Middle Level Band
2021-22
Audition Requirements
For 2021-22, we'll be using
Cycle 2.
The NCKMEA ML Band will be using the
Festival Scores audition management system.
Teachers may create their Director accounts and put in their student profiles now.
Important Dates
Sep. 13 - Directors may start uploading recordings to Festival Scores.
Sep. 30 - Recorded auditions must be uploaded by 11:59:59 PM on this date. Late entries are not possible.
Oct. 1 - Judging begins
Oct. 8 - Judging completed
Oct. 10 - Roster posted no earlier than this date
Oct. 29 - Participation fees due with
invoice
Nov. 6 - Clinic & Concert @ Junction City HS
Audition Excerpts
Winds & Mallets (record two mp3 files)
- mp3 file 1 - Essential Elements Book 3 - TBA.
- mp3 file 2 - Chromatic Scale: slurred up tongued down quarter note = 90 (Suggested Ranges)
Snare (record two mp3 files)
- mp3 file 1 - Essential Elements Book 3 - TBA
- mp3 file 2 - Essential Elements Book 3 - TBA
Timpani (record one mp3 file)
- mp3 file 1 - Essential Elements Book 3 - #123: Record Tuning of three timpani then play exercise with no fermatas. Quarter Note = 120
Festival Scores - Audition Event Tags for 2021-22
Directors, you will need to activate the following Event Tags in your
Festival Scores Director account
in order to upload audition entries.
| Audition Event | Event Tag |
| Winds and Mallets | 42HGNNK |
| Timpani | 6GHTGX3 |
| Snare | R397L6J |