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What is the YMI Fall Big Band?
It is for students who want to experience jazz in a new way. This fun ensemble will grow your musicianship, challenge you with new styles of music, and perform brand new arrangements of pieces that students help make. The YMI Fall Big Band meets Sunday evenings, and our season runs from August to December.
Should I Audition?
Yes! We encourage all musicians passionate about jazz to audition. Insightful feedback will be given to all who audition, regardless of placement.
How do I audition?
Auditions will be submitted via YouTube by May 31, 2020 for priority seating. Auditions will continue to be accepted through August 1, 2020. Please upload your video to YouTube (which can be at an unlisted link if you would like) and email the link to ExecDir@YouthMusicIllinois.org.
Audition Requirements:
Winds, Strings (other than bass), and Mallets:
I was in the ensemble last year. Do I need to audition again?
Everyone needs to audition every year, regardless of previous participation.
It is for students who want to experience jazz in a new way. This fun ensemble will grow your musicianship, challenge you with new styles of music, and perform brand new arrangements of pieces that students help make. The YMI Fall Big Band meets Sunday evenings, and our season runs from August to December.
Should I Audition?
Yes! We encourage all musicians passionate about jazz to audition. Insightful feedback will be given to all who audition, regardless of placement.
How do I audition?
Auditions will be submitted via YouTube by May 31, 2020 for priority seating. Auditions will continue to be accepted through August 1, 2020. Please upload your video to YouTube (which can be at an unlisted link if you would like) and email the link to ExecDir@YouthMusicIllinois.org.
Audition Requirements:
Winds, Strings (other than bass), and Mallets:
- Scales: Concert F and Bb major scales
- Scales should be 2 octaves if possible
- Scales should be done as swung 8th notes
- Excerpt: It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing
- Be sure to pay attention to style
- It can be done at whatever tempo you feel appropriate
- Guitar and Piano
- Scales: Concert F and Bb major scales
- Scales should be 2 octaves if possible
- Scales should be done as swung 8th notes
- Scales: Concert F and Bb major scales
- Comp chords for one chorus of a 12 bar blues, any key
- Scales: Concert F and Bb major scales
- Scales should be 2 octaves if possible
- Scales should be done as swung 8th notes
- Bass
- Scales: Concert F and Bb major scales
- Scales should be 2 octaves if possible
- Scales should be done as swung 8th notes
- Walk a bass line for a 12 bar blues, any key.
- Scales: Concert F and Bb major scales
- Drum set
- Play 16 measures of any 2 of the following styles: Up tempo Swing, Medium Shuffle, Funk
I was in the ensemble last year. Do I need to audition again?
Everyone needs to audition every year, regardless of previous participation.