Audition date:
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
4:00pm
LWC Band Room
All interested students in the 2020 LWID are required to audition for instrument placement. Students can sign up for auditions on the LWID website. Please select a time slot, fill out contact information, and select which instrument you will be auditioning for. Students can also indicate a secondary instrument preference however an audition is required for only one instrument.
Please read the following page carefully with specific instructions for each instrument. Audition materials and exercises are available on the LWID website “Auditions” tab. Show music excerpts are available under the “Show Music” tab - “Part 3 - Marimba Spiritual.”
Conflicts:
Students interested in auditioning who are also involved in Madrigal performances/rehearsals that conflict with the entirety of the audition evening should email the director immediately. In this instance students will be required to submit a video audition no later than 3pm Wednesday December 4. Video auditions consist of the same material as live auditions played with audible metronome at the tempo indicated and should be emailed as a YouTube link to timbergpan@gmail.com.
Any questions or clarifications can be directed via email to the director at timbergpan@gmail.com
LWID Instrument Specific Audition Requirements:
Snares/Quads:
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
4:00pm
LWC Band Room
All interested students in the 2020 LWID are required to audition for instrument placement. Students can sign up for auditions on the LWID website. Please select a time slot, fill out contact information, and select which instrument you will be auditioning for. Students can also indicate a secondary instrument preference however an audition is required for only one instrument.
Please read the following page carefully with specific instructions for each instrument. Audition materials and exercises are available on the LWID website “Auditions” tab. Show music excerpts are available under the “Show Music” tab - “Part 3 - Marimba Spiritual.”
Conflicts:
Students interested in auditioning who are also involved in Madrigal performances/rehearsals that conflict with the entirety of the audition evening should email the director immediately. In this instance students will be required to submit a video audition no later than 3pm Wednesday December 4. Video auditions consist of the same material as live auditions played with audible metronome at the tempo indicated and should be emailed as a YouTube link to timbergpan@gmail.com.
Any questions or clarifications can be directed via email to the director at timbergpan@gmail.com
LWID Instrument Specific Audition Requirements:
Snares/Quads:
- McNutt Basics
- Drop Catch (variation 1)
- Tempo q=100 at F (12”-6”)
- McDiddles (variation 1)
- q=160 (6”-3”)
- Drop Catch (variation 1)
- Exercise No. 4
- Tempo q=100 at F (12”)
- Show Excerpt (part 3 - Marimba Spiritual)
- Top to letter G
- q=180
- I to end
- q=192
- Top to letter G
- Exercise No. 4
- Tempo q=100 at F (12”)
- Show Excerpt (part 3 - Marimba Spiritual)
- Top to letter D
- q=180
- I to end
- q=192
- Top to letter D
- Exercise No. 4 (4 mallets)
- Tempo q=100 at F (12”)
- Play on middle “C”
- Major Scales/Arpeggios (4 mallets)
- Choose 2 - 1 flat key, 1 sharp key
- Show Excerpt (part 3 - Marimba Spiritual)
- Letter A to Letter C
- Tempo q=180
- Letter D to E
- Tempo q=180
- Letter A to Letter C
- Show Excerpt
- Top to letter C
- Tempo q=180
- Top to letter C
- Show Excerpt (part 3 - Marimba Spiritual)
- Letter G to end
- Tempo q=180 (no accelerando)
- Letter G to end
Audition Exercises
| Exercise No. 4 |
| McNutt Basics |