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MINI-WARM-UP

Agoura Audition
- - Honor Scales: Eb Maj/C mel + B maj/G# melodic
  - Sonata in C Minor > Mvt 1 (70bpm)
  - Concert G, D & Ab (full range). All in one breath.
  - G chromatic & D chromatic
12 Major Scales > ALL Scales formatted honor band rhythm (12/2)
Klose book
- - Page 11, Etude #9 (12/2)
  - Page 15, Etude #13 (9/30 & 10/7)
Practical Studies > Page 18, Etude #38 – 9/23
NEW!! > Melodious Studies > 11/18 – Page 2, G Major (56-bpm) & E minor (100-bpm)

AGOURA HIGH AUDITION
- - Option #1: C Major & A minor Etude (18 Expressive Studies)
  - Option #2: SONATA No. 3 – PDF > Page 2 & 3 > YouTube
  - Please prepare the Concert Ab, G and D Major the full range of your instrument, and a chromatic scale one octave.
WIND II – AUDITION PIECE | 2027
- - Sonata in C (Telemann) > YouTube
    - - Excerpt 1
      - Excerpt 2
      - Excerpt 3

JAZZ TENOR > Jazz III (Jazz B)
- Play the following major scales the full range of your instrument: Ab, G and D Major and a chromatic scale one octave.
- Prepare a short classical etude on Tenor Sax. demonstrating your technical ability on your instrument.
- TENOR MADNESS > IMPROV
  - - Play the melody for “Tenor Madness” once
    - Play two choruses of a 12 bar Bb blues solo using transcribed licks.
    - Then play the melody one more time
    - Download the music: HERE
    - LISTEN to the melody on YouTube
- Participation in Marching Band, Wind Ensemble I/II is highly encouraged.

Play the following major scales the full range of your instrument: Ab, G and D Major and a chromatic scale one octave.
Prepare a short classical etude demonstrating your technical ability on your instrument.
Play the tune “Tenor Madness” and prepare two choruses of a 12 bar Bb blues solo using transcribed licks from a single or several legendary Jazz artists on your instrument. (Tenor Madness Lead-sheet Folder HERE)

WARMUP – KLOSE BOOK
- - 8/11/25 > #4
  - 3/18/25 > #17
  - 2/25/25 > Page 13, #11
  - Page 6, #4 > PDF
PRACTICAL STUDIES > Assigned or choose a new one. Extra: review previous exercises’
- - 8/11/25 – Page 14, #27 > Tempo = 130 “Con Brio”. Watch out for added “staccatos”. Loop difficult section/measures.
  - 2/25/25 – Page 13, #25 > tempo = 88-92
WRITE OR PRACTICE CHORDS FOR “All The Things You Are”
- - 2/11/25 – ALL 12 Major Scales

* Texts in RED are YouTube links to the track
* Text in BLUE are Audio or webpage links to tracks

Use your fingering chart > PDF
- - 3, 6, 12 note slurs with a pause.
  - Try to play as many notes in one breath.

PLAY YOUR MAJOR SCALE (1-2 octaves)
PLAY YOUR “ADVANCED” ARPEGGIOS > PDF
AHS audition > Major Scales > FULL RANGE > Concert Ab, D & G > Optional: ALL SCALES

PRACTICAL STUDIES
- - JULY 23 –
    - - PAGE 10 – Exercise #19 – Grazioso. Bpm 76-84
      - Use your T1 tuner to keep you from Squaking.
      - Long tones to the T1 tuner
KLOSE > LOOSE SHEET
- - (JAN 5) – EXERCISE #4 > (ADVANCED) > PDF