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SCF Jazz Ensembles Audition Information All instruments are welcome to audition for our large and small jazz ensembles. There will be a sign up sheet posted Wednesday Aug. 15th for auditions taking place Thursday Aug. 16th. The jazz ensemble audition will consist of: 1. A prepared reading example taken from this packet (you only need to learn one of the big band examples for your specified instrument: sax, trumpet, trombone, piano/guitar, bass, drums. Other instruments like violin should play the saxophone music) You can find recordings of all of these examples on Youtube played by the Count Basie or Thad Jones Big Band. 2. A short sight reading example of 8 measures (given in the audition) 3. Play the melody and improvise over the chord changes for one of these jazz standards, (drums included). Pick one song, they don't have to be memorized: Billie's Bounce Blue Bossa So What Mr. PC Stella by Starlight Lead sheets for all of these songs are included in the back of this packet in conce, Bb, Eb, and Bass clef. You can also fino practice tracks to play along with all of these songs at wearnjazzstandards. c om , (or p lay along with Miles Davis, John Coltrane, or Charlie Parker on YouTube). In the audition, I'll play piano at whatever tempo you feel comfoable with. The audition is a quick way for me to put you in the best ensemble choice for your level of experience. After the audition, the results will tell you which class you should register for, Jazz Ensemble (big band), or Jazz Combo. Questions about the audition: carneyp@sc f.edu It'll be fun ... like finding out that you don't have any cavities at the dentist. Dr. Carne y

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SCF Jazz Ensembles Audition Information

All instruments are welcome to audition for our large and small jazz ensembles. There will be a sign up sheet posted Wednesday Aug. 15th for auditions taking place Thursday Aug. 16th.

The jazz ensemble audition will consist of:

1. A prepared reading example taken from this packet (you only need to learn one of thebig band examples for your specified instrument: sax, trumpet, trombone, piano/guitar,bass, drums. Other instruments like violin should play the saxophone music) You canfind recordings of all of these examples on Youtube played by the Count Basie or ThadJones Big Band.

2. A short sight reading example of 8 measures (given in the audition)

3. Play the melody and improvise over the chord changes for one of these jazzstandards, (drums included). Pick one song, they don't have to be memorized:

Billie's Bounce Blue Bossa So What Mr. PC Stella by Starlight

Lead sheets for all of these songs are included in the back of this packet in concert, Bb, Eb, and Bass clef. You can also fino practice tracks to play along with all of these songs at www.learnjazzstandards.com, (or play along with Miles Davis, John Coltrane, or Charlie Parker on YouTube). In the audition, I'll play piano at whatever tempo you feel comfortable with. The audition is a quick way for me to put you in the best ensemble choice for your level of experience. After the audition, the results will tell you which class you should register for, Jazz Ensemble (big band), or Jazz Combo.

Questions about the audition: [email protected]

It'll be fun ... like finding out that you don't have any cavities at the dentist. Dr. Carney

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