Jazz 1 Auditions
Audition Information for Jazz 1 and 2 Auditions
*Students wishing to audition for the 2023-2024 school year should contact Mr. Metteer at rmetteer@lps.org to arrange an audition
Trumpets, Saxophones, Trombones
Perform the concert F and Ab major scales
Perform the chromatic scale
Download and prepare the required audition music found here
Using the accompaniment track found here, play along to the recording using the required audition music and then improvise for twelve bars to the Bb blues
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Piano, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar
Perform the concert F and Ab major scales
Perform the chromatic scale
Download and prepare the required audition music found here
Using the accompaniment track found here, play three choruses: one using the audition music, one comping (walking in the case of bass), and one improvising.
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Drumset
Open the styles sheet and prepare the following styles: rock, swing, bossa nova, samba
Play each of the styles in the following format: 3 measures of groove, one measure of fill. Do this twice for a total of 8 measures
Download and prepare the excerpt found here