Junior CDMMEA Festival Audition Files & Information
(updated 1.11.2022)

Jr. Festival Virtual Solo edits and Scales requirements are now posted on the Auditions List page.

Junior CD Festival Audition timeline

Wed. Dec 1st - On-line Jr. CDMMA Festival On-Line registration open
                       (see link below)
 
New Update Wed. Jan. 19th - On-line registration deadline
            (see handbook for 9th grade participation requirements)

Wed. Feb. 9TH   Video Submission deadline (see Virtual Instructions)
            (see  "How to upload a video" link for more info.)
            (Directors should pre-check all submissions for accuracy)
 
March 2nd (+/-)  Results sent out to participating schools

The on-line Junior Festival Registration link is open.
        You do not need an All State code. 
        The form will create one for you.  (error in video)

Jr. CDMMEA Festival On-Line Link
     there is a $10 registration fee for each audition.

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

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


Revised
"Official" 2021-2022 Junior Festival
Audition List
Please report any issues or concerns to Steve (supmug@comcast.net)

Jr. Virtual Audition solo edits and scale requirements are now posted on the
"Audition List" page.

Junior Festival Please read "new" audition requirements as posted on our home page.

   -NEW - There will be scale/rudiment requirements
   - No sight-reading required
   -No auxiliary percussion or percussion excerpt requirement
   -No improvisation option for jazz auditions
   -Vocal solo only
   -No sight reading, tone matching

New this year;

Band, String & Jazz will be required to play the scales/rudiments as listed on CD's Audition Forms.  Actual audition scales will be posted on the day on-line registration closes.

2021 Junior Vocal Audition Cheat Sheet

Vocal Audition Routine;

1. Students must perform with a live accompaniment.

2. No Sight-Reading

3. No Tonal Matching

4. No Vocal Scale

2021 Junior Band, String, Jazz
Audition Cheat Sheet

1. Perform appropriate solo (see list)

2. "NEW" Scales/Rudiments as posted on Audition Sheets. Actual scales/rudiments  to be performed will be announced when CD's Virtual Registration closes.

3. NO Sight-Reading

4. NO Jazz Improvisation

For reference....
Here is a link to a youtube video that explains/demos how to register online.
Online Registration Tutorial 2020-2021

All Junior CDMMEA Festival On-Line
Registration Forms are due
(Wed. Jan. 12th)

CD using only on-line registrations for 2022
No Paper forms

***Audition limits for the 2021-2022
Junior Festival have been suspended.***

Please encourage all who are interested & capable to register for auditions. 

Remember we are also allowing 9th graders to audition
Follow the guidelines outlined in our handbook

The 2021-2022 Junior CD Audition forms
can be found under the
"Document Center" tab above.

2021-2022 Jr. CD Audition Sheets

2021-2022 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

Junior Festival Audition Files

During virtual auditions students should sing along with the accompaniment. They must have the accompaniment play in the background so it can be heard by the judge.

Not being used for 2022 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

Sample Jr Vocal Accompaniments.
These are 30 second excerpts to help figure out how the accompaniment should begin.

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
a_day_upon_the_sea_high_sample.mp3
File Size: 1178 kb
File Type: mp3
Download File
a_day_upon_the_sea_low_full.mp3
File Size: 3263 kb
File Type: mp3
Download File

The 2021-2022 Junior Jazz Music material can be found by clicking on the Junior CDMMEA Jazz Music tab located under the Junior Festival button.
Not being used for the 2020 Virtual Auditions
Sight-Reading
(THis is just for informatinal purposes only)
​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.

These will be used for the 2022 Virtual Auditions
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