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.

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.