Region Band Auditions UPDATE

Due to the weather issues last week, Region Auditions have been rescheduled for this weekend. Check the calendar for your new audition time: Phase 1 or single-auditions on Friday, 12/14, and Phase 2 auditions on Saturday, 12/15, all at Alvin High School.

The Region Band Clinic & Concert has been moved to January 25-26, 2018 at Clear Lake High School.  Please make sure you are available on these dates before you continue with your audition.

For those who advance to Area, those audtions will be held on January 12 at Clements High School.

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2019-2020 AUDITION MUSIC AVAILABLE

The 2019-2020 audition music is now available for download from CHARMS. This evaluation process is a very important tool used to ensure proper band and chair placement. These are not auditions for marching band. EVERYONE enrolled in a band class gets to experience the joys of marchng season!

The audition music is posted at Charms in the Auditions-CSHS Band folder in the Handouts and Files section. Please read the instructions very carefully. After reading them, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Williams.

Color Guard and Percussion will have separate audition material.

Students NEW to the Clear Springs Band will need to create a Clear Springs CHARMS account before they can download the music:
  1. Click here to create an account.
  2. Click the “NEW Students Click Here!” button.
  3. On the next page, enter the information in ALL fields (not just the ones in red). This includes email, phone number, instrument, cell phone number, and cell phone carrier (needed in order to receive text messages).
  4. When you are done, be sure to click the green “Register” button.
  5. On the next page, click “Add Adult”. Be sure to click the green “Update” button before leaving the page. Do this for each adult you want to add.
  6. After all of your information is entered in CHARMS, you are ready to download your music.

If you are unable to register for Charms, enter your birthday mmddyy for your student ID.

Download Instructions:
  1. Click here or the CHARMS link at the top of the page.
  2. Under “STUDENT AREA PASSWORD”, enter your CCISD student ID.
  3. Click on the “HANDOUTS & FILES” icon.
  4. Click on the “Auditions – CSHS Band” folder.
  5. Click on the PDF for your instrument.  A scale sheet is included in the audition file. Scales are expected to be played as written – tongue up/slur down. Students who do not perform the articulation as assigned will be scored accordingly. You may use this scale sheet as a guide at the audition; however, a scale sheet will not be provided for you at the audition.

***Tenor and Bari Sax students will audition on Alto. There is no separate audition for Tenor or Bari. Students need to provide their own Alto Saxophone.

Auditions begin the week of May 20th.  Please check our Google Calendar for the specific day and times.

Monday – Flute/Oboe
Tuesday – Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Wednesday – Trumpet/French Horn
Thursday – Trombone/Tuba/Euphonium
Friday – Bassoon/Saxophone

The audition packet contains a cover letter with more detailed information.  Please read it as it contains information that you will need to know for auditions.

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Region Band Auditions

High school region auditions begin this weekend. Please click on the event on the calendar to see which sections audition on which day. Everyone will audition either Friday or Saturday. Instruments marked “Phase 1” will audition twice. Students who score high enough in Phase 1 will advance to Phase 2. The Phase 2 audition will determine chair order and advancement to Area.

The high school audition process is very different from the one in intermediate school. The first difference is that students audition against students from the entire region, not just the CCISD schools like in intermediate school. Friendswood, Alvin, Brazosport, and Dickinson ISDs are all part of the process.

The second difference is that the larger sections are divided into “waves”. This is to eliminate the time a student is sitting in the audition room. A few years ago, it was very common for students in the flute, clarinet, trumpet, and percussion rooms to go over an hour between audition etudes. As you can imagine, this caused a lot of disruption in the rooms and made for very late evenings.

The “wave” system is for certain instruments. Students should have received an email with the assigned audition times. (The attachment may also be found in  Charms in the 2018-19 All State folder.) It is crucial that students pay attention to the last three columns. The numbers 1, 2, or 3 indicate which room/etude in which the student will start. The last column indicates the time the audition is expected to begin. Students must check in at the room 30 minutes prior to that audition time! Students who miss their audition time may not simply show up at a later time and audition.

Transportation will be provided to Alvin High School Friday afternoon. Students who ride the bus will need to be picked up by a parent or guardian when they are finished with the audition. No school transportation is provided Saturday or Monday. This information was on the entry form when students signed up. Each wave is expected to last 2-3 hours. Parents may wait patiently in the cafeteria at Alvin High School or you may drop your child off and pick them up later.

If you have a question or an issue either day, you can contact Mr. Williams via Remind.

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Parent Survival Guide – Region Band Auditions

By now, everyone who is auditioning for Region Band and/or Orchestra should already be signed up and fine-tuning their audition material. For those who missed it or if this is all news to you, watch the August Band Buzz for the first links to the audition music. Even those who don’t feel like they would be successful will see a marked improvement in their ability to play their instruments just by working on the All State etudes, and auditioning helps students learn how to work through performance anxiety. Increased ability and lower anxiety will lead to more confidence, which will in turn lead to more success, in music and beyond.

AUDITION DATES

Region Orchestra
Monday, November 12
Alvin High School 3:15 PM
– All Instruments except Saxophone and Euphonium

Freshman Region Band
Tuesday, November 13
Alvin High School 3:15 PM
– All Instruments

High School Region Band – Phase 1
Friday, December 7
Alvin High School 3:15 PM
– Check calendar for instruments & details

High School Region Band – Phase 1
Saturday, December 8
Alvin High School 9:00 AM
– Check calendar for instruments & details

High School Region Band Phase 2
Monday, December 10
Alvin High School 3:15 PM
– Those who advance from Phase 1

Area Band Auditions 
Saturday, January 12
Clements High School 9:00 AM
– Those who advance from Phase 2

The Freshman, Orchestra, and Region Band Phase 1 entry fees are $15 per audition. Students must be academically eligible at the time of the audition.

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2018-2019 Audition Music Available

The 2018-2019 audition music is now available for download from CHARMS. This evaluation process is a very important tool used to ensure proper band and chair placement. These are not auditions for marching band. EVERYONE enrolled in a band class gets to experience the joys of marchng season!

Students NEW to the Clear Springs Band will need to create a Clear Springs CHARMS account before they can download the music:
  1. Click here to create an account.
  2. Click the “NEW Students Click Here!” button.
  3. On the next page, enter the information in ALL fields (not just the ones in red). This includes email, phone number, instrument, cell phone number, and cell phone carrier (needed in order to receive text messages).
  4. When you are done, be sure to click the green “Register” button.
  5. On the next page, click “Add Adult”. Be sure to click the green “Update” button before leaving the page. Do this for each adult you want to add.
  6. After all of your information is entered in CHARMS, you are ready to download your music.

If you are unable to register for Charms, enter your birthday mmddyy for your student ID.

Download Instructions:
  1. Click here or the CHARMS link at the top of the page.
  2. Under “STUDENT AREA PASSWORD”, enter your CCISD student ID.
  3. Click on the “HANDOUTS & FILES” icon.
  4. Click on the “Auditions – CSHS Band” folder.
  5. Click on the PDF for your instrument.  A scale sheet is included in the audition file. Scales are expected to be played as written – tongue up/slur down. Students who do not perform the articulation as assigned will be scored accordingly. You may use this scale sheet as a guide at the audition; however, a scale sheet will not be provided for you at the audition.

***Tenor and Bari Sax students will audition on Alto. There is no separate audition for Tenor or Bari. Students need to provide their own Alto Saxophone.

Auditions begin the week of May 21st.  Please check our Google Calendar for the specific day and times.

The audition packet contains a cover letter with more detailed information.  Please read it as it contains information that you will need to know for auditions.

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Color Guard Auditions

Are you interested in performing during halftime as a member of the Clear Springs Color Guard next year.  If so, come out and audition:

May 11-May 14
5:00-7:00 PM
Clear Springs High School – Band Hall

Color Guard is an activity that combines the use of equipment such as flags, sabers, and rifles with dance. Prior dance or guard related experience is helpful but not at all required.  It is a fine art and P.E. credit.  If you have any questions, please contact the director at colorguard@cshschargerband.org.

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2014-2015 Audition Material

The 2014-2015 audition material is now available for download from CHARMS.

Download Instructions:
  1. Click here or the CHARMS link at the top of the page.
  2. Under “STUDENT AREA PASSWORD”, enter your CCISD student ID.
  3. Click on the “HANDOUTS & FILES” icon.
  4. Click on the “2014-2015 Audition Music” folder.
  5. Click on the PDF for your instrument.

Woodwind and brass auditions begin the week of May 19th and percussion will be May 27th, please check our Google Calendar for the specific day and times.

The audition material contains a cover letter with more detailed information.  Please read it as it contains information that you will need to know for auditions.

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Auditions (Percussion)

Percussion auditions for marching band for the 2015-2016 school year will be held in the Clear Springs High School music wing beginning with a series of clinics in April and concluding with a summer camp in June.  Percussion auditions for concert season for the 2014-2015 school year will be take place on May 27th. The exact days and times for these clinics, camps, and audition can be found on our online calendar which can be accessed by clicking here or clicking the calendar link at the top of this page.  Any non-percussionists such as oboes and bassoons who will be playing with the pit or battery during marching season will need to attend the percussion clinics and summer camps.

Audition Requirements
  • Audition materials are available for download from CHARMS.
  • For more information about CHARMS click here.

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Auditions (Woodwind/Brass)

Woodwind and Brass auditions for the 2015-2016 school year will be held in the Clear Springs High School music wing May 18th through May 22nd.  The exact day and time for your instrument can be found on our online calendar which can be accessed by clicking here or clicking the calendar link at the top of this page.

Audition Requirements
  1. Major scales
    • Please prepare all 12 Major scales.
    • Perform 2 or more octaves if possible, do NOT perform only 1 octave unless it is a limitation of your instrument.
    • tongue up, slur down
    • Memorization is not required.
  2. Chromatic Scale
    • Perform chromatic scale full range
  3. Etudes
    • The etudes are available for download from our CHARMS site.
    • For more information about CHARMS please click here.
Double Reeds

Oboes and bassoons will need to audition per the information above in order to be placed into the correct band class.  However, if they will be playing with the pit percussion during marching season they will also need to attend percussion clinics and camps.

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