Audition Procedure
- Complete a Google document used for communication purposes. Please provide your RebelMail email and NSHE Student Identification Number as well as your hometown you would like to appear on concert programs.
- Video record yourself playing each item in order as it appears on the audition sheet with an audible metronome in the background and upload to YouTube as "unlisted" not "private".
- Submit your YouTube links to unlvbands@unlv.edu by Thursday, Aug. 18. Results will be posted soon after.
Percussion Auditions
Percussionists, please contact Dr. Timothy Jones for scheduling and audition material at timothy.jones@unlv.edu.
Audition Order
Scales
All requested scales are major and articulated according to the example below.
Required scales are in the instrument’s key (i.e. B-flat Clarinet: G, 3 octaves = Concert F):
- Flute: C (3 octaves), B (2 octaves)
- Oboe: D-flat (2 octaves), E-flat (2 octaves)
- Bassoon: B-flat (3 octaves), A (2 octaves)
- B-flat Clarinet: G (3 octaves), E (3 octaves)
- Bass Clarinet: G (2 octaves), A (2 octaves)
- E-flat Alto Saxophone: C-sharp (2 octaves), F (2 octaves)
- B-flat Trumpet: A (2 octaves), D (2 octaves)
- Horn: C (3 octaves), F-sharp (2 octaves)
- Trombone: A (2 octaves), D (2 octaves)
- Euphonium: F (2 octaves), G (2 octaves)
- Tuba: E-flat (3 octaves), B (2 octaves)
- Double Bass: A-flat (2 octaves), B (2 octaves)
Prepared Excerpts
Sheet music for the required prepared excerpts can be found on the UNLV Bands website.
Audition sections are as follows:
| Piece | Movement (if applicable) | Measures for Audition |
|---|---|---|
| Piccolo | ||
| Symphony for Band | I. Epitaphs | 127-137, 208-210, 225-232 |
| II. Marches | 68-78, 500-539 (ending) | |
| Concerto for Trombone | I. A Stroll | 122-240 |
| III. Hysteria | 44-61 | |
| IV. Joe’s Tango | 129-133, 177-199 | |
| Boston Brass Fanfare | N/A | 13-21, 36-39 |
| Flute | ||
| Symphony for Band | I. Epitaphs | 63-66, 225-232 |
| II. Marches | 60-68, 519-539 (end) | |
| Concerto for Trombone | I. A Stroll | 104-159 |
| II. Hysteria | 40-60 | |
| IV. Joe’s Tango | 14-32 | |
| Boston Brass Fanfare | N/A | 13-21, 36-39 |
| Oboe | ||
| Symphony for Band | I. Epitaphs | 35-46, 127-138, 225-232 |
| II. Marches | 20-80, 500-539 (ending) | |
| Concerto for Trombone | I. A Stroll | 61-67, 118-159, 226-244 |
| III. Hysteria | 40 (C) - 60 | |
| IV. Joe’s Tango | 158-199 | |
| Boston Brass Fanfare | N/A | 13-21, 36-39 |
| English Horn | ||
| Symphony for Band | I. Epitaphs | 127-137, 204-217 |
| II. Marches | 385-539 (ending) | |
| Concerto for Trombone | III. Hysteria | 54-60 |
| IV. Joe’s Tango | 189-199 | |
| Boston Brass Fanfare | N/A | 13-21 |
| Bassoon | ||
| Symphony for Band | I. Epitaphs | 30-60, 88-93, 141-144, 225-232 |
| II. Marches | 501-539 (ending) | |
| Concerto for Trombone | I. A Stroll | 147-154, 224-228 |
| II. Waltse for Joe | 6-19 | |
| III. Hysteria | 45-46 | |
| IV. Joe’s Tango | 1-13, 110-128 | |
| Boston Brass Fanfare | N/A | 13-21, 36-41 |
| Clarinet | ||
| Symphony for Band | I. Epitaphs | 28-36, 225-263 (ending) |
| II. Marches | 98-117, 500-539 (ending) | |
| Concerto for Trombone | I. A Stroll | 224-228 |
| III. Hysteria | 41-60 | |
| IV. Joe’s Tango | 12-18, 177-199 | |
| Boston Brass Fanfare | N/A | 13-21, 36-39 |
| Bass Clarinet | ||
| Symphony for Band | I. Epitaphs | 1-9, 74-79, 225-232 |
| II. Marches | 508-539 (ending) | |
| Concerto for Trombone | I. A Stroll | 25 (A) - 50, 224-236 |
| II. Waltse for Joe | 4-65 | |
| IV. Joe’s Tango | 15-18, 59-128, 171-199 | |
| Boston Brass Fanfare | N/A | 13-21, 36-41 |
| Alto Saxophone | ||
| Symphony for Band | I. Epitaphs | 218-232, 241-244 |
| II. Marches | 495-539 (ending) | |
| Concerto for Trombone | I. A Stroll | 114-176 |
| III. Waltse for Joe | 1-28 | |
| III. Hysteria | 47-58 | |
| IV. Joe’s Tango | 195-199 | |
| Boston Brass Fanfare | N/A | 42-47 |
| Tenor Saxophone | ||
| Symphony for Band | I. Epitaphs | 103-107, 218-232 |
| II. Marches | 495-539 (ending) | |
| Concerto for Trombone | I. A Stroll | 151-183 |
| II. Waltse for Joe | 24-28 | |
| IV. Joe’s Tango | 165-187 | |
| Boston Brass Fanfare | N/A | 42-50 |
| Baritone Saxophone | ||
| Symphony for Band | I. Epitaphs | 218-232, 241-244 |
| Concerto for Trombone | I. A Stroll | 119-153 |
| IV. Joe’s Tango | 179-199 | |
| Boston Brass Fanfare | N/A | 36-48 |
| Trumpet | ||
| Symphony for Band | I. Epitaphs | 40-42, 212-224, 244-249 |
| II. Marches | 121-125, 327-383, 517-539 (ending) | |
| Concerto for Trombone | I. A Stroll | 61-96 |
| III. Hysteria | 32-58 (one before letter E) | |
| Boston Brass Fanfare | N/A | 10-19, 41-50 |
| Fanfare for the New | N/A | 4-9, 13-38, 82-95, 132-141 |
| French Horn | ||
| Symphony for Band | I. Epitaphs | 94-103, 116-127 |
| II. Marches | 312-368, 500-539 (ending) | |
| Concerto for Trombone | I. A Stroll | 97-102, 114-126, 229 (6 after I) - 232 |
| III. Hysteria | 54-66 | |
| Boston Brass Fanfare | N/A | 10-23, 40-50 |
| Fanfare for the New | N/A | 6-37, 46-63, 116-140 |
| Trombone | ||
| Symphony for Band | I. Epitaphs | 89-104, 225-237 |
| II. Marches | 297-383, 500-539 (ending) | |
| Concerto for Trombone | I. A Stroll | 98 (D) - 157, 224-237 |
| IV. Joe’s Tango | 129 (G) - 132, 168-199 | |
| Boston Brass Fanfare | N/A | 10-19, 42-47 |
| Fanfare for the New | N/A | 5-18, 59-81, 130-152 |
| Euphonium | ||
| Symphony for Band | I. Epitaphs | 34-46, 92-102 |
| II. Marches | 231-251, 483-539 (ending) | |
| Concerto for Trombone | I. A Stroll | 114-122, 228-236 |
| III. Hysteria | 44-47 | |
| IV. Joe’s Tango | 161-199 | |
| Boston Brass Fanfare | N/A | 13 (from the second beat, Gb) - 19, 40-47 |
| Fanfare for the New | N/A | 63-81 |
| Tuba | ||
| Symphony for Band | I. Epitaphs | 30-43, 91-102, 241-244 |
| Concerto for Trombone | I. A Stroll | 32-36, 110-122 |
| IV. Joe’s Tango | 10-30, 53-57 | |
| Boston Brass Fanfare | N/A | 13 (starts from the second beat, Gb) - 19, 39-48 |
| Fanfare for the New | N/A | 32-38, 63-76 |
| Double Bass | ||
| Concerto for Trombone | I. A Stroll | 110-124 |
| IV. Joe’s Tango | 32-44, 103-128 | |
| Fanfare for the New | N/A | 63-81 |