Audition Requirements for High School
High School Students for EDBDA District placement will audition on one of the etudes used for First-Round OKMEA All-State; EDBDA Percussion for district placement will audition on Snare, 2-Mallet, and Timpani.
See below for more details. At the bottom of the page, you will find the link for the audition material for both OKMEA All-State Auditions and the selected etude for EDBDA auditions.
Current Requirements for 2025-2026 school year
Part 1 - Etude
The etude for EDBDA High School auditions will be selected from one of the etudes selected by OKMEA. The portion (“cuts”) to be played will be selected by the EDBDA Auditions Manager and will be posted on the day of All-District Auditions.
Part II - Sightreading
The sightreading will be provided by EDBDA. Students will be given 30 seconds to silently review the sightreading and at the end of 30 seconds will be asked to perform given sightreading. This does not have to be memorized.
Scales are currently used at the second-round auditions for OKMEA and ARE NOT used for the purpose of EDBDA auditions. For your students auditioning for the second-round OKMEA click here for the required scale sets.
Students auditioning for OKMEA - will have a separate audition room from EDBDA auditions on the same day - it is a Pass/Fail process.