Solo & Ensemble Festival

Portland

Saturday, April 25. 2025

@St. Rose School 5309 NE Alameda, Portland

Final Schedule OR2026

Results OR 2026

 

Bay Area

Saturday, April 18

@St. Clement School 790 Calhoun St, Hayward

Here is the link for the Schedule for Event:

Schedule CA 2026

Results CA 2026

The Solo & Ensemble Festival is one of our most popular events. 
  • Open to All Levels of Band Students. Students will compete in one of these 3 categories: Beginners, Intermediate (2nd year students), and Advanced Students (3rd year and more) Students may participate as a soloist or in an ensemble (2-4 students)
  • Selecting Music: For Beginners music is designated in their book or you can choose from the list below. For Inter/Adv Students music is listed below.  We have sample video/audio clips for many of the songs.
  • Teachers can assist students in choosing appropriate material if asked. Students can play a song that is not on the list but needs Instructor approval. 
  • We will schedule students for a 15 minute block of time between the hours of 10:00-2:00. You may request a preference am/pm on the online registration form. 
  • Students arrive 15-20 minutes prior to the schedule time to check in and warm up. At their designated time, students are escorted to a room where they will perform for two of the M.U.S.E. Facility members who serve as adjudicators. Parents and family members may come in to listen. Once the performance is over the adjudicators briefly review their notes and scores and then spend a few minutes going over the performance with the student(s). They share what the students did really well and give pointers on where they can improve. The whole process takes about 15 minutes and then you are on your way. 
  • All students receive a certificate and participation ribbon
  • Scores are tallied and Trophy’s and Medals are awarded for placement and students are notified within the next week. 
  • Trophy’s are awarded for 1st-4th place and medals for 5th-8th place for each category: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Sign Up (Deadline for registering April 8): 

Portland Online Registration form (Registration Closed)

Bay area Online Registration form

Choosing Music:

Teachers can suggest music for your child. Please email a note to the instructor letting them know your child is interested and if they can help your child choose. The sooner the better. We give students a choice of levels.  The harder the level students can earn bonus points if they execute the song well. 

Sheet music for songs not in book:

Click on the title of song for sheet music and then download. When downloading, the different instrument parts are all in one file.  When printing, just choose the page(s) you need for your instrument only. 

 If your child wants to play a song not on this list, please consult with instructor to make sure it is an appropriate piece with all the criteria needed to adjudicate. 

List of Available Songs:  

There are some Help Videos and Listening bites for some songs 

Beginning Soloist (1st year student)

Students can receive extra bonus points for choosing a level 2 or 3 song. The harder the level the more bonus points a student can receive.

Level 1  soloist (easiest)

  • Ode to Joy (in Book)  
  • Hungarian Folk Song Part A  (In Book)
  • Rockin’ Part A (In Book)
  • Top Gun Download(Sheet music)Print only instrument page you need 

Level 2  soloist (med. difficulty)

Level 3  soloist (More difficult)

To hear the song played on your instrument

: Flute/bells  Clarinet  Sax  Trumpet  Trombone

 
Beginning Ensembles:

Level One: 

Level Two:

  • Hungarian Folk Song
  • Song by Mozart Duet(sheet music, not the book version) Print only instrument page you need 

Level Three:

Intermediate Soloist (2nd year student) 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

 
Intermediate Ensemble:

Level One: 

Level Two:

  • Island Winds (in Book 2)
  • Blue Note March (in Book 2)

Level Three:

 
Advanced Level Soloist (student with more than 2 years experience) 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Advanced Ensemble:

Level One:

Level Two:

  • Blue Note March (in Book)

Level Three:

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