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Specific requirements for each instrument follow:
Horns (saxophone, trumpet, trombone):
All
horn players should come prepared to spend the full 2 hours (7
– 9 p.m.)
playing. Rehearsals (intermediate
and
advanced) will be held concurrently with the horn auditions in order to
give all players a good idea of the level of repertoire as well as too
help keep players warmed up and feeling comfortable.
| Instrument |
Technical
Requirements |
Sight
Reading |
Prepared
Piece |
Improvisation
(Optional) |
| Saxophone
- Intermediate |
Concert
C, Ab, E, and Db Major scales over the full range of the instrument.
Concert F Blues scale. |
To
be provided at the audition. |
"Oleo"
or "Lazy Bird"
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to Files |
Twelve
bar blues in F Concert |
| Saxophone
- Advanced |
All
Major Scales (full instrument range). Concert Bb, F and C Blues scales.
Doubling on Flute or Clarinet is mandatory for placement in the Jazz
Orchestra. Doubling is NOT mandatory at the Gold level, but does
provide you with a distinct advantage. All technical requirements plus
a piece of you choosing may be used for you "double" audition. |
To
be provided at the audition. |
"Dexterity"
or "In A Sentimental Mood"
|
Twelve
bar blues in F Concert |
| Trumpet
- Intermediate |
Concert
C, Ab, E, and Db Major scales over the full range of the instrument.
Concert F Blues scale. |
To
be provided at the audition. |
"Oleo"
or "Lazy Bird"
|
Twelve
bar blues in F Concert |
| Trumpet
- Advanced |
All
Major Scales (full range of instrument). Concert Bb, F and C Blues
scales. |
To
be provided at the audition. |
"Dexterity"
or "In A Sentimental Mood"
|
Twelve
bar blues in F Concert |
| Trombone
- Intermediate |
Concert
C, Ab, E, and Db Major scales over the full range of the instrument.
Concert F Blues scale. |
To
be provided at the audition. |
"Oleo"
or "Lazy Bird"
|
Twelve
bar blues in F Concert |
| Trombone
- Advanced |
All
Major Scales (full range of instrument). Concert Bb, F and C Blues
scales. |
To
be provided at the audition. |
"Dexterity"
or "In A Sentimental Mood"
|
Twelve
bar blues in F Concert |
Rhythm Sections (drums, bass, piano, guitar):
Rhythm
section players will be auditioned in two phases.
Phase 1 will be an individual
audition utilizing the materials below.
Phase
2 will be a group session where players will be organized into rhythm
section combos in order to assess the ability of players to interact
with other rhythm section players, think on their feet and demonstrate
intangible “rhythm section skills”.
For Phase 2, three tunes from the
“Real Book” will be used (“Blue Trane”, “Impressions” and “Joy Spring” – please
see the link for these tunes).
Phase 2 Bass Materials
It is possible
that not all players will be asked to attend Phase 2.
This should not be misinterpreted
as either positive or negative as it likely means clarity was achieved
during Phase 1.
Drums –
The rudiments are to be played on the snare drum only, with the
exception of the eighth note and triplet patterns, which may be either
clapped and counted aloud, or played on the snare drum and counted
aloud. Please see
the link pertinent to the appropriate level.
Drums -
Intermediate
Drums -
Advanced
Bass – Please
see the link pertinent to the appropriate level.
Bass - Intermediate
Bass - Advanced
Piano –
Prepare 3 Jazz oriented selections based on Swing, Ballad, and Latin
styles. These pieces may be fairly short and should be within your
current ability range. If
you have
experience using the “Real book” or similar fake book, this would be
encouraged, otherwise use any other source of written piano jazz music. Using
one or more of these pieces, be prepared to demonstrate your
understanding of the role of the big band piano player in the following
ways:
- Right-hand
melody, left hand accompaniment
- Improvise a melody with the right hand while playing left hand chord changes
- Comping, using the chordal structures of each tune as it pertains to performing with a big band
- A selection from the “Real Book” will be presented to you for sight-reading
Each function
will be scored out of 4 (0 = not being able to perform the function yet
and 4 = mastery of the function).
Guitar
– Please
see the link pertinent to the appropriate level.
Guitar -
Intermediate
Guitar -
Advanced
FILE DOWNLOADS
Intermediate LevelOleo - C
Oleo - Bb
Oleo - Eb
Oleo - Bass
Lazy Bird - C
Lazy Bird - Bb
Lazy Bird - Eb
Lazy Bird - Bass
Advanced LevelDexterity - C
Dexterity - Bb
Dexterity - Eb
Dexterity - Bass
In A Sentimental Mood - C
In A Sentimental Mood - Bb
In A Sentimental Mood - Eb
In A Sentimental Mood - Bass
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