Junior CDMMEA Festival Audition Files & Information
(updated 8.31.2022)

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

Check the Document Center page (Audition Lists),
for the DRAFT 2022-2023
Senior and Junior Audition Lists.
CD is using only on-line registrations for 2023
No Paper forms

2022-2023 Jr. Aux Percussion Solo - posted below
     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.

2022-2023 Junior CD
Auxiliary Percussion Solo
cdjrauxpersolo2022.pdf
File Size: 51 kb
File Type: pdf
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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 2022-2023 Junior Jazz Music material can be found by clicking on the Junior CDMMEA Jazz Music tab located under the Junior Festival button.

Junior Vocal Sheets to be used during auditions

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

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

high_shenandoahsample.mp3
File Size: 1514 kb
File Type: mp3
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low_shenandoahsample.mp3
File Size: 1239 kb
File Type: mp3
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high_sing_me_a_song_sample.mp3
File Size: 1543 kb
File Type: mp3
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low_sing_me_a_song_sample.mp3
File Size: 1440 kb
File Type: mp3
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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,
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