ALL-DISTRICT BAND AUDITION INFORMATION
Audition Requirements
Students auditioning for the CDBA All-District Honor Band will follow the same requirements as the All-State Honors Band. The audition will consist of the following components:
Please refer to the NC Bandmasters website for more information on audition requirements, including specific scale sheets with the required number of scales and ranges for 9-10 and 11-12. All additional questions should be directed to your student's band director.
Students auditioning for the CDBA All-District Honor Band will follow the same requirements as the All-State Honors Band. The audition will consist of the following components:
- Scales
- Must be memorized
- Time limit of 2.5 minutes for high school
- Solo
- ALL instruments will play the designated cuts to the solo
- Sight Reading
- 45 seconds to prepare a short excerpt
- Prepare without producing sound on the instrument
Please refer to the NC Bandmasters website for more information on audition requirements, including specific scale sheets with the required number of scales and ranges for 9-10 and 11-12. All additional questions should be directed to your student's band director.
CDBA HS All-District Band Solo Cut Information
Students will prepare an excerpt of the solos for All-District Band auditions. The 2026-2027 HS All-District Band Audition Cuts are listed for all instruments in the blue buttons linked below.
IMPORTANT: Students auditioning on SNARE need to prepare the solo AND the technical passage. The excerpts can be found on pages 15 and 16 of the solo cuts of their respective grade levels below.
Students will prepare an excerpt of the solos for All-District Band auditions. The 2026-2027 HS All-District Band Audition Cuts are listed for all instruments in the blue buttons linked below.
IMPORTANT: Students auditioning on SNARE need to prepare the solo AND the technical passage. The excerpts can be found on pages 15 and 16 of the solo cuts of their respective grade levels below.
High School Audition Solos
All District Band Audition Registration
|
Director Registration
Complete before registering students |
Student Registration
Due Wednesday, December 10th at midnight $10/school + $10/student audition |
Audition Date:
Saturday, January 9, 2027 [Snow date: January 16, 2027]
Audition Location:
Hawfields Middle School
1951 NC-119
Mebane, NC 27302
Cost:
The cost to audition is $10 per audition plus $10 school fee.
Audition Times:
Individual student audition times will be distributed to band directors in mid-December.
For questions, please contact your student’s band director.
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