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 Instrumental Music Activities Calendar 

 Date  Event  Time  Location
 Oct.. 11, 2019  All County applications due    to Mr. Hirsh
       
 Nov. 7th, 2019  All County Orchestra Auditions  T.B.A.  West Middle
 Nov.14th, 2019  All County Band Auditions  T.B.A.  West Middle
 Nov.16th, 2019     All State Auditions - band and string  T.B.A.  T.B.A
       
 Dec. 16th, 2019  Winter Instrumental Concert - Strings 7:00 p.m.  Manchester Valley H.S.
 Dec. 17th, 2019  Winter Instrumental Concert - Bands 7:00 p.m.  Manchester Valley H.S
       
 Jan. 25th, 2020  All County Orchestra Concert 11:00 a.m.  T.B.A.
 Feb. 8th, 2020  All County Band Concert 11:00 a.m.  Century High School
       
 Mar. 11th-12th, 2020  Band & Orchestra Performance 
 Assessments		  T.B.A.  South Carroll H.S
 Mar.28th, 2020  County Solo & Ensemble Festival  T.B.A.  Winter's Mill H.S. 
       
 May 9th, 2020

 State Solo & Ensemble Festival - Strings

 T.B.A.  T.B.A.
 May 16th, 2020  State Solo & Ensemble Festival - Band  T.B.A.  Towson University
       
  May 18th, 2020  Spring Instrumental Concert - Strings  7:00 p.m.  Manchester Valley H.S.
  May 19th, 2020  Spring Instrumental Concert - Bands  7:00 p.m.  Manchester Valley H.S.
  May 29th, 2020  Hershey Park Assessments  5:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.  Hershey, PA

 

All County Band and Orchestra

General Information

Click here for complete All-County Audition Requirements & Procedures 

All instruments are required to learn scales. 
These should be easy points to earn because you KNOW they're coming wink

You won't be asked to play all of them, but you won't know which they will want to hear
until the night of the audition, so you should learn all that are listed.

 

All County Scale Sheets
(click and print...scales must be memorized)		 ​ ​
Flute Tenor Saxophone Violin
Oboe French Horn Viola
Clarinet Trumpet / Baritone 
Treble Clef  		Cello
Bass Clarinet Bassoon / Trombone / Baritone
Bass Clef  		String Bass
Alto / Baritone Saxophone Tuba Percussion  Scales  Rudiments

 

2019 - 20 All County BAND & ORCHESTRA Audition Music 

(THE STRING AUDITION MUSIC IS DIFFERENT FOR 
COUNTY THAN FOR STATE STRING AUDITIONS)

click and print   ​ ​
Flute All Saxophones Violin*
Oboe French Horn Viola*
Clarinet Trumpet Cello*
Bass Clarinet Trombone 
Euphonium (Baritone) 		 String Bass*
Bassoon Tuba

Percussion

All County Orchestra rehearsal dates:

Rehearsals: Time:  Location:
 January 14, 2020  7 – 8:30 PM   T.B.A.
 January 21, 2020  7 – 8:30 PM   T.B.A.
 January 23, 2020  7 – 9 PM   T.B.A.
 January 24, 2020  9 AM – 3 PM (Field Trip info will follow)   T.B.A.
 January 25, 2020  9 – 10:30 AM   T.B.A.
 January 25, 2020  11 AM (Concert)   T.B.A.

 

All County Band rehearsal dates:

Rehearsals: Time:  Location:
 January 29, 2020  7 – 8:30 PM  Century High School
 February 4, 2020  7 – 8:30 PM  Century High School
 February 6, 2020  7 – 9 PM  Century High School
 February 7, 2020  9 AM – 3 PM (Field Trip info will follow)  Century High School
 February 8, 2020  9 – 10:30 AM  Century High School
 February 8, 2020  11 AM (Concert)  Century High School