AUDITIONS

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Marching Band- 

May 2 (4-5:30) fall 2025 Rehearsal (All) 

May 2 (6-7P) Mandatory parent meeting (In Band Room ) 

April 28- May 2 (4-6P) Drumline, Guard Workshops  (No Wed, for Drums) 

 May 14 PYLUSD Physical Night at Esperanza (this is also for YLHS students) 

May 15 (4-5:30P) Jazz Auditions

SUMMER CAMP (Mandatory) 

August 4-8, 2025 8A-1PM 

August 11-14, 2025 12P-4P  

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY  (bring an instrument, sticks, flag, shorts & tennis shoes)

 **All students must be cleared PRIOR to AUDITIONS  

December auditions include: 

12 Major Scales circle of fifths

Concert etude (provided)

Music excerpt  (provided)

Jazz auditions include: 

-12 Major Scales (up and down swung at bpm=120

- Etude #1 and #3  (In the Jazz Auditions folder) 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TDV97aB_TU_n-ITqCS5QQlHf5FsYv1kq?usp=sharing

Drum set (12 major scales plus groove) 

4 bars of time and 4 bar fill. Repeated. 

In the style of: 

- Med. Swing 

- Funk

- Rock

-Bossa Nova

Sight reading & Improvisation (provided at the audition) 

May 2 (4-5:30) fall 2025 Rehearsal (All) 

May 2 (6-7P) Mandatory parent meeting (In Band Room ) 

April 28- May 2 (4-6P) Drumline, Guard Workshops  (No Wed, for Drums) 

 May 14 PYLUSD Physical Night at Esperanza (this is also for YLHS students) 

May 15 (4-5:30P) Jazz Auditions

SUMMER CAMP (Mandatory) 

August 4-8, 2025 8A-1PM 

August 11-14, 2025 12P-4P  

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY  (bring an instrument, sticks, flag, shorts & tennis shoes)

 **All students must be cleared PRIOR to AUDITIONS

Colorguard auditions: 

May 2 (4-5:30) fall 2025 Rehearsal (All) 

May 2 (6-7P) Mandatory parent meeting (In Band Room ) 

April 28- May 2 (4-6P) Drumline, Guard Workshops  (No Wed, for Drums) 

May 14 PYLUSD Physical Night at Esperanza (this is also for YLHS students) 

May 15 (4-5:30P) Jazz Auditions

SUMMER CAMP (Mandatory) 

August 4-8, 2025 8A-1PM 

August 11-14, 2025 12P-4P  

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY  (bring an instrument, sticks, flag, shorts & tennis shoes)

 **All students must be cleared PRIOR to AUDITIONS

Fall Percussion: 

May 2 (4-5:30) fall 2025 Rehearsal (All) 

May 2 (6-7P) Mandatory parent meeting (In Band Room ) 

April 28- May 2 (4-6P) Drumline, Guard Workshops  (No Wed, for Drums) 

May 14 PYLUSD Physical Night at Esperanza (this is also for YLHS students) 

May 15 (4-5:30P) Jazz Auditions

SUMMER CAMP (Mandatory) 

August 4-8, 2025 8A-1PM 

August 11-14, 2025 12P-4P  

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY  (bring an instrument, sticks, flag, shorts & tennis shoes)

 **All students must be cleared PRIOR to AUDITIONS

All students must be cleared PRIOR to AUDITIONS

 https://www.ylhs.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=67297&type=d&pREC_ID=106522