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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)