All State Auditions

Here oboists and bassoonists can find information for All-State preparation in the Midwest. Below are links to the requirements, and when available, recordings of the required literature. We are working to make additional recordings available.

Arkansas
Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association
Click on “Clinic Audition Materials”

Iowa: 
Iowa High School Music Association
Requirements for All-State auditions

Kansas:
Kansas Music Educators Association home page
Requirements for State Festival auditions

Missouri:
Missouri Bandmasters Association
Requirements for All-State auditions

Recordings of the bassoon audition music are provided by Rod Ackmann, bassoon professor at The University of Oklahoma:
Set I
Allegro p. 35
Weissenborn p. 43
Weissenborn p. 69 #5
Weissenborn p. 81 #2
Weissenborn p. 86 #12

Set II
Allegro moderato p.30
Poco allegro p. 40
Weissenborn p. 66 #2
Weissenborn p. 82-3 #5
Weissenborn p. 86 #11

Set III
Allegretto, Lesson 18
Allegro, Lesson 20
Andante Sostenuto, Lesson 26
Daily Study #11
Allegro moderato p. 81

Set IV
Andande, p. 31
Andante, p. 37
Marcia
Daily Study #10
Andante Sostenuto p. 82

Recordings of the oboe audition music are provided by Dan Willett, oboe professor at The University of Missouri—Columbia:
Set II
Selected Studies, p. 8 D minor
Rubank p. 7, no. 13
Rubank p. 10, no. 28
Rubank p. 10, no. 29
Rubank p. 23, no. 5

Nebraska:
Nebraska Music Educators Association
Audition requirements are sent directly to high schools via CD .

Oklahoma:
Oklahoma Music Educators Association
Band Requirements for All-State auditions