Wind Symphony and Concert Winds auditions are held the summer before the upcoming school year. Auditions dates will be announced in the spring of 2024. The scheduler below will be activated at that time.
Schedule your audition appointment here:
Audition Information
Wind Symphony (high school students)
•. All 12 major scales and arpeggios memorized, two octaves where possible. Three octaves where possible (clarinets and flutes)
Scales are played tongued going up and slurred coming down.
Percussion scales are played full range on the xylophone.
• Chromatic scale full range of your instrument memorized
• Both audition etudes (not memorized)
Concert Winds (junior high and high school students)
• Major scales and arpeggios memorized: Concert C, F, B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G, and D
• Chromatic scale of 2 octaves memorized
• Scales are played tongued going up and slurred coming down.
• Percussion scales are played full range on the xylophone.
• Both audition etudes (not memorized)
All percussionists will perform the scales as well as the etudes for snare drum, xylophone and timpani.
Students who audition for Wind Symphony but do not perform at an acceptable level may be invited to play in the Concert Winds at the director’s discretion.
Students are expected to audition in person at the Loma Linda Academy band room.
Audition appointments are made online by clicking on the “Audition Scheduler Link” button on the llabands.com website.
Wind Symphony (high school students)
•. All 12 major scales and arpeggios memorized, two octaves where possible. Three octaves where possible (clarinets and flutes)
Scales are played tongued going up and slurred coming down.
Percussion scales are played full range on the xylophone.
• Chromatic scale full range of your instrument memorized
• Both audition etudes (not memorized)
Concert Winds (junior high and high school students)
• Major scales and arpeggios memorized: Concert C, F, B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G, and D
• Chromatic scale of 2 octaves memorized
• Scales are played tongued going up and slurred coming down.
• Percussion scales are played full range on the xylophone.
• Both audition etudes (not memorized)
All percussionists will perform the scales as well as the etudes for snare drum, xylophone and timpani.
Students who audition for Wind Symphony but do not perform at an acceptable level may be invited to play in the Concert Winds at the director’s discretion.
Students are expected to audition in person at the Loma Linda Academy band room.
Audition appointments are made online by clicking on the “Audition Scheduler Link” button on the llabands.com website.
Wind Symphony (high school students)
Concert Winds (high school and junior high students)
Click below to watch the etudes performed. Concert Winds uses the "Concert Band" etudes.
Wind Symphony uses the "Symphonic Band etudes.
Wind Symphony uses the "Symphonic Band etudes.
