SI Music Audition Information
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Instrumentalists
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An Introduction: Name, School, Grade, City and State and what you will be playing
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Prepared Selection of one of the following:
- Billie’s Bounce – Charlie Parker
- Straight, No Chaser – Thelonius Monk
- Sandu – Clifford Brown
Medium tempo with standard or alternate chord changes, Accompaniment may be live or recorded, Optional 3-4 choruses of improvisation
*Bassists: also walk a bass line for two choruses
*Pianists, guitarists, vibraphonists: also comp for two choruses
*Drummers: play time for two choruses.
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Sight Reading Exercise
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View the sight-reading exercise for your instrument. If two options are listed, you may pick one of the two.
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Optional Self Selection: Perform an additional piece of your choice (Improvisation optional)
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Vocalists
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An Introduction: Name, School, Grade, City and State and what you will be performing
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Prepared Selection: Select two musical selections of differing style and perform the melody (improvisation optional)