Jazz Band Audition 

Winds (Saxes, Trumpet, and Trombone):
  • Jazz excerpt Stellar*, Measures 1-32, with the recorded accompaniment track.
Students auditioning for Jazz  must play 3 choruses of improvised Bb Blues over the recorded track in addition to the requirements below. Download the Bb blues track here.
Piano, Guitar, Bass:
  • Jazz excerpt Stellar*, Measures 1-32, with the recorded accompaniment track.
    • Play once through solo as written.
    • Play once through walking/comping over the change
Drums:
  • Applicant must demonstrate rhythmic and “groove” competency in the following musical styles: Moderate Swing, “Double Time” Swing, Funk/Rock, and Bossa Nova. Lessons on the styles are available at the following link.
Blues Scales (.pdf)              Excerpt Music (.pdf)Excerpt Audio (.mp3)
Alto & Bari Sax                          Alto & Bari Sax*Alto/Bari Sax with solo w/o solo
Tenor Sax                                   Tenor Sax*Tenor Sax with solo w/o solo
Trumpet                                     Trumpet*Trumpet with solo w/o solo
Trombone                                  Trombone*Trombone with solo w/o solo
Piano                                           Piano*Piano with solo w/o piano
Guitar                                          Guitar*Guitar with solo w/o solo
Bass                                             BassBass with solo w/o solo
 Drums                                        Drums with solo w/o solo