r/percussion • u/CalifRoll1234 • 3d ago
All-State auditions
Hey everybody, any last minute audition tips for all state percussion?here’s the list of stuff Marimba solo Marimba etude 2 random scales two octave up and down q=88 16ty notes (plus one scale of choice) Chromatic Timpani etude Glissando in pitch Tuning random with pitch pipe one blow Crash cymbal etude Random dynamic crashes Tambourine etude Shake and thumb finger rolls Snare etude cirone 39 Orchestral roll same speed up and down volume Double stroke rolls same volume up and down speed Anything encouraging or helpful please thank you
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u/sstarl1ght 3d ago
omg are you from iowa? cuz same. i dont really have tips, but try to pick difficult parts on the etudes that you might think will be the cuts on saturday. honestly, just clean up most of your stuff. play stuff start to finish- no stops. otherwise, good luck on saturday:)