Marching Southerners

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2025 Marching Southerners Audition Information

Hello Everyone!

I hope that you are all well and are enjoying your semester!

In order to get the lines set in time to start pre-game drill as soon as possible during camp, we have decided to do the music auditions virtually again this year. If you play a woodwind or brass instrument, you will need to submit an audition video. The video audition submission due date is July 1st, 2025. All marching/visual auditions will take place at camp. Your music audition (video) score will be combined with your marching/visual audition score to give you a final audition score. Concert band auditions will still remain at the end of band camp.

If you need to check out an instrument (mellophone, baritone, euphonium, 20J) to complete your video, please contact one of the graduate teaching assistants through their emails found on the “Leadership Staff” tab of the Band Camp page.

Remember, in order to be considered for a spot with the 2025 Marching Southerners, you must submit your audition video by the deadline (July 1st). If you would like to submit it before then, that is perfectly fine!

Again, If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at kenbodiford@jsu.edu. I can’t wait to get everyone on campus for band camp and get this season started.

Have a great semester and summer, be safe, and register for band camp today!

Blow Southerners!

-Dr. B

2025 VIDEO AUDITION INFORMATION:

Audition Music and Info

Flute

Please view the audition packet linked HERE.

Piccolo

Please view the audition packet linked HERE.

Clarinet

Closer measures 53 to 61

Quilting Party, from pickups to C to the end

Stars Fell

Chromatic scale to showcase full range

Saxophone

Altos:

Closer: mm. 70 – 82 (156 BPM)

Quilting Party: C to the End (Memorized)

Chromatic Scale: Low Bb to high F

Tenors:

Closer: mm. 10-19 (156 BPM)

Quilting Party: C to the end (Memorized)

Chromatic Scale: Low Bb to high F

Bari Sax:

Let the Sunshine In (118 BPM)

Quilting Party: C to the End (Memorized)

Chromatic Scale: Low A/Bb to high D

Trumpet

-Stars Fell

-Quilting party (pickups from D to the end)

-M. 44-55 of the closer for leads and 46-55 for seconds and thirds

-Chromatic scale (sustain all top notes)

Upper leads- G in the staff- Double A

Lower leads- G in the staff- High D

Upper Seconds- Low C- High C

Lower Second- Low C- B above the staff

Upper third-Low F#- A above the staff

Lower third- Low F#- G on top of the staff

Mellophone

– Closer Measures 70-82

– Salvation is created (by memory)

– Chromatic Scale (note you only need to go up the scale and hold last note for 4 counts)

C below the staff to C above the staff (for 1st part)
C below the staff to G above the staff (for 2nd part)

Trombone

TROMBONE 1

Closer m. 58-82

Quilting Party – Beginning to rehearsal D

Fight Song – All of it one time, skip 1^st ending

TROMBONE 2/3

Closer m. 58-82

Quilting Party – Beginning to rehearsal D

Fight Song – All of it one time, skip 1^st ending

BASS TROMBONE

Closer m. 58-82

Quilting Party – Beginning to rehearsal D

Neck – All of it one time

Baritone

Closer: measures 50 to 66

Quilting Party: pickups of C to D

Fight Song one time through

20J (Tuba)

Please ensure that the metronome is audible in your audition for ALL excerpts so that we can clearly hear both your playing and the metronome. Be sure to choose a tempo in the given ranges that demonstrates your highest level of technical and musical achievement. Also, adjust your camera so that we can see both your face and fingers clearly.

We will assess the following in your music audition:

· Tone Quality

· Intonation

· Technical Accuracy: Rhythm, Articulations, Note Accuracy, and Dynamics

· Air Control

Show Excerpts:

· Closer- 44 – 65, Tempo 130-168

Traditional Stand Tune Excerpt:

Quilting Party – From Letter B to the End, skip the first ending

Note: Play the opening section as written, adhering to all articulation markings.

Starting at measure C, switch to a style that mimics a string bass.

Low Split Auditions (Optional):

If you would like to audition for the low split part, play from low Bb down, chromatically, while using a continuous slur to as low as you can go to pedal Bb.