Audition Selections for all instruments: All materials and tracks can be downloaded as needed..
IMPORTANT: All materials (scales, prepared selections, audio tracks) downloaded before 5/19/2020 MUST be discarded. All files in all sets have re-numbered.
Scales updated 4/8/2021. Discard previous versions.
Prepared Music (PDF) Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition. Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play as written
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play as written
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Prepared Music (PDF) Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition. Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play as written
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play as written
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Prepared Music (PDF) Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition. Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play as written
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play as written
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Prepared Music (PDF) Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition. Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play as written
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play as written
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Prepared Music (PDF) Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition. Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play as written
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play as written
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Prepared Music (PDF) Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition. Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play as written
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play as written
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Prepared Music (PDF) Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition. Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play head one chorus, comp second chorus
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play head one chorus, comp second chorus
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Prepared Music (PDF) Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition. Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play head one chorus, walk second chorus
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play head one chorus, walk second chorus
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Prepared Music (PDF) Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition. Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play head one chorus, comp second chorus
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Up-Tempo Swing – play as written
Medium Swing – play head one chorus, comp second chorus
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Prepared Music (PDF) Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition. Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Up-Tempo Swing – play time as written 1st chorus, trade 4’s with rhythm section 2nd chorus
Medium Swing – play as written
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play as written
Play a one-minute funk solo
Up-Tempo Swing – play time as written 1st chorus, trade 4’s with rhythm section 2nd chorus
Medium Swing – play as written
Alternate Style – play as written
Blues in Bb – play as written
Play a one-minute funk solo
Send in a video of auditioning student singing two contrasting styles of jazz charts with accompaniment.
Note: A vocalist may not be taken every year depending on audition numbers and clinician choices of music.