Name:

Student 1. Info 2. 3.

Rate each instrument tried according to the following scale: 4: Able to get a good sound right away. Instrument seems to be a natural fit. 3: Required additional coaching, but was able to produce a good sound after time. Tester 2: Unable to get a characteristic sound. Instrument seems to be a poor fit. Evaluation 1: Could not get a sound on instrument, even after substantial coaching.

& Flute _____ _____ Horn _____ Comments _____ Saxophone _____ _____

Bassoon _____ _____ Euphonium _____

Tuba _____

Tester Signature ______

Focus and Student is highly Student shows Student displays Student was easi- focused and atten- average focus and some difficulty ly distracted and Attention tive attention. with focus and had difficulty attention concentrating on task. Flute Embouchure (circle): Excellent Adequate Deficient How?______

Student plays on Sustain pitch # of Circle tones produced on head joint: Quality of Sound: head joint only, seconds on head Excellent check hand/ finger/ joint Closed Open Good arm size on entire Adequate flute without playing. 1 2 3 4 5 Closed Overblown Open Overblown Weak More Embouchure (circle): Oboe/ Excellent Adequate Deficient How?______Bassoon Student produces sound on reed, then Quality of Sound: Excellent Good Adequate Weak produces sound on instrument with test- Sustain pitch # of Aptitude: Size OK? er or student finger- ing, depending upon seconds on instrument Strong OK Weak Oboe: Yes No the student’s apti- 1 2 3 4 5 More : Yes No tude. «Preferred» «Last »

Quality of Sound: Clarinet/ Excellent Good Adequate Weak Pitch significantly flat Sax Embouchure (circle): Excellent Adequate Deficient How?______

Student produces Sustain pitch # of seconds on mouthpiece-barrel or mouthpiece-neck sound on mouth- piece, then produces 1 2 3 4 5 More notes on instrument with tester fingering CLARINET: Tester fingering: SAX: Student fingering begin- Size OK? on clarinet and stu- ning w/ 3rd line B and descend- dent fingering on Clarinet: Yes No ing by adding one finger at a saxophone Throat tones Alto: Yes No time. Circle all performed. Tenor: Yes No Descending to _____ B A G F E D For Clarinet consider: Upper Register to _____ none Is student double joint- ed in fingers? Can they fully cover all tone holes and reach pinky keys?

Embouchure (circle): Physical Considerations High Excellent Adequate Deficient How?______(body or lip size, braces, etc.) Brass Buzz on mouthpiece (if more than one brass instrument tested, indicate each): Student produces Strong Adequate Weak None buzz on the mouth- piece, then produces sound on instrument. Circle all pitches played on instrument: If more than one brass instrument is Sustain pitch # of seconds tried, list aptitude on on mouthpiece Tpt: Lower C D E F G Higher each. 1 2 3 4 5 More Horn: Lower C E G C Higher

Embouchure (circle): Physical Considerations Low Excellent Adequate Deficient How?______(body or lip size, braces, etc.) Brass Buzz on mouthpiece (if more than one brass instrument tested, indicate each): Student produces Strong Adequate Weak None buzz on the mouth- piece, then produces sound on instrument. Circle all pitches played on instrument: If more than one brass instrument is Sustain pitch # of seconds tried, list aptitude on on mouthpiece Trb/Bar: Lower Bb F Bb Higher each. 1 2 3 4 5 More : Lower Bb F Bb Higher