2025 Audition Information
Auditions for 2025 will be held Friday 9th (after school), Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th May at Caringbah North Public School. Students will be allocated a time and day following the close of applications on Friday 2nd May. If no information has
been received by Monday 5th May regarding audition allocation, please contact us. If there are any special
requests regarding audition allocation, we will do our best to accommodate.
On the day of the audition, students will be required to:
• Perform one short unaccompanied piece (or an excerpt from a longer piece) between 1-2 minutes
long, with a focus on the players’ musicality and technique. Special attention should be paid to
phrasing, articulation, and dynamic contrast.
• Play one major, minor, or chromatic scale. The scale should demonstrate as much of the students’
playing range as possible and be played “all tongued” or “all slurred”.
• Play a short passage of sight reading. The piece will be different for all instruments and will reflect
the level of music to be played in this year’s ensemble.
All students will need to bring is their instrument, music, and a smile ☺
** SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR PERCUSSIONISTS **
The percussion audition process is slightly different in that it will be an open audition, with all applicants
attending at the same time. They will need to demonstrate 4 styles (Rock, Swing, Latin & March) as well as
auxiliary and mallet ability if studied. Creativity is greatly encouraged within the various beat patterns.