High School Jazz Band
2023-24
ClinicianTBA
Important Dates
TBA - Directors may start uploading recordings to the Festival Scores website.
Sep. 28 - Recorded auditions must be uploaded by 11:59:59 PM on this date. Late entries are not possible.
Oct. 8 - Judging completed
Oct. 11 - Roster posted no earlier than this date
Oct. 27 - All fees due (with invoice), $15 per audition, $15 per selected participant
Nov. 4 - Late fees due (with invoice), $30 per audition, $30 per selected participant
Nov. 4 - HS Jazz Band clinic & performance at Junction City HS
Audition Excerpts
Excerpts may be downloaded from the KMEA website.
KMEA Jazz Excerpts
Audition Recordings
Auditions will be submitted through Festival Scores in mp3 format. The chromatic scale (horns only) and each etude will be a separate mp3 recording submission. There will be no sight reading due to use of the Festival Scores system. There is also no use of metronome required. Follow the link to Festival Scores and set up a Director account. The tempo of etude 1 should not be modified in the submitted recording.
Audition Event Tag
Directors will need to activate the following tag in their Festival Scores account:
Event Tag TBA
Festival Scores information video
Directors should watch this short video to become familiar with the Festival Scores audition system.
Audition RecordingsDirectors should watch this short video to become familiar with the Festival Scores audition system.
Record the following mp3 files for each audition:
Horns
- Full Range Chromatic Scale
- Etude 1 - TBA
- Etude 2 - TBA w/ optional lead trumpet or bass trombone at the end as part of this mp3 file
- Etude 3 - TBA
- Etude 1 - TBA w/ audio backing track should be audible
- Etude 2 - TBA
- Etude 3 - TBA
- Excerpt # 1 - TBA - NO backing track, just drum set recording
- Excerpt # 2 - TBA
- Excerpt # 3 - TBA
- Excerpt # 4 - TBA