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The JAZZ AUDITION OPEN REHEARSAL -- Tuesday,
September 9, 2008. Anyone interested in auditioning for
either of the two Wayland Middle School jazz group should
plan on coming to the open rehearsal. We will go over the music
in detail so that you will know exactly how to practice it
and we will go over all of the other audition requirements.
Auditions begin Monday, September 15. Jazz band auditions
are Monday, Sept. 15 - Monday, Sept. 22. Stage Band audtions are
from Monday, September 15 - Wednesday, Sept. 24.
- Anyone on any instrument (yes, including strings!) may play in Stage Band if you are skilled enough.
- Jazz Band instrumentation is the standard "Big Band" instrumentation that the charts are written for: alto, tenor & bari sax, trumpet, trombone, rhythm section: piano, drumset (must read music), upright bass (bass guitar is used occasionaly, but the student must play upright), and sometimes we use guitar and/or vibes.
- Stage band
will have auditions now, and then again in December, right after our concert, and new members may join at that time.
- Jazz band has auditions only once and the list is final as of the end of fall auditions; we do not add students later in the year.
- Students in Stage Band last year do NOT need to audition for stage band this year.
- Eighth graders may be in Stage Band without auditioning.
- Everyone interested in jazz band must audition - there are no carry-overs from prior years and no one is guaranteed a seat. Priority will be given to former members, assuming they prepared for the audition and didn't just blow it off.
THE FIRST JAZZ BAND REHEARSAL will be Tuesday,
September 23 from 2:30-3:30. Rehearsals are Tuesdays,
2:30-3:30, and Friday mornings from 6:45-7:30.
THE FIRST STAGE BAND REHEARSAL will be Thursday
morning, Sept. 25. Rehearsals are either Mondays from
2:30-3:15 OR on some weeks we meet on Thursday
mornings, from 6:45-7:30 instead of the Monday. A schedule
will be given out and is posted on the website. (The first
Monday of the month is a faculty meeting & we always
move to Thursday AM on those weeks. We also rehearse on
Thursday on weeks where there is no school on Monday.)
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Drum set auditions are 20 minutes; all others are 10
minutes.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Winds, Piano, Guitar and Bass:
- Chromatic
scale, one octave, memorized
- Scales and Arpeggios in two
keys, memorized (those auditioning for jazz band: 4
keys)
- Assigned audition piece: _____ (will be announced at the open rehearsal on Sep. 9)
- Watch staccatos, accents, dynamics!!!! Details matter
A LOT!!!!!!!!
- Sight-Reading (a short section of music in swing
style)
- Auditioning for Jazz Band? You must also learn
_____ (will be announced at the open rehearsal on Sep. 9)
Drum Set:
- long snare roll - steady and unwavering
- long snare roll - crescendo for 16 beats, decrescendo
for 16 beat ppp - fff - ppp. Get
earthshakingly loud and so soft it almost disappears.
(CONTROL!)
- Assigned audition piece:_____ (will be announced at the open rehearsal on Sep. 9). You do not necessarily have to play exactly
what is written, but play in the style of the piece - I
will be most impressed if I see an understanding of what
is likely to be happening in the rest of the band, and
hits or fills that fit the style, rather than what is on
the page.
- Sight-reading (I will be looking for stability of the
beat, correct rhythm reading in the horn cues and being
able to come in on the downbeat after a fill).
- Improvisation (You will be asked to listen to a tape
of a jazz ballad and then play along with the tape. You
will hear the tape three times: two for listening and
practice and one for your performance. I will be looking
for stability of beat & playing that fits with the
ballad style.
- Auditioning for Jazz Band? You must also learn _____ (will be announced at the open rehearsal on Sep. 9)
HINTS...
- Sign up for your audition time immediately after the
open rehearsal.
- Come to the open rehearsal! That's where you will learn what I am looking for!!
- No show for your audition - no jazz group for you!!!
I will not be reminding you. This is a test of your
responsibility!
- Check the audition sheets to see what I am looking
for in your playing.
- If you need help, ask! You don't have to prepare
alone!
- Don't forget the arpeggios as well as the
scales!!!!
GOOD LUCK!!!!!
ARPEGGIO
The arpeggio is 1 3 5 1 5 3 1
of the scale. If the scale is C major:
C D E F G A B C, then the C major arpeggio is: C E G C G
E C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 ----------------------------------------- 1 3 5 1(high) 5 3 1
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