JAZZ

AUDITION DATE 

Monday, April 29, 2024 @ 3:15pm-6pm

Clovis High Band Room, Check-In

Rehearsal for those that make it, 7pm-9pm

Audition Materials

Links to tracks and sheets below

Wind Players Jazz Audition Contains ETUDE + IMPROVISATION:

Jr. High School

Yardbird Suite - Play just head

Tenor Madness - Play head AND improvise for 2 choruses


High School

Confirmation - Play just head

Au Privave - Play head AND improvise for 2 choruses


Audition Materials


Rhythm Section Jazz Audition contains ABOVE ETUDES + IMPROVISATION:


Vibes/Guitar/Piano - play the melody to each tune’s A section and be able to comp & improvise on A sections

Drums - groove to the A section of each tune (learn the tune) + improvise on A sections

Bass - play a bass line for each tune’s A section & improvise on A sections


Play the written Etude for comping and groove on one tune from each style - 3 total  (Lead sheets provided)


Straight 8 - Minor Blues (Rosenwinkel Eb minor, relative major Gb)

Straight 8 Minor Blues (Lead sheet)


Up Tempo Swing - It Could Happen to You (Standard - Concert key of Eb)

It Could Happen to You (Lead Sheet)


Ballad - Prelude to a Kiss (Concert key of C)

Prelude to a Kiss (Lead Sheet)




Honor Jazz Concert

Saturday, May 25, 2024

Clovis North Performing Arts Center, 1:00pm


Rehearsals

April 29th, 7pm-9pm, Clovis High School

May 22nd, 4-7pm, Fresno State Music Buildin

May 23rd, 1-4pm Fresno State Music Building 

May 24th, 4-7pm, Fresno State Music Building