Welcome to the audition document for Emerald High School Bands and Orchestras for the 2025-2026 school year!

Students who not not currently in an EHS music class should join this Google Classroom to get information about auditions and informtion about the next school year.
https://classroom.google.com/c/NzM0MzczMDAxOTY0?cjc=mylgidp
Class Code: mylgidp

EHS Students Are Already Enrolled in Canvas.

Audition Due Dates:
1/17/25 Level 3 Auditions For Current EHS Students (See Canvas);
1/22/25 Level 3 Classes For Students who are not currently in an EHS music class (See Google Classroom);
1/23/25 For All Level 2 Auditions (See Canvas/Google Classroom)

Students are welcomed to audition and be enrolled in multiple music classes.

Below you will find information that pertains to your specific audition. If you have any questions, please email your section leader first before contacting Mr. Tran.
The expectation is that the students are able to be responsible and communicate if they have questions.
Click here to find your section leader.
For copyright reasons, the PDFs of music are NOT acessible to the general public. Students MUST be signed into their Dublin account to access the files.

Students in band 1 are encouraged to audition for marching band,
however, out of class rehearsals are not mandatory.

The Band 2 and Orchestra 2 courses are designed for 10th-12 graders and requires an audition.
9th graders are still welcomed to audition, however, the expectations are moderately higher than a level 1 course.
These classes are designed for students who read ensemble literature at an intermediate level and can perform solo music at an ABRSM grade 2-4 level (or equivalent).
Please visit one of the tabs to see the requirements for your audition.
The audition consists of three excerpts and a set of scales that do not need to be memorized.
Auditions must be completed online via Canvas or Google Classroom. Each item must be a separate file and clearly labeled.

The Band 3 Honors Wind Ensemble and Orchestra 3 Honors Chamber Orchestra courses are designed for very advanced 11th-12 graders and requires an audition.
9th-10th graders are still welcomed to audition, however, the expectations are extremely higher.
These are honors level courses which means the work load is more demanding than a CP course.
These classes are designed for students who read ensemble literature at a very advanced level and can perform solo music at an ABRSM grade 5+ level (or equivalent).
Please visit one of the tabs to see the requirements for your audition.
The audition consists of three excerpts and a set of scales. Only the major scales are requried to be memorized. All other scales can be played with sheet music.
Auditions must be completed online via Canvas or Google Classroom. Each item must be a separate file and clearly labeled.
The audition must also be completed in person and will include sightreading. [1st is sightreading music alone and the 2nd is sightreading with a conductor.]

The Band 3 Honors Jazz Ensemble course is designed for 11th-12 graders and requires an audition.
9th-10th graders are still welcomed to audition, however, the expectations are extremely higher.
This is an honors level class which means the work load is more demanding than a CP course.
This class is designed for students who read ensemble literature at a very advanced level and can perform solo music at an ABRSM grade 5+ level (or equivalent).
Please visit one of the tabs to see the requirements for your audition.
The audition consists of at least three excerpts and a set of scales. The major scales are requried to be memorized. The remaining scales could be played with sheet music.
All students must be able to identify and spell each chord on their piece.
Auditions must be completed online via Canvas or Google Classroom. Each item must be a separate file and clearly labeled.
The audition must also be completed in person and will include two components of sightreading. [1st is sightreading music alone and the 2nd is sightreading with a conductor.]
All Honors Jazz Ensemble musicians must ALSO complete the Band 3 Honors Wind Ensemble scales.