This is for all of the musicians out there. Has anyone heard of solo and ensemble, or do you have a similar program at your school? I play string bass, but people in band/orchestra/choir can compete in it. Or anyone else that wants to enter. But basically, you play a solo for a judge, and you get graded on a letter scale. If you get an A* then you get to go to state. We also have a large ensemble where our orchestra plays together. The competition is this weekend. So I was wondering if all states do this and if you are competing, or if it is just a Wisconsin thing.

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In my state we have a very similar program its called solo and Ensamble...

Except you are graded from 1 - 3 1 being the best.. i play trumpet and got a 1 and might or might not go to state

I used to do these, but after a few years I stopped because I realized that they are basically pointless, since you're only competing against yourself. Some people like to do that and evaluate themselves, but not me. I already know I'm a decent drummer, so I just feel its a waste of time. Also, this is something that usually comes with taking private lessons, and I stopped taking those too.

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We have solo and ensamble here too, and if I remember correctly, like marching, the scale is poor, fair, good, excellent, superior. If you get a "good," you are laughed off of the field (or the gymnasium, depending on which you are doing).

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It will help you get a scholarship in music...that's for sure.

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never play french horn, its hard as sh!t...

OUr school has the exact same thing, except with the previously mentinoed 1-3 scale!

Yeah, we have ISSMA solo and ensemble for solos and groups as big as 4. I did it in jr high but our grading system worked differently. Each group or soloist was graded on a scale of 1-10. But its just kinda of a thing for fun, whether a group gets a ten or not doesn't determine whether you go to state. Its just basically a rating to tell you how good you are.

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We have a UIL Solo and Ensemble down here that I did last weekend. Ours has 3 different piece classes. 1 being most difficult, 3 being least difficult. You then get graded 1-5, 1 being the best. If you have the piece memorized and you get a 1, you can go on to state. I got a 1 on a class one song, but didnt play from memory, although I could. Of course, it was a 10 hour wait for 5 minutes of playing. A whole saturday wasted.

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Of course! We got two "Bands" which are the Wind Ensamble, and our very own Jazz Ensamble. I am going to be in the jazz, I'm picking up the tenor sax so I can get in. I can't wait either, it looks like a lot of fun. The jazz teacher at our school ( he as well teaches other bands) is very nice and a great guy to be around.

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My school has Solo & Ensemble. I'm not in it, but I think the competition was two weeks ago but was cancelled due to big snowstorm that weekend, so I don't know when they re-schedualled it for.

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