2011 Audition requirements:
Jazz Band
Monday, October 31…Sax's, Trumpets, Trombones
Thursday, November 3…Rhythm Section, Vocals
Saxophones:
Etude: "Etude 2011"
* Improvised solo to "Slow Blues in F"
Your F major scale 2 octaves or more and chromatic scale one octave.
Sight-reading.
Trumpets:
Etude: "Etude 2011"
* Improvised solo to "Slow Blues in F"
Your Bb major scale 2 octaves and chromatic scale one octave.
Sight-reading.
Trombones:
Etude: "Etude 2011"
* Improvised solo to "Slow Blues in F"
F major scale 2 octaves and chromatic scale one octave.
Sight-reading.
Guitar:
Etude: "Etude 2011"
* Improvised solo to "Slow Blues in F"
Comp: "Etude 2011"
Sight-reading
Piano:
Etude: "Etude 2011" Melody Only
Improvised solo to "Slow Blues in F"
Comp: "Etude 2011"
Sight-reading.
Bass:
Etude: "Etude 2011"
Improvised bass line to "Etude 2011"
* Improvised solo to "Slow Blues in F"
Sight-reading.
Drums:
Play "94 to the end" shuffle
Drum Set (play in the following sequence):
" 12 bars of time in the following styles:
o Swing mm=100
o Swing mm=240
o Latin (bossa nova) mm=100
o Latin (samba) mm=200
o Funk mm=92
" 4 bars of solo in the following styles:
o Swing mm=100
o Swing mm=240
o Latin (bossa nova) mm=100
o Latin (samba) mm=200
o Funk mm=92
Sight-reading.
Practice tracks
