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Penncrest Jazz Audition Dates: November 13-15, 2:30-4:30 PM How to Audition: Sign up for a time slot in the band room Pick up your prepared piece and audition information Practice Listen to Jazz Arrive 15 minutes early to warm up on the day of your audition About the Jazz Program Performance opportunities in big band and combo settings One per part playing increases individual musicianship and responsibility Ensembles directed by professional jazz musicians and educators Some ensembles are student directed Recognized locally and nationally as a Superior school jazz program Commitment Level The bands rehearse once per week as a group Sections rehearse an additional time each week Performances are scheduled as appropriate.

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Penncrest Jazz

Audition Dates: November 13-15, 2:30-4:30 PM

How to Audition: Sign up for a time slot in the band room Pick up your prepared piece and audition information Practice Listen to Jazz Arrive 15 minutes early to warm up on the day of your audition

About the Jazz Program Performance opportunities in big band and combo settings One per part playing increases individual musicianship and responsibility Ensembles directed by professional jazz musicians and educators Some ensembles are student directed Recognized locally and nationally as a Superior school jazz program

Commitment Level The bands rehearse once per week as a group Sections rehearse an additional time each week Performances are scheduled as appropriate. Ensemble members are expected to attend all scheduled practices and

performances. Practicing, listening to jazz, and/or taking private lessons is each members’

individual responsibility.

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About America’s Unique Art Form

Jazz was born in the New Orleans area of the United States in the mid-1800’s. As the Melting Pot of a new nation, that city is the only place in which this could have happened. People from all over the world, representing many cultures, traditions, and musical backgrounds, came together in New Orleans in an environment of mutual respect and equality. The traditional music of West Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean, along with American spirituals, came together to create new styles such as the blues, ragtime, and eventually, jazz. No other art form in the world was born in our country. And jazz could only have been born here.

In respecting the tradition of jazz through your study, you are obliged to listen to the music extensively. Since most, if not all, of you will be playing in a big band, you should spend significant time listening to big bands. All of us will concern ourselves with stylistic playing and with improvisation. Therefore, we must all listen to jazz in different styles: swing, latin, funk, contemporary, etc. And we must all improvise. Improvisation is the main ingredient of all styles of jazz.

The following lists will help you direct your listening. They are in no particular order: all artists and bands are worth listening to extensively. Playing along with recordings is how jazz education began and is encouraged. Other sources such as play-along recordings and Smart Music, are also recommended. Through this level of study, you will understand the language of jazz. You will learn how to hear it, how to speak it, how to understand it, and someday, how to write it.

Recommended Jazz Listening (this is only a BEGINNING):Big Bands Saxophon

eTrombone Trumpet Piano Bass Guitar Drums

Count Basie

Charlie Parker

JJ Johnson Louis Armstrong

Count Basie

Charles Mingus

Wes Mont-gomery

Gene Krupa

Duke Ellington

John Coltrane

Kai Winding Dizzy Gillespie