9TH GRADERS: AUDITIONS WILL BE DURING CLASS AT THE END OF MARCH
10TH & 11TH GRADERS: AUDITIONS WILL BE DURING CLASS ON MARCH 27TH AND 28TH
Don't be nervous!
Auditions are to show Mr. Van Bibber what you are able to do!
Play a Eb Concert BLUES SCALE in Swing Style
Chromatic Scale (bottom of scale sheet)
Improv a solo over a Bb backing track (see below) - try your best, it does not need to be perfect!
Sightread (this will provided for you at the audition)
Play one of the following scales (Mr. Van Bibber will choose which scale you will play) - Eb, Ab, Db, F, C, G, D
Play 16 measures of any song you are currently working on or have performed recently - Make sure it shows what you are good at
Sightread (this will provided for you at the audition)
Brass and Woodwinds
Show that you can play 16 bars of each of the following beats/grooves
Swing - CLICK HERE for some help
Latin - CLICK HERE for some help
Rock/Funk - CLICK HERE for some help
BONUS: Ballad with brushes - CLICK HERE for some helpÂ
Sightread a drumset part (this will be provided to you at the audition)
Play 60 seconds of a song you know (jazz focuses)
Improv over a Bb backing track (see above)
Sightread (this will be provided to you at the audition)