Junior Level Auditions
Please see your ILMEA District's Junior Jazz page for more information on Junior Jazz Auditions in your District.
Senior Level Auditions
1. Required Selection (Winds & Rhythm)
All Districts:
The Neighbor from Naylor - Bryan Carter
(Doug Beach Music -Excelcia/Kendor - link coming soon!)
Trumpet players will be asked to play an 8-12 measure unscored excerpt that will assess their ability to play a lead trumpet line. This will not affect the overall placement for all-state.
Purchase from Excelcia/Kendor HERE
The publication of “Neighbor from Naylor” originally omitted the vibes part. Please Click Here to access a copy of the vibes part along with a letter granting permission.
Listen to Neighbor from Naylor HEREDistrict-Specific:
Selected by your ILMEA District (if applicable)
1a. Additional Required Selection (Drumset Only)
In addition to the Required Selection above, drumset players will be asked to demonstrate a functional approach to a variety of rhythmic studies:
Swing (fast or slow)
Latin (samba or bossa)
Brushes (medium swing or ballad tempos)
Funk
2. Improvisation (Winds & Non-Drumset Rhythm)
Districts will use Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc., Vol 6, Track 2 - Billie’s Bounce for the improvisation portion of the District Audition. Students will perform 3 choruses.
Purchase Jamey Aebersold "All Bird" Play-along
Purchase Jamey Aebersold "Now's The Time/Billie's Bounce" mp3
Billie's Bounce - Piano Improv
Billie's Bounce - Sax, Trumpet, Trombone, Guitar, Vibes Improv
Click here for the transposed lead sheets for Billie's Bounce. These are for study and rehearsal only - melody is not part of the audition assessment.
2a. Improvisation (Drumset)
Drumset players will demonstrate improvisational ability by playing a medium fast swing drum solo in a 12 bar blues format. The student should play four measures of swing followed by four measures of solo, going through three choruses.
Click Here for detailed information on each section of the district audition and scoring.