
Region & State Honors Ensembles
SJBODA
Region Band Auditions
December 9th, 2023
Absegami High School 201 Wrangleboro Road, Galloway, NJ 08205
Applications
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Completed Online Form Through www.sjboda.org
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$10.00 Application Fee is Due To Mr. Wiernusz
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Must be completed and money turned in by November 1st
Audition Requirements​
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Individual Solo
All 12 Major Scales
Sightreading
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Accepted Students
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Band Weekend
January 12th - January 14th, 2024
Pfleeger Concert Hall - Rowan University
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Orchestra Weekend
January 5th - January 7th, 2024
Pfleeger Concert Hall - Rowan University
Reading Rehearsal
December 17th, 2023
Cinnaminson High School
Students must be able to make all rehearsals and performances

NJMEA
All-State Band Auditions
January 20th, 2024
J.P. Stevens High School 855 Grove Avenue, Edison, NJ 08820
Applications
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Completed Online Form Through www.njmea.com
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$26.00 Application Fee is Due Online at time of Register
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Must be completed and money completed by December 22
Audition Requirements​
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Individual Solo
All 12 Major Scales
Sightreading
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Accepted Students
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All-State Weekend
February 22nd - February 24th, 2024
Atlantic City & New Jersey Performance Arts Center
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Reading Rehearsal
February 5th, 2024
Bridgewater-Raritan HS / Atlantic City, NJ
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Students must be able to make all rehearsals and performances

NJAJE Region Jazz Auditions
2023 Date TBA
Cinnaminson High School
Applications
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Completed Online Form Through www.njaje.org
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$20.00 Application Fee is Due To Mr. DeLoach
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Must be completed and money turned in by March 1st
Audition Requirements​
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• SOLO - All students are required to prepare the solo listed below in its entirety. All Solo etudes may be downloaded from the NJAJE Website
• SCALES / STYLES - Saxes, brass, piano, guitar, and bass students are required to perform scales on website. Scales are listed in WRITTEN pitch. All scales should be played in a swing style. Drummers are required to demonstrate the ability to keep time in the styles listed on the website.​
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• IMPROVISATION - All students are required to play an improvised solo demonstrating creativity, technique, & musicality. *Saxes, brass, piano, guitar, and bass students must improvise a solo over 2 choruses of Blues in F or Bb concert using the Jamey Abersold "New Approach to Jazz Improvisation, vol. 1." Student will pick a card to determine key. *Drum improvisation is included as part of the solo etude.
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• SIGHT READING - All students are required to perform a short excerpt never previously seen. Students will be given 30 seconds to look over the piece before playing.
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Accepted Students
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Performance
2024 Date TBA
Cinnaminson High School
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Rehearsals
2024 Dates TBA
Cinnaminson High School
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Students must be able to make all rehearsals and performances
