PMEA DISTRICT 10 JAZZ FESTIVAL AUDITION REQUIREMENTS ...

PMEA DISTRICT 10 JAZZ FESTIVAL AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
MARCH 15-16 th , 2013
SHERRIE MARICLE, Guest Conductor
LANCE RAUH, Host Director
DELAWARE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, MILFORD, PA.
Directors who wish to have their students (grades 8-12 only) considered for selection to the 2013 PMEA
District 10 Jazz Ensemble should meet the following criteria:
1) Complete the application form. Director must be a current PMEA member.
2) Record all audition selections on a standard DVD that can be played in a standard DVD player
and windows media player. (PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK THE PLAYABILTY OF THE DVD
BEFORE THE DVD IS SUBMITTED) Each requirement must be recorded from start to finish
without cuts and/or splices. The recording may be stopped between selections but not edited in
any other way.
3) Label the disk box with the following information (DO NOT PRINT ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON THE DISK ITSELF.
a. Student’s name and instrument
b. Director’s name and email
c. School name, address and phone number
d. Student’s grade in school
4) The director is asked to review the recording to verify the recorded material is consistent with the
student’s level of ability.
5) Submit a completed application, a photocopy of the director’s PMEA/NAfME membership card
and a standard format DVD disk. Disks should be unedited with no post production effects (e.g.
reverb, or any other sound enhancement) accompanied by a color copy of the auditioning
student’s school ID. Mail DVD and application to: LANCE RAUH, 149 Lookout Ct., Henryville,
PA 18332, postmarked no later than JANUARY 25th, 2013.
6) Students can expect notification by FEBURARY 8th, 2013. Audition Disks will not be returned.
7) Incomplete application or those postmarked after January 25 th, 2013 will not be considered.
8) Students may audition on multiple instruments. Students who choose to audition on 2 instruments
must submit 2 separate applications and audition DVDs meeting all audition criteria for each
instrument.
The audition DVD will be reviewed by a select committee specific to each instrument. They will be
viewed and judged on criteria similar to that utilized to select membership to the other ensembles.
The committee will be comprised professional musicians and educators familiar with the jazz idiom.
The audition DVD will not be returned.
Mail the completed application and audition DVD postmarked no later than January 25 th 2013 to:
Lance Rauh
149 Lookout Court
Henryville, PA 18332

ALL SAXOPHONES
A) Bb major scale from low Bb to high F and back down in swung eighth notes at a tempo that
demonstrates accuracy and control. Same exercise on a B major scale from low B to high F# and
back down.
B) Play Scrapple from the Apple (unaccompanied) found on pages 16-17 of the Charlie Parker
Omnibook (Eb Edition).
C) Play one chorus of My One and Only Love (in C major concert) in ballad style found on pg. 288
of The Real Book: Sixth Edition. Play transposed for specific instrument. Student should
ornament and embellish freely to demonstrate musicianship.
D) Improvise 3 choruses over standard blues changes at a moderate swing tempo.
Suggested accompaniment: Blue Note Blues found on page 18 in Effective Etudes for Jazz by
Mike Carubia and Jeff Jarvis. NOTE: This is the All-State requirement. For the purposes of this
audition, any accompaniment of a standard blues progression at a moderate tempo is acceptable.
TRUMPET
A) 2 octave C and D major scales in swung eighth notes at a tempo that demonstrates accuracy and
control of range.
B) Play etude Two Plus Two (unaccompanied) found on pages 36-37 of the Jazz Conception by Jim
Snidero.
C) Play one chorus of My One and Only Love (in C major concert) in ballad style found on pg. 288
of The Real Book: Sixth Edition. Play transposed for specific instrument. Student should
ornament and embellish freely to demonstrate musicianship.
D) Improvise 3 choruses over standard blues changes at a moderate swing tempo.
Suggested accompaniment: Blue Note Blues found on page 18 in Effective Etudes for Jazz by
Mike Carubia and Jeff Jarvis. NOTE: This is the All-State requirement. For the purposes of this
audition, any accompaniment of a standard blues progression at a moderate tempo is acceptable.
TROMBONE
A) 2 octave Bb and C major scales in swung eighth notes at a tempo that demonstrates accuracy and
control of range.
B) Play 1 st chorus of etude Two Plus Two (unaccompanied) from beginning up to m. 33 found on
pages 36-37 of the Jazz Conception by Jim Snidero.
C) Play one chorus of My One and Only Love (in C major concert) in ballad style found on pg. 288
of The Real Book: Sixth Edition. Play transposed for specific instrument. Student should
ornament and embellish freely to demonstrate musicianship.
D) Improvise 3 choruses over standard blues changes at a moderate swing tempo.
Suggested accompaniment: Blue Note Blues found on page 18 in Effective Etudes for Jazz by
Mike Carubia and Jeff Jarvis. NOTE: This is the All-State requirement. For the purposes of this
audition, any accompaniment of a standard blues progression at a moderate tempo is acceptable.

GUITAR
A) 2 octave Bb and C major scales in swung eighth notes at a tempo that demonstrates accuracy and
control.
B) Play etude It’s Nobody for Me (unaccompanied) found on pages 34-35 of the Effective Etudes for
Jazz by Mike Carubia and Jeff Jarvis.
C) Play one chorus of My One and Only Love (in C major concert) in ballad style found on pg. 288
of The Real Book: Sixth Edition. Play transposed for specific instrument. Student should
ornament and embellish freely to demonstrate musicianship.
D) Improvise 3 choruses over standard blues changes at a moderate swing tempo.
Suggested accompaniment: Fast Blues in F found on page 15 in Aebersold: Vol.2 by Jamey
Aebersold. NOTE: This is the All-State requirement. For the purposes of this audition, any
accompaniment of a standard blues progression at a moderate tempo is acceptable.
E) Play 4 choruses of Corcovado found on pages 1-2 in Aebersold: Vol. 98 by Jamey Aebersold.
Play melody 1 st chorus, comp the 2 nd and improvise 3 rd and 4 th . (Play with accompaniment CD)
PIANO - VIBRAPHONE
A) 3 octave (two hand) Bb and C major scales in swung eighth notes at a tempo that demonstrates
accuracy and control. VIBES: 2 octaves only.
B) Play etude It’s Nobody for Me (unaccompanied, vibes play lead line, piano play lead while
comping) found on pages 62-65 of the Effective Etudes for Jazz by Mike Carubia and Jeff Jarvis.
C) Play one chorus of My One and Only Love (in C major concert) in ballad style found on pg. 288
of The Real Book: Sixth Edition. Play transposed for specific instrument. Student should
ornament and embellish freely to demonstrate musicianship.
D) Improvise 3 choruses over standard blues changes at a moderate swing tempo.
Suggested accompaniment: Fast Blues in F found on page 15 in Aebersold: Vol.2 by Jamey
Aebersold. NOTE: This is the All-State requirement. For the purposes of this audition, any
accompaniment of a standard blues progression at a moderate tempo is acceptable.
E) Play 4 choruses of Corcovado found on pages 1-2 in Aebersold: Vol. 98 by Jamey Aebersold.
Play melody 1 st chorus, comp the 2 nd and improvise 3 rd and 4 th . (Play with accompaniment CD)

BASS
A) 2 octave Bb and C major scales in swung eighth notes at a tempo that demonstrates accuracy and
control.
B) Play etude The Moon is High (unaccompanied) found on pages 16-17 of the Effective Etudes for
Jazz by Mike Carubia and Jeff Jarvis.
C) “Walk” through etude Sweet Georgia found on pages 32-33 in the book Effective Etudes for Jazz
by Mike Carubia and Jeff Jarvis.
D) Play 4 choruses of standard blues changes. Chorus 1 and 2 walk a bass line, chorus 3 and 4
improvise. This may be performed unaccompanied or accompanied.
DRUMS
A) Play along with the following tracks from the book The Art of Bop Drumming by John Riley.
Catch all written figures and provide appropriate comping throughout each example.
a. Track 41, Last Week (from Art of Bop Drumming): Shuffle feel for the A sections, “2”
feel for the B sections.
b. Track 44, Satch & Diz (from from Art of Bop Drumming):3/4 A section with 4/4 bridge.
Use brushes for the head and both choruses of the piano solo, switch to sticks for the
remainder of the piece.
c. Track 42, What is this Thing Called (from Art of Bop Drumming): Play the piece as is
with one chorus of solo drums added at the end of the coda (exactly 32 measures of 4/4 in
AABA form in time).
B) Provide an unedited recording of yourself performing the following styles:
a. Samba: half note=120, 4/4 time, play exactly 16 full measures use idiomatic
comping/fills and play with sticks and/or brushes.
b. Salsa (Mambo): half note=110, 2:3 clave, play exactly 16 full measures, use idiomatic
comping/fills, play with sticks.
C) Provide a recent, unedited recording of you playing with your high school jazz ensemble or
comparable ensemble.
**OPTIONAL EXCERPT FOR LEAD ALTO, LEAD TRUMPET, LEAD TROMBONE, or BASS
TROMBONE. Perform a short excerpt of your choice that best demonstrates your lead/bass ability.