Improvisation will be taken from the
Jamey Aebersold Vol. 2 “Nothing But the Blues,”
Track 5 Fast B-Flat Blues.

The following etudes from the Jazz Conception by Jim Snidero
will be used for all instruments except drum set:

2014 Friends (Altos use Passage)

Bass Guitar—Use the Bass Lines book

Piano—Use regular not comping book

Bass Trombone—Use Bass Trombone book

Rhythm Section:
Play written part for Intro & Chorus 1 and changes only for Chorus 2.
Drums should be prepared to trade fours in any style as defined in Essential Elements book p. 27
Vibes should audition using the piano book.

Dear Choir Teachers:

Angie Berna Milliren and I are excited to be the hosts of next year's PMEA District 1 Honors Choir Festival. The dates of the festival are October 24 & 25, 2014.  

We are VERY excited to announce that our conductors for the festival are Chris Kiver from Penn State University and Peggy Detwiller from Mansfield University. Angie and I have both spoken to Chris and Peggy and they are really looking forward to working with our students.

We are hoping that you consider bringing your students to auditions for this festival. I'm sure this will be a great experience for the students.

To help the students prepare for the auditions, we have posted audition files on Angie's website. You will also find a PDF file of the music. Please remember that this is for practice purposes ONLY. All students auditioning MUST have an original copy of music.

The address to the rehearsal files is: http://www.efsd.netwebpages/amilliren/pmead1.cfm

Just think how prepared your students will be for auditions if you give them this info NOW so they can work over the summer break!  

If you have any questions, please contact me or Angie at your convenience.

Sincerely,

Michael and Angie :)

Michael Rozell
Belle Vernon Area High School
425 Crest Ave.
Belle Vernon, PA 15012
724-808-2500 ext. 2171

Click the link below to view photos taken by Paul Fox at the state conference in Hershey last month:
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The dates and locations of festivals and auditions for 2014-15 that are known to date have been posted under the FESTIVALS tab as a separate page. If you should be on the list and haven't confirmed dates or locations yet, contact Steve Ehrlich ASAP so that the info can be added.