ILMEA Jazz Audition Information

23-24 Audition Materials/Requirements:

For winds, piano, bass, guitar, and vibes

1. Snidero Etude: This year students should prepare IND LINE. They will perform the FIRST CHORUS ONLY (Mea 1-32). (Need a copy? The books and tracks can be purchased from any number of local and online retailers)

   1. Students should perform along with the play along track that is the rhythm section accompaniment only.

2. The Neighbor from Naylor  - Bryan Carter 

   1. Trumpet players will be asked to play an 8-12 measure unscored excerpt that will assess their ability to play a lead trumpet line. This will not affect the overall placement for all-state. (Coming Soon)

   2. There have been some questions on what part brass players should record(I.e. Trumpet 1 vs 2. I don't have an answer yet. I will send that out ASAP when I find out)

   3. Specific excerpts will be released by the state in Mid-September.

   4. Vibes Part can be found Here

3. Improvisation: Students will use Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc., Vol 6, Track 2 - Billie’s Bounce for the improvisation portion of the District Audition. Students will perform 3 choruses. Need the Track? See below…

   1. CLICK HERE FOR WIND, GUITAR, and VIBES PLAYERS

   2. CLICK HERE FOR PIANO PLAYERS

   3. CLICK HERE FOR BASS PLAYERS

For Drumset: 

1. The Neighbor from Naylor  - Bryan Carter 

   1. Specific excerpts will be released by the state in Mid-September

2. Style Demonstration: ILMEA has provided a pdf guide for styles (CLICK HERE) and audio examples of them (CLICK HERE)

   1. Swing (fast or slow)

   2. Latin (bossa or samba)

   3. Brushes (medium swing or ballad tempos)

   4. Funk

3. Improvisation:

   1. Drum set players will demonstrate improvisational ability by playing a medium fast swing drum solo in a 12 bar blues format.  The student should play four measures of swing followed by four measures of solo, going through three choruses.