We are so glad you are auditioning for the CUSD middle school district wide honor band!
Capistrano Valley High School
Saturday, March 19th
The honor concert will be part of the CUSD Visual and Performing Arts Festival and Honor Concerts celebrating arts education and showcasing talented CUSD student musicians and visual performing artists districtwide. This event will be professionally produced, outdoors, and family friendly!
Ticket information will be available online by the first rehearsal.
More Details to follow
Mandatory rehearsals are scheduled Wednesdays from 6-8 PM at
Niguel Hills Middle School
29070 Shark Bay
Laguna Niguel
February 23 6:00-8:00 PM
March 2 6:00-8:00 PM
March 9 6:00-8:00 PM
March 16 6:00-8:00 PM
NOTE: Honor band rehearsals will be outside.
There is a dress rehearsal scheduled at Capistrano Valley High School the morning of March 19th. Expected concert start time is 12:00 PM
Make sure you can attend every rehearsal and the concert before submitting your audition video.
Audition Requirements:
Submit a Video Recording of the following Required Scales & Excerpt found in the link below.
Students should share a video from their CUSD Google Drive for submission. Make sure it is shared and viewable by anyone in CUSD.
Please follow the following procedure while recording the Video.
1. State your name, age, year in school, where you attend.
2. Perform the required scales.
3. Perform chromatic scale (optional)
4. Perform audition excerpts, in order as outlined in the audition information below.
This Application is DUE February 11, 2022 at midnight
Audition
1. Required: Bb Major Scale & Arpeggio
2. Required: Eb Major Scale & Arpeggio
3. OPTIONAL: Chromatic Scale as much as possible
4. Required: Excerpt Darklands March mm 43-76
Audition Scales:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZO-TqVF9kV5y6ooplZeWPx3FRlwxoz7i/view?usp=sharing Darklands March Excerpt:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_c2Dh3AJgGjgaAC1NijeZOErETib2q_A/view?usp=sharingWe anticipate notification of students selected on February 16.
Please answer each question and make sure that you have enabled the "anyone with a link" share setting for your video.