Then the Kitchen timer was used to get them done in the 2 minute time frame. FIrst with a metronome working up to 1/4 note to 120. He was either first chair or second chair evry year except his 9th grade year when he got braces put one about three weeks before the auditions.he still made All-State band then.

My youngest son audition for Florida All State Band every year from 7th grade-12 grade. I'm always on the tail end of these posts but here goes anyway. I think the cause was overeating, the guilt of which caused me to work out intensely, and apparently that is not good before a practice session. Nothing was working in any part of the range. Actually I tried last night but gave up and put the horn away. I think I will work on it myself, some of my scales have been a bit neglected. Except for the bottom start problem, I'm starting to like the idea. It's concrete and measurable, easily tested, and it gives the kids an achievable but somewhat difficult goal to motivate their practice. E! No, I meant play the scale.' Pretty soon you've used up a half hour or more per kid.

You've got 50 kids in band to test, maybe more. Why? I honestly cannot articulate the reason, it just seems off.

The 2 minute mark seems so arbitrary and to me borders on ridiculous. Quote from: norbie2009 on Aug 10, 2017, 06:01PMYes, we should be comfortable in all keys, I just don't understand the need to race through them.

Trombone b flat major scale 3 octaves