Winds

Orange Band - Each instrumentalist must submit Part I in order to have a valid audition.

Blue Band - Each instrumentalist must submit Part I, Part II, and Part III in order to have a valid audition.

Part I - All Participants

Perform the excerpts from Jazz Ensemble Audition Music

Play what is written using your best Jazz interpretation & techniques
Please leave a little space between excerpts
Record all excerpts in one take

Jazz Ensemble Audition Music - Audition Example

Winds

Written Parts:

Part II - Blue Band ONLY

Using swing-eighths, students will choose and perform TWO blues scales and TWO dorian scales - Four total

Memorization is encouraged but not required

Written Scales:

Audio Example:

Part III - Blue Band ONLY

Audition recording must be WITHOUT solo

Play-along with the track from Effective Etudes for Jazz by Carubia and Jarvis:

Title: Keep Smilin'

Play what is written using your best Jazz interpretation & techniques

Written Parts:

Backing Tracks (with solo example):

Backing Track (without solo):

All Winds

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