This page contains the percussion section audition material for Louisiana
Music Educators Association All-State Honors Band. It is designed to help high school percussionists in Louisiana gain information
about the audition material and process. All of the audition material can be heard on the links below.
Snare
Drum:
Concert(closed)
roll (pp < ff< pp) required every year
(20 second time limit 10 seconds for crescendo, 10 seconds for decrescendo.)
| Buzz Roll |
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Buzz Roll
Rudimental (open) roll double stroke roll (slow-fast-slow)
required every year
(40 second time limit = 20 seconds slow to fast, 20 seconds fast to slow)
| Double Stroke Roll |
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Double Stroke Roll
FlamRudiment(slow- fast-slow):
2008-2009
Set I Flam Taps
2009-2010 Set II Flam Accents
2006-2007 Set III Flam Paradiddle
2007-2008 Set IV Flam Pata-
Fla-Flas
| Flam Tap |
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Flam Taps
| Flam Accent |
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Flam Accents
| Flam Paradiddle |
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Flam Paradiddles
| Flam Pata-Fla-Fla |
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Flam Pata-Fla-Flas
DragRudiment(slow-fast- slow):
2008-2009 Set I Drag Paradiddle #1
2009-2010 Set II Triple Ratamacue
2006-2007 Set III Single Drag Tap
2007-2008 Set IV Double Drag Tap
| Drag Paradiddle #1 |
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Drag Paradiddle #1
| Triple Ratamacue |
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Triple Ratamacue
| Single Drag Tap |
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Single Drag Tap
| Double Drag Tap |
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Double Drag Tap
Snare Drum Etudes: “Portraits
In Rhythm” by Anthony Cirone:
2008-2009 Set I Etude #4 (lines 1-6)
2009-2010 Set II Etude #42 (lines 1 - 5)
2006-2007 Set III Etude
#11 (lines 1 - 8)
2007-2008 Set IV Etude #2 (lines 7 - 12)
"Etude #4" by Cirone
"Etude #42" by Cirone
"Etude #11" by Cirone
"Etude #2" by Cirone
Keyboard:
Scales:
2008 -2009 Set I - C, Ab, E
2009-2010 Set II - F, Db, A
2006-2007 Set III - Bb, Gb, D
2007-2008 Set IV
- Eb, B, G
Scale Set I - C, Ab, E
Scale Set II - F, Db, A
Scale Set III - Bb, Gb, D
Scale Set IV - Eb, B, G
Keyboard Etudes: “Masterpieces
for Marimba” by Thomas McMillan:
2008-2009
Set I page 14, “Sonata” by Handel (to letter B no repeats)
2009-2010 Set II page 16, Sonata by Corelli (Beginning
to letter A)
2006-2007 Set III page 6, Sonatina by Telemann (lines 1 - 6)
2007-2008 Set IV page 10, Sonata by
Handell (to letter B, w/o repeats)
Timpani Etudes: “Exercises, Etudes and Solos for Timpani” by R Carroll
"Sonata" by Handel
"Sonata" by Corelli
"Sonatina" by Telemann
"Sonata" by Handel
Four Mallet Keyboard requirements:
Four mallet chordal exercises based on the I, IV, V chords are required to coincide with the required scales for each
year.
Four Mallet Exercises
Timpani:
Timpani Etudes: “Exercises,
Etudes and Solos for Timpani” by R Carroll
2008-2009 Set I “Pesante” (m 79 to the end)
2009-2010
Set II "Brioso" (Beginning to measure 28)
2006-2007 Set III "Adagio - Allegro" (Measure 79 to end)
2007-2008 Set IV "Brioso" (Measure 47 to end)
"Pesante" by Carroll
"Brioso" by Carroll
"Adagio-Allegro" by Carroll
"Brioso" by Carroll
