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For the 2025-26 School Year:

​Concert Winds (Junior High and High School) auditions will take place after school May 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22, and 23.

Wind Symphony (High School only) auditions are held June 11, 12, 13, 16 and 17.

* If you cannot audition during this timeframe, you must make arrangements to audition before then.


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)
            • Chromatic Scale full range of your instrument 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)
 
 
 
Concert Winds (Junior High and High School students)
           • Major scales and arpeggios memorized:
                          Concert pitch 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 two octaves on the xylophone.
            • Both audition etudes (not memorized)
               (Percussionists perform 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.
 
Auditions are held in person at the Loma Linda Academy band room.


 Audition appointments are made online by clicking on the Audition Scheduler Link below.

Wind Symphony (high school students)

LLA scales and arpeggios
Wind Symphony Etudes
Video Playlist of all Wind Symph. etudes


Concert Winds (high school and junior high students)

LLA scales and arpeggios
Concert Winds Etudes
Videos of all the Concert Winds etudes

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