General Requirements

1.  Applicant must be at least 16 years of age.  High school students may audition only if performance skills listed below are met or exceeded.

2.  Applicant must be available for scheduled rehearsals and performances throughout the summer.

3.  There must be an anticipated vacancy in that section.

4.  Applicant should have extensive experience performing in a band or orchestra, at least at the college level or beyond.

5.  A prepared piece, while possibly helpful, is not required.

Expected Performance Skills – Applicant must demonstrate:

1.  Ability to perform chromatic scale and major scales at a reasonable tempo throughout expected playing range of the instrument.

2.  Ability to sight-read unrehearsed music on a level with literature normally performed by the band.

3.  Tone quality and intonation expected for performance in a professional organization.

4.  Knowledge and application of alternate and trill fingerings (woodwinds).

5.  A playing range that is sufficient for any passage that may be encountered in the band literature.

6.  Percussion applicants should be able to perform on all instruments normally found in the section including but not limited to; snare and bass drum, utility percussion, mallet instruments, drum set and timpani.

Auditions will be held following the Monday night rehearsals in May.  An instrumentalist who in the opinion of the conductor possesses the skills to be a member of the band, but for which no vacancy has occurred will be placed on call to substitute in that section.   

 Tom Philbrick , Conductor
Springfield Municipal Band