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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:
  • Scales
    • Must be memorized
    • Time limit of 3 minutes for middle school
  • Solo 
    • Wind players and string bass will play designated cuts to the solo
    • Percussion will play the full solo ​
  • Sight Reading
    • ​45 seconds to prepare a short excerpt
    • Prepare without producing sound on the instrument

NOTE: Percussionists auditioning on snare and timpani have slightly different requirements (i.e. an extra technical exercise on snare and tuning by ear on timpani) and will NOT play scales. 

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 middle school students. All additional questions should be directed to your student's band director.
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CDBA HS All-District Band Solo Cut Information

Students will prepare an excerpt of the solos for All-District Band auditions. The HS All-District Band Audition cuts will be listed in the blue button linked below. NOTE: These cuts are for wind players and string bass only. There are no cuts to the percussion solos. Percussionists will play the full solo. 

IMPORTANT: Students auditioning on SNARE need to prepare the solo AND the technical passage. Both of these excerpts are included in the button below marked "2026-2027 MS Percussion Solos."

Middle School Audition Solos

2026-2027 MS Wind and String Bass Solos
2026-2027 MS Percussion Solos
2026-2027 MS Solo Videos
2026-2027 MS Solos with Cuts

All District Band Audition Registration​
Director Registration
Complete before registering students
Director Registration

Student Registration
Due Wednesday, December 10th at midnight
$10/school + $10/student audition

Student Registration


Audition Date:
Saturday, January 9, 2027  [Snow date: January 16, 2027]

Audition Location:
Hawfields Middle School
1951 NC-119

Mebane, NC 27302
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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.


​Rubrics
  • MS Scales Rubric
  • MS Solo Rubric
  • MS Sight-reading Rubric​