Junior CDMMEA Festival Audition Files & Information
(updated 9.13.18)

"Official" 2018-2019 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.

On-line Junior Festival Registration will open in October.

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

Traditional paper Junior Festival Registration Forms are located as part of the
2018-19 CD Handbook.

The CD Handbook can be found as a page under the "Document Center" tab.

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 by the 3rd Wednesday in December.
(Dec. 20th)

Please download the
revised 2018-2019 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.

Junior Festival Audition Forms
These are the "2017" 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

2019 Jr. Aux Percussion Solo (tba)
     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

Junior Festival Audition Files

The files below are for the 2019 auditions.
These are sample files.
For the full accompaniment please refer to the CD that is contained within the book.

Soprano & Alto Solo Samples
go_way_my_window_high_sample.mp3
File Size: 1096 kb
File Type: mp3
Download File
go_way_my_window_low_sample.mp3
File Size: 1333 kb
File Type: mp3
Download File
"New" Baritone solo samples
a_day_upon_the_sea_high_sample.mp3
File Size: 1178 kb
File Type: mp3
Download File
a_day_upon_the_sea_low_sample.mp3
File Size: 1182 kb
File Type: mp3
Download File

2018-2019 Jr. CDMMEA Jazz Music

Junior Vocal Interval Sheets (revised 8/17)
4 examples will be selected for audition

Jr. CD Treble Clef Sheet

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