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SMCM Jazz Ensemble Auditions

Submitted by Robert Hayes Operations Coordinator in Staff
Aug. 29, 2025
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Student

The jazz ensemble audition materials for this semester are downloadable through the link at the bottom. You all will be learning measures 1-42 for the audition. Some instruments will have auditions on the same parts (so even if you play alto 2 you audition on the alto 1 part, same for trumpets, ect...) we'll assign official part numbers based on the audition. Anyone playing flute can play the Alto 1 part as written for the audition. I will also ask for 2 major scales ideally at least 2 octaves. The audition will take place on Wednesday, September 3rd from 6:10-7:25pm in room 221 of DPAC. 

I highly recommend all of you take private lessons this semester as well! We have fabulous adjunct instructors for each instrument! I also personally teach jazz piano. 

If you have interest and/or experience in improvisation then I would love to hear a 12 bar blues in Bb or F during the audition. If you don't know what that is and want to improvise during the audition, learn by next Wednesday! 

Audition Materials

Warm regards, 

Ellington Carthan

Assistant Professor of Music

St Mary's College of Maryland

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