Honors Jazz Festival - New for 2013-14

Honors Jazz Festival – New Info for 2013-2014

Beginning with the Fall of 2013, District 1 will only offer one honors jazz festival. The following audition selections list was compiled by a committee of teachers from both the east and west sides of District 1. These selections are for the Fall 2013 auditions only. A permanent rotation list will be finalized at a later date.

Improvisation –
All students will improvise over the Jamey Aebersold Vol. 2 “Nothing But the Blues”, Track 5 Fast Bb Blues
Lead Trumpet –
The following should be prepared in addition to the “Jazz Conception” etude
Hayburner from the Basie-Nestico Lead Trumpet Book published by Kendor Music
Begin at the measure before letter E and end on letter F

Etudes –
All instrumentalists will play the following etude from the Jim Snidero “Jazz Conception” book

Alto, Tenor and Bari Sax; Trumpet and Trombones – 
Proxy (bass trombone should use the bass trombone book)

Piano and Vibes – 
Proxy (from the regular book; NOT THE COMPING BOOK)
Written part for Intro and Chorus 1 and comp for chord changes provided for Chorus 2

Guitar – Proxy
Written part for Intro and Chorus 1 and comp for chord changes provided for Chorus 2

Bass – Proxy (from the “Bass Lines” book)
Written bass line for Chorus 1 and improvise a bass line for chord changes provided for Chorus 2

Drums – Proxy 
Written out drum part for Intro and Chorus 1 and the lead sheet for Chorus 2 (treat Chorus 2 as if it is a big band chart; setting up figures and playing fills as the music dictates)
Demonstrate styles including but not limited to the following:
Swing, Samba, Mambo, Bossa Nova, Salsa, Cha-Cha, Afro-Cuban, Funk
Trade fours repeatedly (four bars of time and fours bars of solo fills) with any of the previously mentioned Jazz styles