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Audition Requirements

Auditions will take place the week of October 30th, 2017. You may either schedule a live audition with Mr. Wetherill or send in a video audition. Video auditions may be submitted on a flash drive, cd, Dropbox file, or Google drive file. Please read the Ensemble Descriptions and Expectations for clarification on questions.
1. Scales
Click on your instrument to download a pdf of your part. Play the 2 octave scales if you're able to.
2. "Nostalgia in Times Square"
Be able to play the entire song. If you want to listen to and practice along with a recording, click here.  Click on your instrument to download a pdf of your part.
Below is a live recording performed by the Mingus Big Band.
3. 12 Bar Blues Improvisation
Improvise a solo for 1 or 2 choruses over the 12 bar blues chord progression. Use the blues scale to help you get ideas. You can practice along with a rhythm section accompaniment by clicking here. Click on your instrument to download a pdf of the chord changes.
  • Flute, Guitar, Piano
  • Clarinet, Trumpet, Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax, Bari Sax
  • Trombone, Bass
4. Drumset only
  • Be able to play all of the Jazz, Rock, and Latin patterns on the “Basic Beats” hand out
  • Be able to play "Nostalgia in Times Square"
5. Piano only
  • Scales
  • Be able to play "Nostalgia in Times Square" and "Baggage Claim Blues". To hear an example of "Baggage Claim Blues", click here.
6. Guitar only
  • Scales
  • Be able to play "Nostalgia in Times Square" and "Baggage Claim Blues". To hear an example of "Baggage Claim Blues", click here. 
Flute
Scales - Flute
Nostalgia in Times Square - Flute

Clarinet
Scales - Clarinet
Nostalgia in Times Sqare - Clarinet

Alto Sax
Scales - Alto Sax
Nostalgia in Times Square - Alto Sax

Tenor Sax
Scales - Tenor Sax
Nostalgia in Times Square - Tenor Sax

Bari Sax
Scales - Bari Sax
Nostalgia in Times Square - Bari Sax

Trumpet
Scales - Trumpet
Nostalgia in Times Square - Trumpet

Trombone
Scales - Trombone
​​Nostalgia in Times Square - Trombone

Bass
Scales - Bass
Nostalgia in Times Square - Bass

Drums
Basic Beats
Nostalgia in Times Square - Drums

Guitar
​Scales - Guitar
Nostalgia in Times Square - Guitar
Baggage Claim Blues - Guitar


Piano
Scales - Piano
Nostalgia in Times Square - Piano
Baggage Claim Blues - Piano
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