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).
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 tenor saxophone piece
Download baritone saxophone piece
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
Bass Audition requirements:
- Major Scales
- Harmonic Minor Scales
- Chromatic Scale
- Demonstrate walking bass line over Bb blues
- Sight Reading
- Play excerpt
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
Guitar Audition requirements:
- Major Scales
- Harmonic Minor Scales
- Chromatic Scale
- Demonstrate jazz chord voicings
- Sight Reading
- Play excerpt
