Junior CDMMEA Festival Audition Files & Information
(updated 10.06.20)

Due to the current COVID-19 epidemic the 2020-2021 Junior Auditions are on hold.

On-line Junior Festival Registration
is not open pending the finalization of a Virtual audition process..

Thus the on-line Junior Festival Registration link
is not available at this time.
Jr. CDMMEA Festival On-Line Link

email Steve (supmug@comcast.net) if you have any questions.

"Official" 2020-2021 Junior Festival
Audition List
Please report any issues or concerns to Steve (supmug@comcast.net)

Specific audition information and
requirements are posted in our
handbook located in our
Document Center.

For reference....
Here is a link to a youtube video that explains/demos how to register online.
https://youtu.be/X1omGhLV8DI

All Junior CDMMEA Festival Registration Forms are due tba?

Please download the
revised 2020-2021 CD-MMEA Handbook
which contains the following
CDMMEA Audition Registration forms below.
(click on the "Document Center" tab)
* Junior Festival Recap Form (submit with ALL registrations)
* Instrumental Registration Form
* String Registration Form
* Vocal Registration Form
* Jazz Registration Form

Separate Junior Festival Student Forms: 
(Medical Form & Rehearsal Contract),
are now posted in the document tab on the handbook page.
     These can be emailed to parents, printed and returned.

The 2020-2021 Junior CD Audition forms
can be found under the
"Document Center" tab above.

2020-2021 Jr. CD Audition Sheets

2020-2021 Jr. Aux Percussion Solo
(will not be posted for this year)
     CDMMEA will provide all equipment for performing the aux. solo. Please note that students can and are encouraged to bring their own triangle/beater, tambourine, crash cymbals and bass drum beaters.

Vic Firth
Auxiliary Percussion
Instructional Videos & Information

Please note:  The Snare Audition Rudiments have been updated to match the Percussive Arts Society International Drum Rudiments. 
     #1 - 5 and 9 stroke rolls, alternating (open/close)
     #2 - 7 stroke roll, left hand (open/close)
     #3 - flam accent 1
     #4 - flam paradiddle
     #5 - single & double paradiddle

The 2020-2021 Junior Jazz Music material can be found by clicking on the Junior CDMMEA Jazz Music tab located under the Junior Festival button.

Junior Festival Audition Files

The 2020 audition files are posted below..
These are sample files.
For the full accompaniment please refer to the CD that is contained within the book.

Soprano & Alto Solo Samples
2021_simple_gifts_high_sample.mp3
File Size: 1099 kb
File Type: mp3
Download File
2021_simple_gifts_low_sample.mp3
File Size: 1149 kb
File Type: mp3
Download File


Baritone solo samples
"Give to Me the life I Love"
Will be posted soon

Junior Vocal Interval Sheets (revised 6/19)
4 examples will be selected for audition

2020-2021 Jr. CD Treble Clef Sheet

2020-2021 Jr. CD Bass Clef Sheet
Sight-Reading
​Guidelines are now posted.

We will be using sight reading that is created using
the site, SightReading Factory.com.

The sight has published CDMMEA tabs to automatically set preferences to match our guidelines.

CDMMEA,
in working with Sight-Reading Factory, is now offering 20% off the yearly subscription price for all educators interested in creating an educator account.
email Steve (supmug@comcast.net), for the code.

Junior Festival Scale Sheets
(updated 6/17/17)

String Scale Sheets
(with bowings)

Violin Scale Sheet

Viola Scale Sheet

'Cello Scale Sheet

String Bass Scale Sheet

Jazz Scale Sheets

All Jazz players must play from memory the jazz scale listed at the top of their jazz music, one major scale plus the appropriate chromatic scale. Jazz Rhythm does not play a chromatic scale. 
​There are no scale requirements for Jazz Drums 

Jazz Guitar Scales

Jazz Bass Scales

Jazz Piano Scales

Jazz Vibes Scales