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FLUTE—Jazz Band Audition

1. Major Scales: Bb concert and Eb concert scales by memory

2. Blues Scales: Bb concert/Eb concert/F concert and repeat Bb concert with no

pause in between:

3. Prepared Music: (practice excerpt on back from measure 19 to 27—note

style/tempo/dynamics)

4. Sightreading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)

ALTO AND BARITONE SAXOPHONE—Jazz Band Audition

1. Major Scales: Bb concert and Eb concert scales by memory

2. Blues Scales: Bb concert/Eb concert/F concert and repeat Bb concert with no

pause in between:

3. Prepared Music: (practice excerpt on back from measure 27 to 43—note

style/tempo/dynamics)

4. Sight reading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)

TENOR SAXOPHONE—Jazz Band Audition

1. Major Scales: Bb concert and Eb concert scales by memory

2. Blues Scales: Bb concert/Eb concert/F concert and repeat Bb concert with no

pause in between:

3. Prepared Music: (practice excerpt on back from measure 27 to 43—note

style/tempo/dynamics)

4. Sight reading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)

TRUMPET—Jazz Band Audition

1. Major Scales: Bb concert and Eb concert scales by memory

2. Blues Scales: Bb concert/Eb concert/F concert and repeat Bb concert with no pause

in between:

3. Prepared Music: (practice excerpt on back from measure 27 to 35—note

style/tempo/dynamics)

4. Sight reading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)

TROMBONE/BARITONE—Jazz Band Audition

1. Major Scales: Bb concert and Eb concert scales by memory

2. Blues Scales: Bb concert/Eb concert/F concert and repeat Bb concert with no

pause in between:

3. Prepared Music: (practice excerpt on back from measure 9-19—note

style/tempo/dynamics)

4. Sight reading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)

Piano—Jazz Band Audition

1. Blues Scales: Bb concert/Eb concert/F concert and repeat Bb concert with no

pause in between:

2. Prepared Music (each student will be asked to play a song of their choice)

3. Selected Music: (practice excerpt on back from beginning to measure 19—note

style/tempo/dynamics)

4. Sight reading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)

GUITAR—Jazz Band Audition

1. Blues Scales: Bb concert/Eb concert/F concert and repeat Bb concert with no

pause in between:

2. Selected Music: (practice the following excerpt from measure 27 to 43—chord

chart is included)

3. Prepared Music (each student will be asked to play a song of their choice)

4. Sightreading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)

BASS—Jazz Band Audition

1. Blues Scales: Bb concert/Eb concert/F concert and repeat Bb concert with no

pause in between:

2. Selected Music: (practice excerpt on back from measure 27-43—note

style/tempo/dynamics)

3. Prepared Music (each student will be asked to play a song of their choice)

4. Sight reading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)

DRUM SET—JAZZ BAND AUDITIONS

1. Play the various styles. Each drummer should play a pattern and insert a one to two

measure fill followed by the same pattern, followed by one more fill and a conclusion.

For help on the styles, look at the notation below and/or listen online recordings.

Rock-basic rock and roll beat

Swing-big band swing style (b.d. MUST be LIGHTLY played!)

Bossa Nova-Latin beat

2. Prepare the following musical excerpt from measure 35 to 55

3. Sight reading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)