saxophone—jazz band audition...• swing-big band swing style (b.d. must be lightly played!) •...
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FLUTE—Jazz Band Audition
1. Major Scales: Bb concert and Eb concert scales
2. Blues Scales: Bb concert/Eb concert/F concert and repeat Bb concert with no pause
in between:
3. Prepared Music: (practice excerpt on back—note style/tempo/dynamics)
Measures 45-69
Recording available on Mrs. Patch’s Jazz Page - www.hasd.org
4. Sightreading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)
ALTO AND BARITONE SAXOPHONE—Jazz Band Audition
1. Major Scales: Bb concert and Eb concert scales
2. Blues Scales: Bb concert/Eb concert/F concert and repeat Bb concert with no pause
in between:
3. Prepared Music: (practice excerpt on back—note style/tempo/dynamics) Measures
45-69
Recording available on Mrs. Patch’s Jazz Page - www.hasd.org
4. Sight reading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)
TENOR SAXOPHONE—Jazz Band Audition
1. Major Scales: Bb concert and F concert scales
2. Blues Scales: Bb concert/Eb concert/F concert and repeat Bb concert with no
pause in between:
3. Prepared Music: (practice excerpt on back—note style/tempo/dynamics) Measures
45-69
Recording available on Mrs. Patch’s Jazz Page - www.hasd.org
4. Sight reading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)
TRUMPET—Jazz Band Audition
1. Major Scales: Bb concert and Eb concert scales
2. Blues Scales: Bb concert/Eb concert/F concert and repeat Bb concert with no pause in
between:
3. Prepared Music: (practice excerpt on back—note style/tempo/dynamics)
Measures 45-69
Recording available on Mrs. Patch’s Jazz Page - www.hasd.org
4. Sight reading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)
TROMBONE/BARITONE—Jazz Band Audition
1. Major Scales: Bb concert and Eb concert scales
2. Blues Scales: Bb concert/Eb concert/F concert and repeat Bb concert with no
pause in between:
3. Prepared Music: (practice excerpt on back—note style/tempo/dynamics)
Measures 45-69
Recording available on Mrs. Patch’s Jazz Page - www.hasd.org
4. Sight reading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)
Piano—Jazz Band Audition
1. Blues Scales: Bb concert/Eb concert/F concert and repeat Bb concert with no
pause in between:
2. Prepared Music (each student will be asked to play a song of their choice)
3. Selected Music: (practice excerpt on back—note style/tempo/dynamics)
Measures 45-69
Recording available on Mrs. Patch’s Jazz Page - www.hasd.org
4. Sight reading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)
GUITAR—Jazz Band Audition
1. Blues Scales: Bb concert/Eb concert/F concert and repeat Bb concert with no
pause in between:
2. Selected Music: (practice the following excerpt—chord chart is included)
Measure 45-69
Recording available on Mrs. Patch’s Jazz Page - www.hasd.org
3. Prepared Music (each student will be asked to play a song of their choice)
4. Sightreading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)
BASS—Jazz Band Audition
1. Blues Scales: Bb concert/Eb concert/F concert and repeat Bb concert with no
pause in between:
2. Selected Music: (practice excerpt on back—note style/tempo/dynamics)
Measures 45-69
Recording available on Mrs. Patch’s Jazz Page - www.hasd.org
3. Prepared Music (each student will be asked to play a song of their choice)
4. Sight reading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)
DRUM SET—JAZZ BAND AUDITIONS
1. Play the various styles. Each drummer should play a pattern and insert a one to two
measure fill followed by the same pattern, followed by one more fill and a conclusion.
For help on the styles, look at the notation below and/or listen online recordings.
• Rock-basic rock and roll beat
• Swing-big band swing style (b.d. MUST be LIGHTLY played!)
• Bossa Nova-Latin beat
2. Prepare the following musical excerpt with the recording.
Beginning – measure 21 and m. 57-69 with the fills (listen to the recording!)
Recording available on Mrs. Patch’s Jazz Page - www.hasd.org
3. Sight reading (each student will sight read a short excerpt during the audition)
