonstrate their ability to sing their voice part in a five-part chorale as pub-
lished annually in the MMEA Handbook. All sopranos shall sing the soprano-2 part. Student shall
perform their part with the official part-missing recording. (rev 6/06)
2. Students shall demonstrate their ability to sing an unaccompanied Major scale in the key, pat-
tern, style, and number of octaves as published annually in the MMEA Handbook. (rev 6/06)
3. Sight-reading shall consist of eight measures of melody beginning and ending on the tonic, and
may be sung on any syllables of the student’s choice. (rev 6/06)
I. Procedures Specific to Strings
1. Part of the student's total score shall include the tuning of the instrument for the judges.
2. Students shall perform an orchestral excerpt selected from All-State concert repertoire provided
by the Orchestra Vice-President. All markings (bowings, fingerings, etc) must be followed. (rev
6/06)
3. Students shall be required to play one Major and one relative melodic minor scale from keys up
to four sharps or flats. The student shall self-select the first scale (either Major or melodic
minor) and judges shall assign the second scale. Scales shall be performed memorized and in a
required pattern, style, and number of octaves as published annually in the MMEA Handbook.
Optional vibrato shall not count for or against the scale score. No ornamentation is allowed. (rev
6/06)
VII. ACCEPTANCE
A. As soon as possible after the last audition, the Auditions Chairperson shall provide the All-
State Vice-Presidents with a confidential list of audition results in numerical order from high
score to low score, by instrument. Also, the Auditions Chairperson shall present any recommen-
dations from the adjudicators to aid the Vice-Presidents in selecting students.
B. Students shall be accepted according to their scores and placed in ensembles to fill the required
instrumentation at the discretion of the All-State Vice-Presidents. Whenever possible, placement
for band and orchestra, woodwind, brass, and percussion players shall be as follows:
1. The highest scoring player in a section shall be granted the preference of band or orchestra.
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