AUDITION CRITERIA:

BRASS AND WOODWINDS

Please submit a video with selections presented in the following order:

1. Perform Charlie Parker’s “Billie’s Bounce” (Charlie Parker) at a medium up-tempo. Live or recorded accompaniment may be used. For improvisation (optional) please play two choruses using standard or alternate chord changes.

2. Perform an unaccompanied solo transcription of a jazz solo, or a jazz etude that demonstrates jazz (legato) phrasing and articulation. Approximately 1 minute in length.

3. To demonstrate lyrical playing, perform one chorus of a Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn ballad with piano or guitar accompaniment (examples include “In a Sentimental Mood,” “Prelude to a Kiss,” “Sophisticated Lady,” “Chelsea Bridge.”)

4. Improvisation (optional): Solo for three choruses on a tune from the classic jazz repertoire (ex: “Cherokee,” “Confirmation,” “Stella by Starlight,” “Airegin,” “Moment’s Notice,” “Giant Steps,” etc.).

5. Lead trumpet players should also play these three examples of a typical jazz phrase in the extended range: