Auditions
Beginning this summer all students will have the option to audition for chair placement in their ensemble. This will include all High School and Middle School students attending the camp.
All auditions will be submitted prior to the Music Camp using video submissions. Audition requirements for each instrument are listed below and must be submitted by May 20, 2024 using the following submission link. While it is not required to submit an audition, it will help with the organization of the ensembles during the first evening. While it is not required to submit an audition, it will help with the organization of the ensembles during the first evening and chair placement will be prioritized for students who submit a placement audition.
Audition Submission Link
Video Submission Directions
Middle School Strings, Brass, and Woodwinds
• 2 Major Scales and arpeggios (please announce which scales you are performing)
Middle School Percussion (Not all are required. Only record what you are comfortable submitting.)
• Snare Drum – Various rudiments or an etude (e.g., GMEA audition etude)
• Keyboard – 2 Major Scales and arpeggios (please announce which scales you are performing)
• Timpani – Selection from a piece you are performing or an etude (e.g., GMEA audition etude)
High School Strings, Brass, and Woodwinds
• 2 Major Scales (please announce which scales you are performing)
• A brief etude, excerpt or exercise of your choosing (please announce what you are performing)
High School Percussion Students
• Snare Drum – Various rudiments or an etude (e.g., GMEA audition etude)
• Keyboard – 2 Major Scales and arpeggios (please announce which scales you are performing) and
a selection from a piece you are performing or an etude (e.g., GMEA audition etude)
• Timpani – Selection from a piece you are performing or an etude (e.g., GMEA audition etude)
All Pianists
• Submit a “recital ready” piece for solo piano.
• All piano students should bring new material as well as piano books to work on during the week.
All Vocalists
• Submit a “recital ready” vocal solo (GMEA All-State solo is acceptable.)
Jazz Band
High School trumpeters, trombonists, saxophonists, drum set players, jazz pianists, and double bassists have the option of auditioning for the Camp Jazz Band in addition to your normal camp audition. Should you audition into the group, the Jazz Band will serve as your large ensemble for the week. Your courses will include instruction in Jazz Improvisation in addition to the normal camp masterclasses and musicianship courses. You will perform with the Camp Jazz Band on Thursday’s concert.
If you wish to audition for the Jazz Band, please prepare the following in addition to your other camp audition materials:
• 2 major scales in a swing eighth-note style.
• A brief swing or Latin excerpt of your choice (e.g., something from your school’s jazz band selections).
Beginning this summer all students will have the option to audition for chair placement in their ensemble. This will include all High School and Middle School students attending the camp.
All auditions will be submitted prior to the Music Camp using video submissions. Audition requirements for each instrument are listed below and must be submitted by May 20, 2024 using the following submission link. While it is not required to submit an audition, it will help with the organization of the ensembles during the first evening. While it is not required to submit an audition, it will help with the organization of the ensembles during the first evening and chair placement will be prioritized for students who submit a placement audition.
Audition Submission Link
Video Submission Directions
Middle School Strings, Brass, and Woodwinds
• 2 Major Scales and arpeggios (please announce which scales you are performing)
Middle School Percussion (Not all are required. Only record what you are comfortable submitting.)
• Snare Drum – Various rudiments or an etude (e.g., GMEA audition etude)
• Keyboard – 2 Major Scales and arpeggios (please announce which scales you are performing)
• Timpani – Selection from a piece you are performing or an etude (e.g., GMEA audition etude)
High School Strings, Brass, and Woodwinds
• 2 Major Scales (please announce which scales you are performing)
• A brief etude, excerpt or exercise of your choosing (please announce what you are performing)
High School Percussion Students
• Snare Drum – Various rudiments or an etude (e.g., GMEA audition etude)
• Keyboard – 2 Major Scales and arpeggios (please announce which scales you are performing) and
a selection from a piece you are performing or an etude (e.g., GMEA audition etude)
• Timpani – Selection from a piece you are performing or an etude (e.g., GMEA audition etude)
All Pianists
• Submit a “recital ready” piece for solo piano.
• All piano students should bring new material as well as piano books to work on during the week.
All Vocalists
• Submit a “recital ready” vocal solo (GMEA All-State solo is acceptable.)
Jazz Band
High School trumpeters, trombonists, saxophonists, drum set players, jazz pianists, and double bassists have the option of auditioning for the Camp Jazz Band in addition to your normal camp audition. Should you audition into the group, the Jazz Band will serve as your large ensemble for the week. Your courses will include instruction in Jazz Improvisation in addition to the normal camp masterclasses and musicianship courses. You will perform with the Camp Jazz Band on Thursday’s concert.
If you wish to audition for the Jazz Band, please prepare the following in addition to your other camp audition materials:
• 2 major scales in a swing eighth-note style.
• A brief swing or Latin excerpt of your choice (e.g., something from your school’s jazz band selections).