Community HS District 99 – Downers Grove South High School

Fine Arts Department

 

“Igniting a passion in the arts for every learner.”

 

 

Mustang Bands

2008-2009 Jazz Auditions

INFORMATION SHEET

 

WHEN:                       Auditions take place during the first week of school.  Here is a breakdown of the rehearsal/audition plan:

                                    Monday, August 25, 2008 – All players rehearse audition material

                                    Tuesday, August 26, 2008 – Saxophone Auditions

                                    Wednesday, August 27, 2008 – Trombone Auditions

                                    Thusday, August 28, 2007 – Trumpet Auditions

                                    PLEASE NOTE:  Rhythm section players come every day –

your audition will be based on how you play with the various sections and individuals.

 

WHERE:                    DGS Band Room – Room B128

 

WHAT:                      

        • IMEA Audition Tune Thaditude by Steve Weist
        • 2 choruses of a Blues in F
        • Sight Reading

 

Each player will prepare your part to the entire tune Thaditude.

A recording is available on the Doug BeachKendor Music web site. 

www.kendormusic.com *CLICK ON NEW PUBLICATIONS AND SCROLL DOWN

You will be asked to play only part of the piece for your audition,

but you must be able to play the entire piece.  You will also be asked to

improvise two choruses of F blues, and two choruses of the tune Thaditude.

 

WHO:                         Interested students will audition.  Mr. Roselieb and Mr. Williams

                                    will hear every student audition together and decide on the results

                                    after every student has been heard.  Audition results will be posted

                                    on Blackboard as soon as every player has been heard – the target

                                    date for posting is Friday, August 29, 2008.

 

HOW:                         Each player will play alone with a live rhythm section.  Every player will be in the room for each audition. 

In other words, every Saxophonist will play alone with a rhythm section in front of all

                                    the saxophonists – same thing for trumpets and trombones.  Rhythm section players will be

evaluated as they play along with the horn players.