Jazz Band Audition Material

Jazz Band Auditions 2020-2021

Auditions for jazz band for the 2020-2021 school year will be held in the first two weeks that we come back to school next fall. Students should prepare the material over the summer and be ready to audition when we return to school. Because of the likelihood that we will be using some kind of combined remote education and in-person meetings, it will be necessary to record at least part, if not all of these audition items. Please email me (Mrs. Steck) if you have any questions about the audition process after reading the following instructions:

1. Scale series (Audio examples coming soon)

From the provided scale sheets, practice and perform a Concert F Blues Scale, ascending and descending at 90-100 bpm. When ascending, old the top note of the scale for two beats, then repeat it going back down the scale

PDF:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-lJYMbXdQjSKnbDCI1SPbELGCyutMjJ2

Audio Sample:

Practice and perform a Concert F Major, Dominant (Mixolydian), and Dorian Minor scale, ascending and descending at 90-100 bpm. When ascending, go up to the 9th scale degree, do NOT repeat the top note, and descend back down the scale pattern. Upon reaching the first note again, move back up the scale in an arpeggio, spelling out the chord using the black notes of the given scale. Descend in similar fashion.

Treble Clef PDF:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s3Sw8dMJSXVNH-8JjfCL-OAvwrTSnwKd/view?usp=sharing

Bass Clef PDF:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jE-QjjvCGGN9IlZPKAfOUXnrZeyQLDFs/view?usp=sharing

Audio Sample:

Practice and perform a one-octave Concert F Chromatic Scale, ascending and descending at 90-100 bpm. Hold the top note for four counts and repeat the top note before descending.

PDF:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SdFVvttGKIGP3-Hp0m09X4U23MouVspT

Audio Sample:

2. Sheet Music

Practice and perform your DESIRED part for your audition. If you want to play lead alto in the jazz band, practice and perform the Alto 1 part. If you would like to play the piano, audition using the piano part materials. Scroll down until you arrive at the part for that you need for your instrument and print those pages for yourself for practice. If you need assistance in getting parts printed, I will print those items that are needed and mail them out. There are two pieces that you need to work on: Birdland and I'm Beginning to See the Light. Both pieces have recordings available online at JWPepper.com.

Birdland Sheet Music: