Junior CDMMEA Festival Audition Files & Information
(updated 12.01.2023)

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9th grade participation in the Junior Festival
Please review the guidelines posted in our handbook.

Check the Document Center page (Audition Lists),
for the Official 2023-2024
Senior and Junior Audition Lists.

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CD is using only on-line registrations for 2024
No Paper forms

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2024-2025 Jr. Aux Percussion Solo
posted in September
     CDMMEA will provide all equipment for performing the aux. solo. All Timpani, snare drum and mallet musicians will be required to play 5 multi-percussion examples.
* Triangle  * Tambourine  * Crash Cymbals
* Suspended Cymbals  * Bass Drum
Please note that students can bring their own triangle/beater, tambourine, crash cymbals, sus. cymbal and bass drum beaters.

All Timpani, snare drum and mallet musicians will be required to play 5 multi-percussion examples.
* Triangle * Tambourine * Crash Cymbals
* Suspended Cymbals* Bass Drum

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2023-2024 Junior CD
Auxiliary Percussion Solo

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Vic Firth
Auxiliary Percussion
Instructional Videos & Information

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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

Tonal Intervals are no longer required for vocalist. Each student will be asked to sing a Major scale and will be scored. Any syllable is allowed. The starting note will be played once on a pre-recorded track, after which the student will sing the appropriate major scale.

Jr CD Vocal Scales

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Due to copyright restrictions here are
Sample Jr Vocal Accompaniments.

These are 30 second excerpts 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

go_way_my_window_high_sample.mp3
File Size:	1096 kb
File Type:	mp3

Download File

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go_way_my_window_low_sample.mp3
File Size:	1333 kb
File Type:	mp3

Download File

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Baritones may select either version for their audition.
Use the one that best matches their pitch range.

a_day_upon_the_sea_high_sample.mp3
File Size:	1178 kb
File Type:	mp3

Download File

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a_day_upon_the_sea_low_full.mp3
File Size:	3263 kb
File Type:	mp3

Download File

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The 2024-2025 Junior Jazz Music material can be found by clicking on the Junior CDMMEA Jazz Music tab located under the Junior Festival button.

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Sight-Reading
Will be used for auditions
​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,
New process for school discount.

Individual teachers have to send a support email
and they will get a single use code to use for that one educator
to purchase however many students ones.
[email protected]

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

Woodwind Scale Sheets

Oboe Scale Sheet

Bassoon Scale Sheet

Flute Scale Sheet

Clarinet Scale Sheet

Bass Clar. Scale Sheet

Alto Sax Scale Sheet

Tenor Sax Scale Sheet

Bari. Sax Scale Sheet

Brass & Mallet Scale Sheets

Trumpet Scale Sheet

Trombone Scale Sheet

Fr. Horn Scale Sheet

Baritone (BC) Scale Sheet

Baritone (TC) Scale Sheet

Tuba Scale Sheet

Mallet Scale Sheet

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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 (Guitar, Bass, Keyboard, Vibes), do 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