40th Infantry Division Band

California Army National Guard

Currently seeking Musicians with these skills:

Woodwind Section

  • Flute/Piccolo
  • Oboe
  • Clarinet
  • Bassoon

Brass Section

  • French Horn
  • Trumpet

Percussion/Rhythm Section

  • Percussion
  • Bass Guitar

Audition Requirements

Woodwind and brass instruments are required to perform the following:

  • Prepared piece: grade III or higher solo, etude or other work 
  • Major and minor scales from memory (tempos and ranges vary according to instrument)
  • Sight-reading: standard concert band, jazz band (applicable instruments) and march music
  • Flutists should be prepared to sight-read on both flute and piccolo

Percussionists must perform on snare drum, drum set and a mallet instrument. The requirements are:

  • Snare Drum: solo, rudiments and sight-reading
  • Drum Set: sight-reading and demonstrate the following idioms: swing, rock, Latin and funk
  • Mallet: scales and sight-reading

Rhythm instruments (Keyboard, Electric Guitar and Electric Bass) are required to do the following:

  • Prepared piece, one in each of the following styles: swing, pop/rock, Latin and ballad
  • Scales: same requirements as listed above
  • Sight-reading: standard music for your instrument, chords and chord changes, bass lines, and chord progressions