UC Bearcat Bands Fall 2021 Jazz Band Auditions Instructions: Record yourself in one take performing the excerpts attached below. Upload the video to your UC OneDrive. Share it with Mrs. Voorhees at voorhehq@ucmail.uc.edu. Be certain the privacy settings will allow it to be viewed. Due by 5:00 PM on Monday, 10/4. Sooner is preferred. You will be notified via return email by 5:00 PM on Monday, 10/11. Register for ENSM 2074 for 1 credit. First rehearsal is Monday, 10/18 in the Rockwern Center Band room, 7:05-9:20 PM.

Saxophone - required for all saxophones – audition excerpt m 51 – end at 140

bpm swung - additional requirement for bari – play chromatically from middle

G down to low Bb at any tempo you are comfortable with - optional – improvise with Bb blues backing track, for as long or

short as you’d like o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s_TP_bD-kU

Saxophone audition excerpt

Trumpet - required for all trumpets – audition excerpt at 140 bpm

swung (no repeat and ignore chord changes) - additional requirement for lead trumpet – lead trumpet

excerpt at 140 bpm swung - optional – improvise with Bb blues backing track, for as

long or short as you’d like o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s_TP_bD-kU

trumpet audition excerpt

lead trumpet audition excerpt (4/4 time sig, key sig has no sharps or flats)

Trombone - required for all tenor trombones – audition excerpt at 140

bpm swung - additional requirement for lead trombone – lead

trombone excerpt at 140 bpm swung - requirement for bass trombone – bass trombone excerpt

m. 32- 45 at 140 bpm swung - optional – improvise with Bb blues backing track, for as

long or short as you’d like o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s_TP_bD-kU

trombone excerpt

lead trombone excerpt

bass trombone excerpt

Rhythm Section Piano

- required - audition excerpt m 77 – end at 140 bpm swung - optional - comping with Bb blues backing track, at least

twice through the changes o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KIalRgY93E

- optional – improvise with Bb blues backing track, for as long or short as you’d like o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KIalRgY93E

Bass - required – audition excerpt, m 9-35 at 140 bpm - optional – audition excerpt that involves walking an

improvised bass line as well as reading eighth note lines, m 9 – 38 at 140 bpm

- optional – improvise with Bb blues backing track, for as long or short as you’d like o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s_TP_bD-kU

Required bass excerpt

Optional bass excerpt

Guitar - required – audition excerpt m 9-35 at 140 bpm swung - optional – improvise with Bb blues backing track, for as

long or short as you’d like o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s_TP_bD-kU

Guitar excerpt

Drum Set

- Required – audition excerpt m 201 – end. Can listen to recording for reference and practicing. Starts at 16:29 o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRKoDYW48i4

- Required – demonstrate the following styles for 16 measures each. o Rock o Funk o Latin style of your choice “bossa nova, samba, afro-

cuban, mambo, etc”

§ (below are notation examples of Samba and Afro-Cuban 6/8 for reference if unfamiliar with any latin styles)

drum set excerpt