2024 – 2025 JAZZ BAND AUDITIONs
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
2:45 PM to 6:00 PM
Band Room 2
audition pre-requisites
- Students must be entering grades 9-12 at CHS for the 2024-2025 school year
- All wind students must be enrolled in Varsity Band Class
- Bass and guitar are not required to be in band class
- Schedule must allow you to be in the Jazz Band class
- If you did not choose Jazz Band as an elective, please contact your counselor directly about which class you would like to drop for Jazz Band
Audition Requirements
Audition Requirements
- All 12 major scales
- Required Etude & Improvisation:
- Play written music, then improvise after the repeat
- Play written music, then improvise after the repeat
- Swing Etude: Perform standard swing pattern the first time through using the audition etude and wind accent patterns (notated in music). Improvise after the repeat.
- Perform Rock and Latin grooves. You can choose any of the grooves from the Vic Firth website