Woodwind, Brass, Percussion Auditions for Band and Orchestra

For All Auditions, Regardless of Ensemble

• All-State Audition Requirements for 2025
• 2025 All-State Audition Video Tutorials (courtesy of MacPhail Center for Music). In 2024, we are using ETUDE SET 2.

Winds, Brass, and Percussion Auditions

• WBP Audition Registration Form: Student should complete the form to provide info for sponsoring teachers to enter into Opus
• Etude(s): Woodwinds and brass submit one recording of complete etude. Percussion submits two recordings, one for each of the two etudes required.
  • 2025 WOODWIND ETUDES Set 2: NOTE: The sheet music says you can choose either ending, but that is incorrect. Please use the ending that we indicate for each instrument on auditionsolos.com for your etude.
  • 2025 BRASS ETUDES Set 2: NOTE: The sheet music says you can choose either ending, but that is incorrect. Please use the ending that we indicate for each instrument on auditionsolos.com for your etude.
  • 2025 PERCUSSION ETUDES Set 2: Mallet etude may be played on any mallet percussion instrument.
• Scales: Record the entire scale page in one continuous take for woodwinds and brass, no scale requirement for percussion
  • 2025 Scales: All Woodwinds
  • 2025 Scales: All Brass
    • French Horn can choose which set of scales to audition with
  • No scale for percussion. Snare and mallet etude only.
  • Note to directors: All scales (except chromatic) can now be practiced together by an ensemble to help prepare students for successful auditions.  Get Full Score Scales for Directors HERE!
• Each recording above must be a separate file, and each file must be recorded in one continuous take. Your video file cannot be larger that 250 MB – if it is greater than 250 MB, you will need to compress it! See Guidance for Video File Auditions for more information.

Resources:

• Rubrics
  • Woodwind and Brass Rubric
  • Percussion Rubric
• All-State Eligibility and Policies
• Additional Audition Resources 

Questions? Email auditions@mmea.org