Corrections and Clarifications
Please check this section often in the event we need to make corrections or clarifications to the requirements.
- 5/6/2024: Middle School Piccolo Etude Correction: Exercise: pg. 27, #8; beginning -18 (to breath mark), top line, no repeat, dotted quarter note = 88
- 5/6/2024: 11-12 Grade French Horn Lyrical Etude Clarification: Lyrical Exercise: pg. 19, #7; Andante; all
- 5/6/2024: Middle School Flute Technical Exercise: pg. 51, #16; all, half note = 92
- 5/7/2024: 11-12 Symphonic Band Trumpet Lyrical Exercise: pg. 14, "Auburn"; m.16 - 28
- 5/8/2024: 9-10 Concert Band Contra Alto/Bass Clarinet
- Lyrical Exercise: pg. 37 #14; bottom line, beginning - m. 17, quarter note = 108
- Technical Exercise: pg. 30, #8; bottom line, beginning - m. 19, quarter note = 138
- 5/8/2024: 9-10 Concert Band Trombone/Euphonium Lyrical Exercise: pg. 19, #15; m. 2-25, quarter note = 104
- 5/9/2024: 9-10 Concert Band Bb Clarinet Lyrical Exercise: pg. 4-5, #8; m. 1 - 22 + 1 note, dotted quarter = 50
- 5/13/2024: Middle School French Horn Technical Exercise: tempo should be quarter note = 120
- 7/10/2024: Symphonic Band English Horn Exercise: pg. 1, #1; m. 1 - 15 + 1 note (end on “E” quarter note)
- 8/19/2024: Audition Scripts linked on this page are now the current scripts to be used for this year's auditions.
- 8/20/2024: Audition Scripts for Jazz auditions posted.
- 8/20/2024: HS Jazz Improv: Green Dolphin Street will not have the introduction on the improv recording. You will hear the tuning note and count off. You will then play the melody and two choruses of improv.
- 8/30/2024: Updated Rubrics: percentages/ratios stayed mostly the same, but those are now reflected in the point values in each attribute. This was necessary for compatibility with the online scoring system that the adjudicators will be using. The committee also slightly increased the amount that students will get credit for when playing scales in more octaves.
Requirements
- Pay close attention to the specific editions of the books that are used for the requirements.
- Repeats, D.S. and D.C. should be performed unless otherwise noted on the requirements.
- Grade levels indicated refer to the grade the student will be in during the 2024-2025 school year.
Middle School Band (7th & 8th grade)
Concert Band (9th & 10th grade)
Symphonic Band (11th & 12th Grade)
Piano (9th through 12th Grade)
Middle School Jazz Band (7th & 8th grade)
For the 2024-2025 Middle School All-State Jazz Requirements, the following resources have been provided for the benefit of the Director & Students:
- The complete score & parts to both Etude #1 and Etude #2 so that you can use it in your classroom as a teaching resource. (Vibe part is included, however, it is only for your students to use in class, there is no vibraphone audition for All State Jazz.)
- Both etudes have practice tracks that can be found at https://www.skippysounds.com/allstatejazz. The composer has graciously created these files to provide a practice resource for both Directors and Students.
- The MS Improv WORK SONG is from The Real Easy Book Level 1/Volume 1 from Sher Music/Stanford Jazz Workshop. Please see the improv teaching guide and/or script provided for specifics.
- If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to the Jazz Committee at jazzband@fba.flmusiced.org.
High School Jazz Band (9th - 12th grades)
- Requirement Sheet
- Excerpts:
- Improv Note: Green Dolphin Street will not have the introduction on the improv recording. You will hear the tuning note and count off. You will then play the melody and two choruses of improv.
