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Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra Information
| Auditions for the 2009-10
Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra will be held on Wednesday,
September 23, 7pm and Wednesday, September 30 at 7pm at the University of Tennessee School of Music, 1741 Volunteer
Blvd. Saxophonist Alan Wyatt will conduct the band, with support from
various members of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra. Saxophones, trumpets, and trombones will be asked to perform a prepared piece. Please follow the links below to download the music for your instrument. In addition, students will be asked to perform two or three major scales (all 12 keys should be prepared). Chromatic scales and sight-reading will also be required. As an option, students may choose to improvise over a 12 bar blues progression. Pianists, bassists, and guitarists should be prepared to sight-read a chord progression. Pianists and guitarists will be required to play 4 choruses on a 12 bar blues progression, comping for 2 choruses, and improvising for 2 choruses. Bassists will be asked to walk a bass line. Major scales will also be required. Drummers will be asked to play time in a swing style, latin style and rock/funk style. They will also be asked to sight-read a drum part from a big band arrangement. Tenor saxophone prepared piece Baritone saxophone prepared piece For a listing of upcoming Youth Orchestra performance dates, click here.
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