Bass Audition Material
- Required Etude There are hard copies in the upper band room. Bass Etude Video (Played up to Letter 'B')
- Sight-Reading You will be asked to sight-read a short excerpt from a big band chart.
- OPTIONAL Improvisation You may opt to show your stuff by improvising on a concert Bb Blues. Doing so may improve your overall score, but will NOT detract from it. You've got nothing to lose, so give it a shot! Click here for a Bb Blues Practice Track
something you need to know about these auditions...
The purpose of the audition is to give you the opportunity to show the directors the skills you have and the musical developments you still need to make. This will allow us to place you with other musicians in a group in which you'll be appropriately challenged.
If some of the audition material is beyond your ability, take the audition anyway. We're not expecting you to be perfect. We're expecting you to do your best in in the audition and in your preparation for the audition.
If some of the audition material is beyond your ability, take the audition anyway. We're not expecting you to be perfect. We're expecting you to do your best in in the audition and in your preparation for the audition.