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Author: Jeff
Date: 2004-06-17 21:16
Hi, I recently found out that I may be moving to Atlanta Georgia and i'am just wondering how do the all-state try outs work over there.(like what do you have to play how many scales they make you play etc etc) and also if someone can show me what last years clarinet all state try music was that would be great.
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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2004-06-18 01:39
Jeff,
I am not in the high school music scene here in Georgia but the Atlanta Clarinet Association (go Atlanta - vote for ClarinetFest 2006) has clinics every year for students who will go to try outs at the GMEA (Georgia Music Educators Association) convention in Savannah in February. I believe that the GMEA (go to their web site) puts out a list of music for the try outs but there is a sight reading portion too. The Atlanta Clarinet Association holds clinics and offers recordings at a nominal cost of the required music to aid students in their preparation. Welcome to the BB and Georgia.
The Doctor
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Author: Igloo Bob
Date: 2004-06-18 22:05
Y'know, I'd be curious to find out which states usually have the most difficult Clarinet All-State tryout pieces. I know it's not Alaska, at least - the All-State up here for Bass consists of a slurred chromatic scale of eighth notes from low E to C3, and 4 pages out of the Ruband Advanced Method for Clarinet vol 1. Easy stuff, especially when it's not a live tryout audition, you send in a tape. New Mexico was quite a bit more difficult, with both Clarinet and low Clarinets having to play all major scales full range by memory, the chromatic from memory (full range), and two pieces from Artistic Studies Vol. 1 Rose Etudes / French Studies. Perhaps we could get a general idea of what some other states require? So far, we just know that New Mexico is more difficult than Alaska, which I should suppose wouldn't come as much of a surprise.
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Author: mkybrain
Date: 2004-06-18 22:21
in Alabama, its just 12 major scales, A Melodic minor, C harmonic minor, chromatic, all by memory though u don't see how playing chromatic by memory could be difficult at all
always 3 etudes from the Klose book
sight reading
looking at the Georgia try outs, their's is more difficult
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Author: Igloo Bob
Date: 2004-06-19 00:36
I saw Georgia's, and I'd say that they're probably pretty close in difficulty to New Mexico's. Though I should mention I've only played the Bass Clarinet stuff in New Mexico, and while they're from the same book (Hite's compilation of the Rose etudes), Clarinet stuff is usually harder than Bass Clarinet stuff, at least as far as All-State goes. I wish I had an operational scanner, then I could scan the pieces in from the Hite book. I'm sure someone at this board has played at least a few of the Rose etudes, though.
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Author: Lisa
Date: 2004-06-19 16:55
This whole topic is all very interesting to me, since Pennsylvania continues to accept musicians for All State based solely on their first chair placement at Regional Band (playing excerpts from the festival's music). Regionals Band players come from the top half of districts, and there is an audition piece to get into District Band.
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