Eau Gallie High School Band
JAZZ AUDITIONS 2010-11

Auditions for the Eau Gallie High School Jazz Bands will be held on April 21 & 22.  

Saxophones will audition on April 21, and students must play between 5:00 and 6:30 p.m.

Brass auditions will take place on April 22; trombones will play between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m., and trumpets will play between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. 

Please come to the Eau Gallie Bandroom and “sign in” with the room monitor; the room monitor will then direct you to enter the audition room and you will begin playing. These are “blind” auditions, so do not speak while you are in the audition room. Once you are done playing, you are free to leave.  Audition results will be posted on the band web site at a later date.  

Rising 9th grade Bass and Piano auditions will be Friday, April 23rd at 8:30 a.m. in the Johnson Bandroom.  All other (10th-12th grade) Bass and Piano auditions will be performed during class at EGHS.  Drum set auditions will be performed during the regular percussion audition.  

Wind players and bass players should be prepared to play 12 major scales with a 2-minute time limit, and the TWO PLUS TWO etude WITH the recorded rhythm section track (we will provide a recording at the audition for you).  Students auditioning for Jazz Band I should also play 3 choruses of improvised Bb blues with the recorded track from this web site. Sax players auditioning for Jazz Band I should be prepared to “double” by playing the Bb, Eb, and Ab concert scales two octaves on clarinet or flute.

Audition requirements will be as follows:

Winds:

  • 12 major scales
  • Jazz excerpt TWO PLUS TWO with the recorded accompaniment track. Note that the selection will end after measure 34 (last two measures should not be played).
  • Bb blues improvisation with the recorded accompaniment track 3 choruses (36 measures) required for JAZZ I

Note:  If you choose not to improvise in the audition, then you will not be eligible for Jazz Band I.

Bass:

  • Jazz excerpt TWO PLUS TWO with the recorded accompaniment track. Note that the selection will end after measure 34 (last two measures should not be played).
  • Bb blues improvisation with the recorded accompaniment track 3 choruses (36 measures) required for JAZZ I.
  • no scales necessary.

Drum Set:

  • see Mr. Blum for audition requirements.

If you have questions or concerns about the Jazz auditions, please contact Mr. or Mrs. Singletary or Ms. Curran for more information.

JAZZ AUDITION DOWNLOADS

Scales will be played in the "all-state" pattern.  They will be played in chromatic "all-state" order starting on Concert G.

TWO PLUS TWO by Jim Snidero     ("Four" changes)
mp3 files printed music (.pdf files)
ALTO / BARI SAX  CLICK HERE to see the music*
TENOR SAX

(print only the page that is YOUR part)
TRUMPET *alto and bari sax are the same part
TROMBONE *trombone and bass are the same part
PIANO  
BASS  

You can practice with the recording by turning down the right channel.  Listen to the mp3 file on your computer, or use your computer to burn a CD and play the track on your home stereo.  

You will be playing the solo along with the accompaniment track.  To listen to only the accompaniment track, switch your volume control to left channel only. 

solo=right channel, accompaniment=left channel

Click below to download the improvisation accompaniment track.

Download this mp3 to practice with the b flat blues track.  (Turn both speakers on!)