2025-2026 All-District Audition Information

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Middle School Auditions - Thursday, November 13, 2025, starting at 5:00 p.m.              

High School Auditions - Tuesday, November 18, 2025, starting at 5:00 p.m.

 

At Atlantic Coast High School (9375 RG Skinner Pkwy, Jacksonville, FL 32256)

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Time will be assigned prior to your audition. It's best to arrive at least thirty (30) minutes before your audition

Ask your Band Director for a Participant's Contract or print it out below. This must be filled out and submitted to your Director before they can register you for the audition by November 1st.

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On the day of the audition be prepared to perform the etude below (in one minute and forty-five seconds, max.) as well as the items listed below:

You will be given two minutes and thirty seconds (2:30) to play all twelve (12) Major Scales - C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D G (Concert Pitch) from memory in the FBA All-State pattern = Scale: Quarter - Eight x 6 - Quarter - Arpeggio: Quarter - Eight x 2 - Quarter

The scales and arpeggios will be tongued ascending and slurred descending. Major Scales should be played in complete octaves and may not exceed the ranges specified by the FBA 2025 ALL-STATE SYMPHONIC BAND AUDITION REQUIREMENTS.

After playing the twelve (12) Major Scales, you will be given 30 seconds to play the Chromatic Scale according to the 9th and 10th grade FBA All-State requirements = Even sixteenth notes at a suggested tempo of MM Quarter Note = 100

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The audition will conclude with 30 seconds to study a Sight Reading peice and 1 minute, max.,to perform it.