Winter Auditions
Page will be updated in October for 2023-24
Page will be updated in October for 2023-24
The winter festival includes the following ensembles: MS Concert Band, HS Chorus, and HS Jazz Band. All students will need to be registered by November 17, 2022, using the 2022 Winter Registration Form. For more information about the winter audition process, scroll down and look for each ensembles' requirements.
All winter participation fees, which is $30 per student, will need to be mailed/handed to the treasurer no later than Saturday, January 28. All checks should be made out to "CVMFA District VI". Here is the Invoice form for Directors.
Page will be updated in October for 2023-24
Middle School District Honor Band (updated Nov. 2022)
6th graders are welcome.
Teachers will recommend students.
All instruments are now welcome.
High School District Choir (updated Nov. 2022)
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
HS Jazz Band (updated Nov. 2022)
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.
2) Sight Reading: Students will sight-read an example from jazz literature.
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