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):
Set I Flam
Taps
Set II Flam Accents
Set III Flam Paradiddle
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):
Set I Drag Paradiddle #1
Set II Triple Ratamacue
Set III Single Drag Tap
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:
Set I Etude #4 (lines 1-6)
Set II Etude #42 (lines 1 - 5)
Set III Etude #11 (lines 1 - 8)
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:
Set I - C, Ab, E
Set II - F, Db, A
Set III - Bb, Gb, D
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:
Set I page 14, “Sonata”
by Handel (to letter B no repeats)
Set II page 16, Sonata by Corelli (Beginning to letter A)
Set III page 6, Sonatina
by Telemann (lines 1 - 6)
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
Set I “Pesante” (m 79 to the end)
Set II "Brioso"
(Beginning to measure 28)
Set III "Adagio - Allegro" (Measure 79 to end)
Set IV "Brioso" (Measure
47 to end)
"Pesante" by Carroll
"Brioso" by Carroll
"Adagio-Allegro" by Carroll
"Brioso" by Carroll
