Scroll down to download the required "Rhythm Sheet" for this year's audition.
Audition prep rehearsal for everyone interested in auditioning:
Wednesday, September 29 at 7 p.m. in the band room
Audition Dates:
Monday, October 4 --- Drums, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 5 --- Brass, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 6 --- Piano, 3:15 p.m.; Saxes. 4 p.m.
Audition Requirements:
Saxes
1. "Belhaven Blues" up to number 45.
2. Rhythm Sheet - Part 1 only
3. Complete chromatic scale from low Bb to high F memorized in quarter
notes.
Trumpets
1. "Belhaven Blues" up to number 45.
2. Rhythm Sheet - Part 1 only
3. Complete chromatic scale from low F# to as high as possible memorized
in quarter notes.
Trombones
1. "Belhaven Blues" up to number 45.
2. Rhythm Sheet - Part 1 only
3. Complete chromatic scale from low E to as high as possible memorized in
quarter notes.
Piano
1. "Belhaven Blues" up to number 45.
2. A two or three minute piece of your own choice that accurately displays
your technical and musical abilities.
Bass
1. "Belhaven Blues" up to number 45..
2. Rhythm Sheet - Part 1 only
Drums
1. "Belhaven Blues" up to number 45.
2. Rhythm Sheet - Part 1 only
3. 16-bar swing style solo
4. 16-bar rock style solo
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The P.H.S. Jazz Band Rhythm Audition Sheet was
created with "Finale 2002" notation software. In order to download
the music you must be using:
Windows 98/2000/Me/XP
Internet Explorer versions 5.01 SP2 or above.
Netscape 4.78 and above.
64 MB of RAM minimum.
All browser versions need to have Microsoft's JVM build 3802 JAVA enabled.
**See below if your computer does not meet these requirements**
Furthermore, you'll need to download a free plug-in from Coda Music Technology called SmartMusic Viewer. For the jazz script in the Rhythm Sheet to appear properly, you'll also need to download the Windows SmartMusic Viewer FontPack. Both downloads are free and are thoroughly explained and available at the Coda Music Technology Download Site (click here). The site can also be accessed by clicking on one of the "Audition Sheet" instrument links listed above. Paris High School is proud to be able to make this new technology available to it's students and the jazz community at-large.
Note: Some of the text at the bottom of the sheets have been deleted so that everything makes more sense in the web format. The SmartMusic Viewer is capable of "playing" the rhythm sheet. The playback will reproduce accurate swing rhythms, however, it SHOULD NOT serve as a model for articulation. Ask a competent jazz musician for the correct interpretation of the articulations or open the piano rhythm sheet for a more accurate rendering of the articulation.
If the title and dynamics appear "out of whack" you probably don't have the "Jazz" font loaded on your computer. Go to the Coda web site for a free download of the FontPack.
Feel free to print out the "RHYTHM AUDITION SHEET" sheet for individual practice.
**If your computer does not meet the minimum requirements for the SmartMusic Viewer, I would be happy to email the Finale music file to you. All you need is is the Finale NotePad program to open the file in order to print and play it. Finale NotePad is free download from Coda Music Technology (click here).
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