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Middle School All-District Jazz Band

Dates for 2019:
Monday October 7th - Registration Opens
Monday October 14th - Registration Closes
Tuesday October 22nd - Auditions

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All Section Rehearsal - November 22nd, Location TBD
Rehearsal - December 13th from 6:30-9pm at Jefferson College
Rehearsal - December 14th from 1-5pm at Jefferson College
Performance - December 14th at 6:30pm at Jefferson College
Clinician - Linda Huck


Register Here
 2019 All-District Middle School Jazz Audition Material 
 Materials are available in the Essential Elements Play Along Books Jazz Standards and The Blues

The audition set for this year will be as follows:

St. Louis Blues (F Blues):  
Wind Players will play the head the first time and on the repeat will play one chorus of improvised solo. 
             
Rhythm Section (excluding drums) will play the head, walk or comp a chorus, and then improvise a chorus.
 
Drums will play time for two choruses

Blue Bossa (Latin): 
After the introduction:
Wind Players will play the head the first time and, on the repeat, will play the written solo for one chorus.  
                                 
Rhythm Section (excluding drums) will play the introduction, the head, walk or comp a chorus, and then play the written solo for a chorus
                                 
Drums will play the introduction and time for two choruses

Drums will also play a rock groove in 4/4 time. The Judge will determine when they will stop.


Auditions will be October 22 at Jefferson R-7 in conjunction with MS/JH Band auditions.  Rehearsal/Performance will be Sectionals - November 22 from 6-8 pm at a location TBD and December 13 from 6:30-9pm and December 14 from 1-5 pm with the concert at 6:30 pm at Jefferson College.  This year's clinician will be Linda Huck.   

Thanks, 

Tim 

Previous Middle School All-District Jazz Band Clinicians
2018
​2017
2016
2015
2014

2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Tony DiPasquale
​Scott Rybolt
Dr. Dick Kelly
Paul Holzen
Tony DiPasquale