Recordings for the Jazz pieces

Click on the link in blue to hear the recordings: 
2019-2020 auditions coming soon!

Super Fast & Easy Warm up for Jazz Band - Roger Schmidli  - All tracks are found in the link

Drum Tips / Preparatory 

Jazz Drum set Basics

Rock Styles

Latin Styles

Jazz / Swing

Rock style beats:
http://learndrumsforfree.com/2015/07/10-basic-rock-drum-beats/ 

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Jazz Band is one of our staple ensembles that is for students who have a strong work ethic, strong playing skills, able to perform under pressure, and not afraid to improvise! We perform many concerts in the district and in public throughout the school year. This ensemble is auditioned at the end of the seventh grade year. Students that are eligible to audition must complete 7th grade Concert Band at Frost M.S. 
Expectations as a member of the ensemble:
· Students who are accepted into the Frost Jazz Band are also members of the Frost Symphonic Band.
· Jazz Band students will rehearse jazz 2 days a week and Symphonic Band literature with the full Symphonic Band 3 days a week.*Depends on schedule
· Since instrumentation is limited in a jazz band, within each section most parts are played by one individual. Therefore, attendance at every performance and practicing is crucial to the success of the ensemble.
· Students who do not keep up with their practicing or must miss performances may be removed from the ensemble at anytime.
· Private lessons are strongly encouraged for all students especially those playing drumset, guitar, bass, and piano.
*Students must be at all Jazz performances. If missed more than 2, the student will be removed from the ensemble, since it is an auditioned ensemble.

Here is what instrumentation we are looking for...
4 Alto Saxes
2 Tenor Saxes
1 Bari. Sax
4-5 Trombone/Baritones
4-5 Trumpets
3 Clarinets
2 Piano Players
1-2 Guitarists
1-2 Bassists
2 Drummers
1-2 Flute

Students must pass the audition in order to be a jazz band member. All potential members must perform the following (Except drummers* See below):
- 2 scales of the players choice (You may use your method book or have memorized)
- 1 Required excerpts piece 
- 1 Sight Reading example from your Essential Elements Band book 2 (director chooses)
*Drummers must do the following:
- Demonstrate 4 styles:
#Rock
#Jazz
#Swing
#Latin
- 1 Required excerpts piece
- 1 Sight Reading example from your method book (director chooses)
on snare drum
- Free style playing: just play for the director 
(Drummers)= Must have their own drum set that they are able to transport to all performances. 
*Private lessons for drummers are highly encouraged. 

Jazz Band 2019-2020 Personal:

Alto Sax:
Ani Iyer
Mahi Garg
Avani Kulkarni
Azaria LeJeune-Woloszyn

Tenor Sax:
Michael Bell

Bari. Sax:
Jacob Webert

Trumpets:
Sabrina Ginter-Berriman
Nathan Swan
Abigail Atris
Natalie Wozniak
Joseph Pfeifer

Trombone/Baritone:
Sophia Amann
Diana Beniako
Morgan Fraley
Xander Gonzalez
Jacob Koziel
Brendan Melvin

Clarinet:
Lizzy Sullivan
Michael Nowell
Nicholas Shahin

Flute:
Sam Sullivan
Sanjula Karunaraj

Piano:
Ben Dalton
Shakthi Kumaravel

Bass:
Keria Patterson

Drums:
Jayden Nolte
Blake Chafin

Percussionist:
Lauren Cavins

Sign up for Google Classroom: Jazz Band Page:
class code: mrrxscv