Welcome to the Honor Bands and All-State Info Page! Here you will find information about the current year's Honor Groups, including the Nevada Music Educators Association All-State Middle School Band. 

All-State Stuff:

Audition Dates:

November 14th - All-State Auditions (Recording Session at Swope) 2:30-5:30. I will set up a microphone. Students will sign up in 10 minutes slots. You can record or start over up to 3 times. I will submit your best take.

Audition Materials:

If you wish to audition for All-State Band, you must first fill out this form here

Audition Materials:

•  chromatic scale for your instrument posted here,. Students whose audition does not include the correct playing of the chromatic scale will not have their recording submitted, and audition fees will NOT be reimbursed.
• lyrical excerpt and technical excerpts (percussion: Mallets and Snare)

The audition fee is $15 and is due to Mr. Wood at your recording time.

How to practice:

Here is the audition Rubric.

I will post practice video aides here as I get them (a few of us directors are working on recording some of the excerpts)

Flute

Flute Lyrical

Flute Technica

Bassoon

See NMEA Website

Horn

Horn Lyrical

Horn Technical

Trumpet:

Technical (slow 70 BPM)

https://washoe.instructuremedia.com/embed/25185d16-f16b-415d-91ab-15bfad55009e

Technical (at tempo 100 BPM)

https://washoe.instructuremedia.com/embed/c3b08730-a5f0-4411-acdc-43aeed8866b4

Lyrical

https://washoe.instructuremedia.com/embed/01d425e4-7f71-4f79-97c0-51d50d650f7c

Saxophone

Saxophone Lyrical

Saxophone Technical

Trombone

See NMEA Website

Euphonium/Trombone/Bassoon

Technical (slow)

https://washoe.instructuremedia.com/embed/25185d16-f16b-415d-91ab-15bfad55009e

Technical (at Tempo)

https://washoe.instructuremedia.com/embed/801227e2-d6f8-4d7b-a013-455984b739f6

Lyrical

https://washoe.instructuremedia.com/embed/be5d4db7-c809-4ba8-aa5c-877b81a32bf2

Technical with commentary

https://washoe.instructuremedia.com/embed/57454890-09ec-4c56-8d9e-b645eaecd64f

Lyrical with commentary

https://washoe.instructuremedia.com/embed/cbbe675a-796f-4f25-9246-b9013f50c52c

Percussion

Mallet

Snare

Honor Band and Honor Jazz Stuff:

Audition Dates:

November 21st - WCSD Honor Band auditions 3:30-5:30pm @Mendive MS. (for Honor Band and Honor Jazz)

For all materials and information click HERE