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
​​​​​Drum Set Audition Requirements
  • 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