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JOHN BURROUGHS HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC ASSOCIATION
Jazz Band Audition Materials
All Wind Instruments
Rhythm Section
1. Jazz Scales *you may be asked to play only a few or all
*drummers play 16 measures in the following styles: Up-tempo swing, funk, and latin latin
a) Saxophones
b) Trombones
c) Trumpets
1. Jazz Scales
2. Play Misty (Misty backing track)
*be prepared to improvise a solo over chords
a) Piano
b) Bass
c) Guitar and Vibes
d) Drum Set Etude
a) C Instruments
b) Bb Instruments
c) Eb Instruments
d) Bass Clef
2. Play Misty (Misty backing track)
a) C Instruments
b) Bass Clef
3. Play There Will Never be Another you (backing track)
3. Play There Will Never be Another you (backing track)
*be prepared to play at 190 bpm
a) C Instruments
b) Bb Instruments
c) Eb Instruments
d) Bass Clef
4. Play a jazz excerpt (optional)
a) C Instruments
b) Bass Clef
4. Sightreading
*play rhythm includes comping on parts
5. Play a jazz excerpt (optional)
*no longer than 30 seconds
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