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GENERAL DOWNLOADS
Schools within Central District

2025-2026 CDMMEA Festival Handbook (rev. 12/25)


CDMMEA Festival & Manager Handbook
CDMMEA Bylaws (adopted June 2025)

Junior & Senior Festival Sight-Reading (rev. 5/25)

Festival School Audition Participation Limits

Festival Instrumentation
Festival Seating Chart
​Festival Tie Breaking Procedures

Festival Forms (Medical, Policies, Chaperone)
Festival Policy Form
Festival Medical Form
Festival Chaperone Form

​Vic Firth Percussion Instructional Videos

SENIOR FESTIVAL AUDITION SCORE FORMS
Senior Festival Audition Score Forms

ALL STATE FESTIVAL AUDITION SCORE FORMS

All State Festival Audition Score Forms

JUNIOR FESTIVAL AUDITION SCORE FORMS

Junior Festival Audition Score Forms

CD FESTIVAL RECORDING INFORMATION
Select McIver Recording Order Form. This will bring you directly to the McIver Recording for the Senior Festival. Junior Festival will be posted in 2026.

CONTACT LIST FOR CDMMEA

CDMMEA list of all directors and schools

JUNIOR FESTIVAL (2025-2026)

2025-2026 Junior Festival Audition List (rev. 12/25)

2025-2026 Junior Audition Cutoff Scores

JUNIOR AUDITION SCALE REQUIREMENTS 
- All scales must be memorized
Flute  |  Oboe  |  Bassoon  |  Clarinet  |  Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone  |  Tenor Saxophone  |  Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet  |  French Horn  |  Trombone  |  Baritone (BC)  |  Baritone (TC)  |  Tuba
Violin  |  Viola  |  Cello  |  String Bass  |  Mallets  |  Junior Vocal
Jazz Guitar  |  Jazz String Bass  |  Jazz Piano  |  Jazz Vibe
**Jazz scale is available below and the DOMINANT SCALE is required in addition to the one major scale plus the appropriate chromatic scale. Jazz Rhythm students do not play a chromatic scale.

JUNIOR VOCAL ACCOMPANIMENT MP3s (2025-2026)
**These are 30 second excerpts (due to copyright restrictions) to help figure out how the accompaniment will begin during the audition process. Students will need to purchase the CD in order to practice with the full accompaniment.

Shenandoah - High Sample
Shenandoah - Low Sample

Sing Me A Song - High Sample
Sing Me A Song - Low Sample
**Baritone voices may select either version for their audition

Junior Vocal Scale Sheet

JUNIOR AUXILIARY PERCUSSION SOLO (2025-2026)
CDMMEA will provide all equipment for performing the auxiliary solo. All timpani, snare drum, and mallet musicians will be required to play on the following instruments:

Triangle, Tambourine, Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum

Students are encouraged to bring their own mallets/beaters as well as tambourine, triangle, and crash cymbals.

2026 CDMMEA Junior Auxiliary Percussion Solo

SNARE RUDIMENTS
The Junior Festival Snare Drum Rudiments have been updated to match the Percussive Arts Society International Drum Rudiments. Students will perform 2 (adjudicator's choice):
  • 5 and 9 stroke rolls, alternating (open/close)
  • 7 stroke roll, left hand (open/close)
  • Flam accent
  • Flam paradiddle
  • Single paradiddle
  • Double paradiddle

JUNIOR JAZZ AUDITION FILES (2025-2026)
Click on the PDF files to download the junior jazz audition music. Print out the parts you need. Remember to follow all copyright notices and carefully read all the directions. You can also download the MP3 play-along files.

Quabbin Blues Full Set PDF
Quabbin Blues Instructions
Quabbin Blues Jazz Scale Sheet

Quabbin Blues no horns MP3
Quabbin Blues no drums/bass MP3
Quabbin Blues no piano/guitar MP3

SENIOR FESTIVAL (2025-2026)

2025 Senior Festival Cut Off Sheet

2026-2027 DRAFT Senior Festival Audition List (1/15/26)

SENIOR AUDITION SCALE REQUIREMENTS - All scales must be memorized
**Minor scales are not required for Senior District auditions

Flute  |  Oboe  |  Bassoon  |  Clarinet  |  Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone  |  Tenor Saxophone  |  Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet  |  French Horn  |  Trombone  |  Bass Trombone  |  Euphonium  |  Tuba
Violin  |  Viola  |  Cello  |  String Bass  |  Harp  |  Mallets  |  Senior Vocal
Jazz Trumpet  |  Jazz Trombone  |  Jazz Bass Trombone  |  Jazz Saxophones
Jazz Guitar  |  Jazz String Bass  |  Jazz Piano  |  Jazz Vibe


SENIOR VOCAL ACCOMPANIMENT MP3s (2025-2026)
Sebben, crudele - Antonio Caldara

Sebben, crudele High Voice  MP3
Sebben, crudele Low Voice  MP3

SENIOR AUXILIARY PERCUSSION SOLO (2025-2026)
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CDMMEA will provide all equipment for performing the auxiliary solo. All timpani, snare drum, and mallet musicians will be required to play on the following instruments:

Triangle, Tambourine, Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum

Students are encouraged to bring their own mallets/beaters as well as tambourine, triangle, and crash cymbals.


2025 CDMMEA Senior Auxiliary Percussion Solo

SNARE RUDIMENTS
The Senior Festival Snare Drum Rudiments have been updated to match the Percussive Arts Society International Drum Rudiments. Students will perform 2 (adjudicator's choice):
  • Moderately closed roll (cres. p<f)
  • 5, 7, 9 stroke rolls, alternating (open/close) ​
  • Flam accent
  • Single paradiddle
  • Double paradiddle
  • Ruffs
  • Triple ratamacue
  • Flamacue

Other Resources

Scanned Past Programs
Library & Concert History
Reimbursement Form
CDMMEA Bylaws
cdmmea & mmea mission statement
MISSION STATEMENT
MMEA seeks to support comprehensive, quality music education for all students, through advocacy, professional development, and a commitment to lifelong learning.  
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