The "Official" 2017-2018 Junior Festival Auditions List.
FYI - Vocalists......Please double check that you are using the
"Medium High - in G" version of Simple Gifts,
not the "High - in Ab", which is in the wrong key.

Please report any issues or concerns to Steve (supmug@comcast.net)

All Junior CDMMEA Festival Registration Forms are due by the 3rd Wednesday in December.
(Dec. 20th)

Please download the
2017-2018 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

The Junior Festival Forms: 
     * Participation Form, Chaperone Form,
     * Medical Form & Rehearsal Contract
are now contained in the CDMMEA Handbookand need to be sent in with your school's participation form. 
     Below are the fillable versions of the forms without the full handbook. 
     These can be emailed to parents, printed and returned.

Student Forms

cdmmea_student_festival_forms_only.pdf
File Size: 147 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Junior Festival Audition Forms
These are the "New" forms
and should have (#6-6/17) in the upper left corner..

Jr Vocal Audition Form

Instrumental (Brass & Winds) Audition Form

Snare Audition Form

Timpani Audition Form

Mallet Audition Form

String Audition Form

Harp Audition Form

Jr Jazz Sax & Brass Audition Form

Jr Jazz Rhythm Audition Form

Jr Jazz Improvisation Audition Form (optional)

Jr Jazz Drum Set Audition Form

Junior Percussion Forms

Jr. Festival Auxiliary Percussion Solo Form

2017-18 Jr. Aux Percussion Solo
     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.

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

Junior Festival Audition Files

The files below are for the 2018 auditions.
These are sample files.
For the full accompaniment please refer to the CD that is contained within the book.

  30 second sample  "Simple Gifts - Med High" (key of G).

  30 second sample  "Simple Gifts - Med Low".

Students will sing to the full (edited - check audition list), accompaniment as found on the CD that accompanies the book.

Jr. CDMMEA Jazz Music

Junior Vocal Interval Sheets
(newly revised 8/17)

Jr. CD Treble Clef Sheet

Jr. CD Bass Clef Sheet

Sight-Reading
​guidelines can be found on
pages 14 & 15 of the CDMMEA Handbook.

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