Jazz SA Youth Superband Auditions Requirements
Auditions are held in February every year.
Contact e: superbands@jazzsa.org.au for more information
Instrumental Audition Requirements
Horns
Trumpet and Trombone Audition requirements:
- Major scales to highest comfortable note
- Harmonic Minor Scales ascending and descending
- Chromatic Scale from highest comfortable note to lowest
- Improvise on a concert Bb blues
- Sight Reading
- Play excerpt (sections in comfortable range).
Download trombone excerpt here
Download Bass trombone excerpt here
Saxophone Audition requirements:
- Major scales over two octaves (where possible)
- Harmonic Minor Scales over two octaves (where possible)
- Chromatic Scale – full range
- Improvise on a concert Bb blues
- Sight Reading
- Play excerpt
Download alto sax excerpt here
Download tenor sax excerpt here
Download bari sax excerpt here
Rhythm Section
Please note rhythm section provided for all piano, bass, drum and guitar auditions
Piano Audition requirements:
- Major Scales
- Harmonic Minor Scales
- Chromatic Scale
- Demonstrate jazz chord voicings
- Sight Reading
- Play excerpt (download piano excerpt here)
Bass Audition requirements:
- Major Scales
- Harmonic Minor Scales
- Chromatic Scale
- Demonstrate walking bass line over Bb blues
- Sight Reading
- Play excerpt (download bass excerpt here)
Drums Audition requirements:
- Demonstrate the following feels
Samba – minum = 120
Bossa – cotchet = 140 o 12/8 swing = 80
Medium swing = 160 o fast swing = 220
Ballad (straight and swung) = 65
- Sight reading
- Play excerpt (download drums excerpt here)
Guitar Audition requirements:
- Major Scales
- Harmonic Minor Scales
- Chromatic Scale
- Demonstrate jazz chord voicings
- Sight Reading
- Play excerpt (download guitar excerpt here)
