Audition Information

CBDA offers the opportunity to audition and participate in 6 All-State Honor Bands between Junior High and High School levels for those students who are enrolled in their school large ensemble band program. These ensembles will participate in the California All-State Music Education Conference from January 13-17, 2027.

In addition to the 6 full honor band ensembles, on the application, students may select “band only”, “orchestra only” or “band and orchestra”. This allows students to be selected for one of the high school or junior high symphony orchestras.

The honor audition material is the same for the winds and percussion for the symphony orchestras.

Band Audition Music

Errata Information
Junior High Materials
High School Materials
Golden State Honor Band

Junior High and High School Errata

If you have any suggestions or additions to the linked list, please email Susan Willmering

Errata is a correction of a published text or music.

Junior High School Band Scales

Junior High School Excerpt List

High School Band Scales & Supplemental Materials

Band Scales are for all high school ensembles

High School Band Excerpt List

2027 Golden State Honor Band Excerpt List

Golden State only

Golden State Qualification Information

Instructions

For Directors

Recording Instructions

Disqualification Information

The following are reasons CBDA will disqualify an audition while judging for the All-State Honor Groups:

– Talking or coaching is heard during the recording
– Digitally altering a recording (ex: the use of auto-tuning, etc.)
– Wrong solo or excerpt is played
– Wrong scales are played
– Solo is missing sections requested
– A metronome is heard during the scales or solo
– Track/Recording Blank

CBDA is not looking to disqualify any applicant, but last year we saw an overwhelming number of applicants be disqualified over these 7 reasons.
Please double-check that you are following CBDA’s required excerpts and scales for the current year. Some solos have changed from the past rotation.