Winter Auditions 


The winter festival includes the following ensembles: MS Concert Band, HS Chorus, and HS Jazz Band. All students will need to be registered by December 9, using the 23-24 Winter Registration Form (coming soon). For more information about the winter audition process, scroll down and look for each ensembles' requirements. 

All winter participation fees, which is $25 per student, will need to be mailed/handed to the treasurer no later than Saturday, January 27, 2024. All checks should be made out to "CVMFA District VI". Here is the Invoice form for Directors. 

Middle School District Honor Band (updated October 2023)

Please have all of your recommendations made by Dec. 9 and register all students  using the 23-24 Winter Registration Form (coming soon).

High School District Choir (updated 2024)

Please have all of your recommendations made by Dec. 9 and register all students  using the 23-24 Winter Registration Form by Dec. 11.

This year the District Choir will be recommendation based. Students need to be able to demonstrate proficiency to their teachers in all of the following skills

1.) Match Pitch

2.) Harmonize

3.) Follow a conductor

4.) Follow music notation 

5.) The All State audition piece can be used as repertoire to guide your selection process, if you so choose.

 2024-25 Vocal Selection: Let the Life I've Lived Speak for Me by Gwyneth Walker (published by ECS Publishing)

https://sites.google.com/view/vtallstate/audition-information/audition-details?authuser=0


HS Jazz Band (updated August 2024)

Please upload a video audition to the by the evening of Monday, Dec 9 that includes the student completing the audition as guided by you, the teacher.

Audition submission and materials folder

High School Jazz Band Audition Guidelines for All Winds, Piano, Guitar, and Bass


1) Prepared Part: Students perform their part (1st part for winds/brass) from the current year’s

prepared piece from Sittin’ In With The Big Band.  Students do not need to prepare written or improvised solos if they occur in the parts but may do so. Students should read cued parts whenever written.

2) Sight Reading: Students will sight-read an example from jazz literature. -Distribute the sight reading material during the recorded audition only. 

3) Blues Improv: Students perform a blues melody, improvisation, and scales/arpeggios using the

current year’s Blues Improv play-along and associated scale sheet.

Blues Improv Procedure for Winds and Brass:

Play the head

Play the scales/arpeggios

Improvise melodically for two choruses

Return to the head

Procedure for Piano/Guitar:

Play the head

Comp chords for one chorus

Improvise melodically for two choruses

Return to the head

Procedure for Bass:

Play the head

Walk a bass line for two choruses

Improvise melodically for one chorus

Return to the head

High School Jazz Band Audition Guidelines for Drum Set

1) Prepared Part: Students will perform the drum set part from the current year’s prepared piece from

Sittin’ In With The Big Band.

2) Sight Reading: Students will sight-read an example from jazz literature.

3) Demonstration of Styles: Students will perform stylistically appropriate time-keeping patterns and fills

in two of the following styles:

- Shuffle

- Funk-Rock

- Bossa Nova or Samba

- Jazz Waltz w/ Brushes

- Jazz Ballad w/ Brushes