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 8, using the 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 Friday, January 29, 2027. All checks should be made out to "CVMFA District VI". Here is the Invoice form for Directors. 

Middle School District Honor Band (updated October 2025)

Please have all of your recommendations made by Dec. 8 and register all students  using the Winter Registration Form (coming soon).

• 6th graders are welcome.

• Teachers will recommend students.

• All instruments are now welcome.

High School District Choir (updated 2026)

Please have all of your recommendations made by Dec. 8 and register all students  using the Winter Registration Form.

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.

2027 Vocal Selection: "Cantate Domino" by Pitoni; sight-singing and rhythm-reading info is available in the link below:

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

HS Jazz Band (updated September 2026)

Please upload a video audition by the evening of Wednesday, 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. The prepared part for AY 26-27 is:

Secret Love: Measures 1-58 Webster, Fain Sittin In with the Big band Vol.2.

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

sight-reading material during the recorded audition only. Allow 1-2 minutes for silent preparation

and allow one re-take of one passage.

3) Blues Improv: Students perform a blues melody, improvisation, and guide-tone exercise

using the current year’s Blues Improv play-along and associated guide-tone sheet.

Billie's Bounce Charlie Parker arr. Jamey Aebersold, Charlie Parker- All Bird- Vol. 6

Blues Improv Procedure for Winds and Brass:

Play the head

Demonstrate the harmony using the guide-tone lines

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.

Choose one from:

- Shuffle

- Funk-Rock

And one from:

- Bossa Nova or Samba

- Jazz Waltz w/ Brushes

- Jazz Ballad w/ Brushes