Winds and brass auditions

All auditions should include the following:

• Chromatic scale that best demonstrates your range and performance ability 

• Between two and four minutes of prepared music – solo or etudes that include contrasting styles (e.g. one lyrical, one technical)

We recommend that you prepare classical or jazz selection(s) (something that you might play at solo & ensemble festivals) or excerpts from your current school band/orchestra repertoire, but you are welcome to choose whatever you believe will best demonstrate your musicality and technical proficiency. 

The directors will evaluate your performance based on:

• musicianship and artistry

• sound production and resonance

• tempo maintenance and rhythmic accuracy

We encourage you to play your audition on whichever instrument you feel most comfortable with, marching or concert. Accompaniment should not be used.

To schedule an in-person audition on Tulane's campus, please reach out to Asst. Director of Bands Dylan Koester dkoester@tulane.edu.