DECEMBER 20, 2020
SCSBOA Auditions due: February 5, 2021 at 11:59 PM
ALTO SAXOPHONE | JAZZ MIDDLE SCHOOL
Honor Jazz Band (6-9) Audition Directions
- 1. Winds: Chromatic Scale: Lowest note to highest comfortable note and back down. Perform at a comfortable tempo.
- 2. Etudes (George Stone) > Please play the etudes in any order
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- Saxophones (separate for alto, tenor, and bari): Swing, Ballad, Latin
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- 3. Improvisation (All instruments except drums)
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- “A Little of This” (F Blues) from “Volume 42: Blues in All Keys” by Jamey Aebersold
- Brass/Saxophone players: Play the head and solo over 2-4 choruses
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IMPROVISATION
JAZZ TRANSCRIPTIONS
- Gavin R > Now’s the Time > Namm solo artist (?) | PDF | YouTube (5:04)
- Flight of the Foo Birds | PDF | Audio | YouTube
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- PLAY from M9 to M19.
- Print it out. Write out the rhythm from M19 to M25.
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- Count Bubba’s Revenge | PDF | Audio | YouTube
- Step Lightly (Mike Kamuf) | PDF | Audio | YouTube
ALTO SAX | HIGH SCHOOL CLASSICAL