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NBDA H.S. 10-11-12 Auditions

  • Broken Arrow H.S. (map)

***** Be sure to take your instrument home the night before the audition, as it’s unlikely that the UHS building will be open the morning of auditions. *****

LOCATION

Saturday, November 5, 2022
Broken Arrow High School

AUDITION SCHEDULE

  • Auditions cuts will be posted at each audition room at approximately 8:00am.

  • 8:30am sign-in at instrument auditions rooms to see your posted approximate audition time and sequence. The first audition begins at 9:00am.

  • BE SURE TO SIGN IN AT YOUR AUDITION ROOM:

    • Piccolo / Flute - B104

    • Oboe / Bassoon / Bass - B108

    • Eb Clarinet / Clarinet - B110

    • Alto / Tenor / Bari Sax - B118

    • Trumpet - B160

    • Horn - B162

    • Trombone - B166

    • Tuba / Euphonium - VPA 148 - Jazz Room

    • Percussion 1 (Mallets) - VPA 138 -Orchestra Room

    • Percussion 2 (Timpani) - VPA 128 - Band Hall

    • Percussion 3 (Snare) -VPA 140 - Percussion Studio

  • Auditionees should monitor the pace of the audition room throughout the day, as no-shows may lead to audition times being moved up.

  • Results will be posted in the main lobby of the campus on the trophy cases outside the Media Center.

  • Transportation is on your own. Parking is on the south side of the building.

  • Warm-up is located in the Cafeteria (Building B) and in the Visual Performing Arts Center.

  • No students nor auditions personnel are allowed on the second floor of the building.

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AUDITION MUSIC

  • Audition etudes

  • Chromatic Scale only. More info at NBDA website.

  • Sight-Reading as presented during the audition itself. See a band director for Sign-Reading prep materials.

AUDITION PREPARATION TIPS

Don't wait until the last minute to practice; you have over six months to prepare, so take your time and prepare thoroughly!  Don't forget to work on all those scales too.  Employ the use of a Private Lesson teacher to help you prepare. Use a metronome! 

OTHER INFO:

  • Students may leave campus following their audition

  • Audition results will be posted near the school library

  • Be sure to never speak aloud in the audition room

AUDITION POLICIES

Auditionees must attempt all notes & rhythms for all etudes and sight reading, as well as scales (winds), to receive credit on the audition score, and to be eligible to pass on to OkMEA 2nd-Round, if applicable. 

It is of utmost importance to remain silent in the halls and remain quiet in the courtyard of BAHS. There are multiple other events occurring on campus this Saturday including the SAT so it is imperative instruments are only played in the permitted locations and students are only allowed to be in the locations needed for the audition. No wandering campus.

HONOR BAND CLINIC/CONCERT

January 13-14, 2023 at Bartlesville HS, for those students who are selected by audition to perform in the NBDA All-District Honor Band. Please note that all students who make the honor band will participate in this clinic; each participating student's CHARMS account will be billed $10 for the Friday evening dinner meal. Selected students are excepted to fully prepare the clinic repertoire prior to the clinic rehearsals. 

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