2017 Region and All State Jazz Ensembles
Senior Jazz Ensemble Audition Requirements (Grades 9 - 12)
All Solo Etudes, Scales, Applications, and Locations may be found on the NJAJE Website:
www.njaje.org
***IMPORTANT DATES FOR ALL REGIONS***
Audition Date:
Monday, March 13, 2017
Rehearsals:
March 20, 27 (4 - 8 PM); March 31 & April 1 (9 AM - 3 PM)
Concert:
April 2 (3 PM)
***Audition Requirements for ALL INSTRUMENTS***
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SOLO - All students are required to prepare the solo listed below in its entirety.
All Solo etudes may be downloaded from the NJAJE Website: www.njaje.org
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SCALES / STYLES - Saxes, brass, piano, guitar, and bass students are required to prepare the scales listed below. Scales
are listed in WRITTEN pitch. All scales should be played in a swing style. Drummers are required to demonstrate the ability
to keep time in the styles listed below.
Scale sheets for all instruments may be downloaded from the NJAJE Website: www.njaje.org
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IMPROVISATION - All students are required to play an improvised solo demonstrating creativity, technique, & musicality.
*Saxes, brass, piano, guitar, and bass students must improvise a solo over 2 choruses of Blues in F or Bb concert using
the Jamey Aebersold "New Approach to Jazz Improvisation, vol. 1."
*Drum improvisation is included as part of the solo etude.
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SIGHT READING - All students are required to perform a short excerpt never previously seen. Students will be given 30
seconds to look over the piece before playing.
Saxophones:
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Required solo: NJAJE Senior Saxophone Etude No. 3A
NOTE - Bari Sax: Students will play the entire saxophone etude using the bottom lines in the ossia section.
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Scales [ALL SCALES MEMORIZED]:
Alto/Bari: C, G, D Blues - 2 octaves, A Blues - 1 octave.
G & A Dorian & Mixolydian modes - 1 octave. C & D Dorian & Mixolydian modes - 2 octaves.
Tenor:
F, C, G, D Blues - 2 octaves. G Dorian & Mixolydian modes - 1 octave. F, C, D Dorian & Mixolydian - 2 octaves.
Trumpet:
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Required solo: NJAJE Senior Trumpet Etude No. 3A
NOTE - Lead Trumpet: Students will play the entire trumpet etude using the top lines in the ossia section.
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Scales [ALL SCALES MEMORIZED]: C, D Blues - 2 octaves; F, G Blues - 1 octave.
C Dorian & Mixolydian modes - 2 oct.; D, F, G Dorian & Mixolydian modes - 1 oct.
Trombone:
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Required solo: NJAJE Senior Trombone Etude No. 3A
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Scales [ALL SCALES MEMORIZED]: Bb, C Blues - 2 octaves; Eb, F Blues - 1 octave.
Bb Dorian & Mixolydian modes - 2 oct; C, Eb, F Dorian & Mixolydian modes – 1 oct.
Bass Trombone:
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Required solo: NJAJE Senior Bass Trombone Etude No. 3A
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Scales [ALL SCALES MEMORIZED]: Bb, C Blues, Dorian & Mixolydian modes - 1 octave (begin below the staff.)
Eb, F Blues, Dorian & Mixolydian modes - 2 octaves (begin below the staff.)
Piano:
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Required solo: NJAJE Senior Piano Etude No. 3A
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Scales [ALL SCALES MEMORIZED and 2 HANDS]: C, F, Bb, and Eb Blues, Dorian, & Mixolydian modes - 2 octaves.
Guitar:
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Required solo: NJAJE Senior Guitar Etude No. 3A
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Scales [ALL SCALES MEMORIZED]: C, F, Bb, and Eb Blues, Dorian, & Mixolydian modes - 2 octaves.
Bass:
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Required solo: NJAJE Senior Bass Etude No. 3A
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Scales [ALL SCALES MEMORIZED]: C, F, Bb, and Eb Blues, Dorian, & Mixolydian modes - 2 octaves.
Drums:
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Required solo: NJAJE Senior Drum Etude No. 3A
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Styles [ALL STYLES MEMORIZED]: Swing (slow w/brushes, medium w/sticks, and fast w/sticks), Jazz Waltz, Shuffle,
8th Note Rock, 16th Note Rock (Funk), Latin (Samba). Styles must be memorized. Students must be able to play 2, 4, & 8
bar phrases with a fill at the end of each phrase.
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