Dear%IMEA%District%7%Jazz%Directors,%%We%hope%this%packet%finds%you%well%as%the%end%of%the%2013B2014%school%year%comes%to%an%end.%%All%required%audition%music%for%the%2014%IMEA%junior%Jazz%Festival%is%included%in%this%packet.% Auditions% are% on% Saturday,% September% 27th% 2014% at% Nichols%Middle% School% in%Evanston.% % The% Jr.% Concert% Band% auditions% will% be% held% at% the% same% sight.% % The% Jazz%Festival%will%take%place%on%Saturday,%November%22nd%at%Barrington%High%School.%%Below%is%a%description%of%the%audition%requirements%for%all%instruments.%%If%you%have%any%questions%regarding%the%music%feel%free%to%contact%Mike%Malek%or%Richard%LoPresto.%%%1.)$Jamey$Aebersold$book$and$CD$#54$F$Blues$“Tootsie”$$@Required@$

! Brass%and%Reeds%should%play%the%head%then%2%solo%choruses.%! Drummers%should%play%time%with%the%CD%through%the%head%then%alternate%4%

measures%of%time%with%4%measures%of%solo%through%2%choruses.%! Guitar%&%Piano%–%play%melody%1x,%comp%2x,%solo%3x%

%2.)$Easy$Jazz$Conception$by$Jim$Snidero$

! Shufflin’%in%F%–%All%students%will%play%with%the%CD%%3.)$Excerpts$from$the$selected$pieces$for$the$Jazz$Festival$%

! Jazz$II$Program:$Song%for%My%Father%–%Silver%arr.%Taylor%(Hal%Leonard)%All%of%Me%–%Simons/Marks%arr.%Sweeney%(Hal%Leonard)%*Aftershock%–%Larry%Barton%(Barnhouse)%

%! Jazz$I$Program:$*How%High%The%Moon%–%arr.%David%Wolpy%%(Alfred)%*Green%Dolphin%Street%–%arr.%Rick%Stitzel%(Hal%Leonard)%Panic%Button%–%Larry%Barton%(Barnhouse)%%*Selections%for%auditions%%

***Students$are$expected$to$play$any$included$solos***$$

Good%luck%to%you%and%your%students%and%enjoy%your%summer!%%Sincerely,%%Mike%Malek% % % % % % Richard%LoPresto%MacArthur%Middle%School%% % % % Bernotas%Middle%School%Prospect%Heights% % % % % % Crystal%Lake% %mmalek@d23.org%% % % % % ralopresto@d47.org%

Bryan Itzkowitz

Piano