East Region Jazz Auditions
Auditions will be held at South Central High School - Winterville, NC on January 18, 2014
Middle School Jazz Audition Procedures:
Students ARE allowed to audition on more than one instrument as long as a registration fee is paid for each instrument.
Winds & Bass players will be asked to…
• Play all scales and progressions in the order that they are listed on the scale sheet. The chromatic scale should be
performed straight, not swung. All other scales/progressions can be played swung or straight but the student must use
the same style throughout the duration of the scale/progression. Scales will be 20% of the total score. All Scales will
be memorized.
• Perform the prepared piece, “Morning Calm” in its entirety along with the CD accompaniment. This piece can be
found in the books Easy Jazz Conception (Advance Music/Kendor) by Jim Snidero. The accompaniment for the
prepared solo will come from appropriate track of the Jim Snidero series. The prepared piece will be 40% of the total
score, and will be the first tiebreaker.
• Improvise over two choruses of a B flat blues. The accompaniment for the improvisation will come from Volume 1 of
the Jamey Aebersold series. Improvisation will be 20% of the total score, and will be the second tiebreaker. Students
will listen to the first chorus, begin their improvisation with the second chorus and finish with the conclusion of the
third chorus.
• Perform one sight reading sample. The style of the sample will be written in one of the following styles; swing, rock,
Latin or funk. Sight reading will be 20% of the total score, and will be the third tiebreaker.
Piano & Guitar players will be asked to…
• Play all scales and progressions in the order that they are listed on the scale sheet. The chromatic scale should be
performed straight, not swung. All other scales/progressions can be played swung or straight but the student must use
the same style throughout the duration of the scale/progression. Scales will be 20% of the total score. All Scales will
be memorized.
• Perform the prepared piece, “Morning Calm” in its entirety along with the CD accompaniment. This piece can be
found in the books Easy Jazz Conception (Advance Music/Kendor) by Jim Snidero. Students must play the melody
(head) for the 1st chorus and play an accompaniment (comp) for the remaining choruses. The accompaniment for the
prepared solo/comp will come from appropriate track of the Jim Snidero series and will include the rhythm section
without the melody for the first chorus and with the melody for the remaining choruses. A copy of this
accompaniment track will be available for download from the jazz section website. The prepared piece will be 40% of
the total score, and will the first tiebreaker.
• Improvise over two choruses of a B flat blues. The accompaniment for the improvisation will come from Volume 1 of
the Jamey Aebersold series. Improvisation will be 20% of the total score, and will be the second tiebreaker. Students
will listen to the first chorus, begin their improvisation with the second chorus and finish with the conclusion of the
third chorus.
• Perform one sight reading sample. The style of the sample will be written in one of the following styles; swing, rock,
Latin or funk. Sight reading will be 20% of the total score, and will be the third tiebreaker.
Drum set players will be asked to…
• Play grooves and improvisation in the following styles; a medium swing (θ = 112) and a funk/rock (θ = 100). The
required format for performance will consist of the student playing 4 bars of the groove, 8 bars of improv, and 4 bars
of the groove. A total of 16 measures will be played for each groove. Style grooves and improvisation will be 40% of
the total score, and will be the second tiebreaker.
• Perform the prepared piece, “Morning Calm” in its entirety along with the CD accompaniment. This piece can be
found in the books Easy Jazz Conception (Advance Music/Kendor)by Jim Snidero. The track for this performance ill come from appropriate track of the Jim Snidero series. The prepared piece will be 40% of the total score, and will
be the first tiebreaker.
• Perform one sight reading sample. The style of the sample will be written in one of the following styles; swing, rock,
Latin or funk. Sight reading will be 20% of the total score, and will be the third tiebreaker.
For more information please visit: http://www.ncmea.net/middle-school-jazz.html
Middle School Jazz Audition Procedures:
Students ARE allowed to audition on more than one instrument as long as a registration fee is paid for each instrument.
Winds & Bass players will be asked to…
• Play all scales and progressions in the order that they are listed on the scale sheet. The chromatic scale should be
performed straight, not swung. All other scales/progressions can be played swung or straight but the student must use
the same style throughout the duration of the scale/progression. Scales will be 20% of the total score. All Scales will
be memorized.
• Perform the prepared piece, “Morning Calm” in its entirety along with the CD accompaniment. This piece can be
found in the books Easy Jazz Conception (Advance Music/Kendor) by Jim Snidero. The accompaniment for the
prepared solo will come from appropriate track of the Jim Snidero series. The prepared piece will be 40% of the total
score, and will be the first tiebreaker.
• Improvise over two choruses of a B flat blues. The accompaniment for the improvisation will come from Volume 1 of
the Jamey Aebersold series. Improvisation will be 20% of the total score, and will be the second tiebreaker. Students
will listen to the first chorus, begin their improvisation with the second chorus and finish with the conclusion of the
third chorus.
• Perform one sight reading sample. The style of the sample will be written in one of the following styles; swing, rock,
Latin or funk. Sight reading will be 20% of the total score, and will be the third tiebreaker.
Piano & Guitar players will be asked to…
• Play all scales and progressions in the order that they are listed on the scale sheet. The chromatic scale should be
performed straight, not swung. All other scales/progressions can be played swung or straight but the student must use
the same style throughout the duration of the scale/progression. Scales will be 20% of the total score. All Scales will
be memorized.
• Perform the prepared piece, “Morning Calm” in its entirety along with the CD accompaniment. This piece can be
found in the books Easy Jazz Conception (Advance Music/Kendor) by Jim Snidero. Students must play the melody
(head) for the 1st chorus and play an accompaniment (comp) for the remaining choruses. The accompaniment for the
prepared solo/comp will come from appropriate track of the Jim Snidero series and will include the rhythm section
without the melody for the first chorus and with the melody for the remaining choruses. A copy of this
accompaniment track will be available for download from the jazz section website. The prepared piece will be 40% of
the total score, and will the first tiebreaker.
• Improvise over two choruses of a B flat blues. The accompaniment for the improvisation will come from Volume 1 of
the Jamey Aebersold series. Improvisation will be 20% of the total score, and will be the second tiebreaker. Students
will listen to the first chorus, begin their improvisation with the second chorus and finish with the conclusion of the
third chorus.
• Perform one sight reading sample. The style of the sample will be written in one of the following styles; swing, rock,
Latin or funk. Sight reading will be 20% of the total score, and will be the third tiebreaker.
Drum set players will be asked to…
• Play grooves and improvisation in the following styles; a medium swing (θ = 112) and a funk/rock (θ = 100). The
required format for performance will consist of the student playing 4 bars of the groove, 8 bars of improv, and 4 bars
of the groove. A total of 16 measures will be played for each groove. Style grooves and improvisation will be 40% of
the total score, and will be the second tiebreaker.
• Perform the prepared piece, “Morning Calm” in its entirety along with the CD accompaniment. This piece can be
found in the books Easy Jazz Conception (Advance Music/Kendor)by Jim Snidero. The track for this performance ill come from appropriate track of the Jim Snidero series. The prepared piece will be 40% of the total score, and will
be the first tiebreaker.
• Perform one sight reading sample. The style of the sample will be written in one of the following styles; swing, rock,
Latin or funk. Sight reading will be 20% of the total score, and will be the third tiebreaker.
For more information please visit: http://www.ncmea.net/middle-school-jazz.html