In an effort to continually align auditions statewide at the junior and senior levels, the Board of Directors voted at their Summer 2024 meeting to implement a cycle of commissioned etudes for Strings, Winds, Percussion and Instrumental Jazz at the Junior and Senior levels.

Instrumental Jazz etudes will be implemented in the Fall of 2024; Strings, Winds and Percussion etudes will be implemented in the Fall of 2025.

Please Click Here for a summary of audition etudes and material for district auditions at the junior and senior levels.

Junior Band Auditions

1. District 1 Junior Level Required Etudes

2.  ILMEA Junior Level Scale Sheet

  • 3 minute time limit

  • Tongue all notes
    Click Here for ILMEA Junior Scale Sheet

Senior Band Auditions

Please visit the Band Division Audition Information Page for this year's audition material.

Wind and percussion nominations must not exceed 35% of the total wind and percussion numbers within your program.