The LMEA All State Jazz Audition Play-Along Recording is a single audition track for each instrument that guides students through the audition process.
- The student will be prompted to state his/her first and last name, instrument, grade level, and high school they attend.
- They will then play the scales on the LMEA All State Jazz SET 1 & 3 scale sheet.
Take note of the * for each scale. Scales with an * should be swung. - Prepared Etudes are in this order: Swing, Waltz, Ballad, G blues.
Tips and Suggestions:
Test and adjust the levels of the audition track before video recording to be sure the judges will be able to hear the play-along track during the audition.
It is HIGHLY recommend that ALL students auditioning for the LMEA All-State Jazz Ensemble practice the audition with the LMEA All-State Jazz SET 1 Audition Track to get comfortable with the timing and play-along recordings for each prepared selection.
Video:
Each audition video submission must be unedited and made in one single file – do not dub portions of the audition onto one video recording. Record the video as it would be performed in a live audition.
Save the file as an mp4.
Audition Tracks:
Winds – All-State Audition Track Set I
Piano – All-State Audition Track Set I
Guitar – All-State Audition Track Set I