Youth Ensemble Auditions: Saturday, September 3, 2022 (alternate, Tuesday September 6)
DJW YOUTH ENSEMBLES
The Durham Jazz Workshop is now registering students for its 2022/2023 school year ensemble program. Our goal is to provide your kids an exceptional learning experience in a friendly, low stress setting. Both our small combos and big bands will challenge students to reach above their comfort zone while learning music from the classic jazz repertoire and making friends with other students from around the Triangle who share a common interest in music. Students can audition for either the big band or combo or both. A number of our students participate in both a big band and combo throughout the year.
The DJW instructors are some of the best area performers/teachers who excel at motivating students to explore the music they love so much.
The Youth Big Band will meet 10 times over the fall semester and 12 times in the winter/spring semester. Rehearsals will take place on Tuesday evenings 6 - 7:30pm. The fee is $350 per semester.
The Youth Combos will meet 12 times over the fall semester and 12 times over the winter/spring semester. Times/days TBD. The fee is $400 per semester.
Financial aid scholarships are available. The Durham Jazz Workshop never turns down an eligible student based on money.
Contact dave.finucane@durhamjazzworkshop.org or (919) 358-0753 with any questions or
concerns.
The Durham Jazz Workshop is now registering students for its 2022/2023 school year ensemble program. Our goal is to provide your kids an exceptional learning experience in a friendly, low stress setting. Both our small combos and big bands will challenge students to reach above their comfort zone while learning music from the classic jazz repertoire and making friends with other students from around the Triangle who share a common interest in music. Students can audition for either the big band or combo or both. A number of our students participate in both a big band and combo throughout the year.
The DJW instructors are some of the best area performers/teachers who excel at motivating students to explore the music they love so much.
The Youth Big Band will meet 10 times over the fall semester and 12 times in the winter/spring semester. Rehearsals will take place on Tuesday evenings 6 - 7:30pm. The fee is $350 per semester.
The Youth Combos will meet 12 times over the fall semester and 12 times over the winter/spring semester. Times/days TBD. The fee is $400 per semester.
Financial aid scholarships are available. The Durham Jazz Workshop never turns down an eligible student based on money.
Contact dave.finucane@durhamjazzworkshop.org or (919) 358-0753 with any questions or
concerns.
Audition Requirements
Big Band Audition
Combo Audition
(pdf’s of Billie's Bounce can be found below)
Big Band Audition
- students will play the Charlie Parker melody, “Billie's Bounce”
- students will sight read a short excerpt from a big band chart
- students can choose to improvise on "Billie's Bounce" or a standard of their choice. Improvising is not mandatory
- pianists/guitarists will be asked to “comp” the "Billie's Bounce" chord progression in addition to playing the melody
- bass players will be asked to walk a bass line over "Billie's Bounce" chord progression as well as play the melody.
- drummers will be asked to demonstrate various rhythmic feels: swing, latin, ¾, ballad. Students should also demonstrate playing “brushes” if they have them.
Combo Audition
- students will play the Charlie Parker melody, “Billie's Bounce”
- Students can improvise over "Billie's Bounce" or another standard of their choice or a blues.
- pianists/guitarists will be asked to “comp” the Billie's Bounce chord progression in addition to playing the melody
- bass players will be asked to walk a bass line over Billie's Bounce chord progression as well as play the melody.
- drummers will be asked to demonstrate various rhythmic feels: swing, latin, ¾, ballad. Students should also demonstrate playing “brushes” if they have them.
(pdf’s of Billie's Bounce can be found below)
Charts for the audition:
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