"Jazz"
Audition Page
AUDITION DATES:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4th
THURSAY, APRIL 5th.
THE WEEK WE COME BACK FROM SPRING BREAK!!!
Please plan on coming BOTH days during your lunch and recess time. You might not have to come both days, but please plan on it unless told otherwise.
If you will be at the Sarah Weeks Luncheon, please plan on coming on Wednesday only. I will be sure to get you in and finished on Wednesday.
SPEAKING PART:
If you are interested in auditioning for a speaking part, please practice one of the parts below. Please read it clearly, loudly and try to 'act' as the person! Any boy or girl can read for ANY of the characters.
LOUIS ARMSTRONG: Hi. I’m Louis Armstrong. I was one of the first well-known jazz musicians. I played the trumpet and I was a singer with a distinctive voice. Everybody called me “Satchmo.”
DUKE ELLINGTON: I’m Duke Ellington. I was a jazz composer, pianist, and a big band leader for more than 50 years. Many of my works have become jazz standards, like “It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing.”
MILES DAVIS: I’m Miles Davis. I was also a jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader. I was a real pioneer in jazz styles like bebop, cool jazz, and fusion.
JOHN COLTRANE: I’m John Coltrane. I played tenor and soprano saxophone and some still consider me one of the most influential saxophonists in jazz history. My wife and son were also jazz musicians.
ELLA FITGERALD: I’m Ella Fitzgerals. I can make any song a jazz song when I sing it. I had a three octave vocal range, and everybody called me the “First Lady of Song.”
DIZZY GILLESPIE: I was a trumpeter, a bandleader, and a composer who was big in the modern jazz scene. But I’m probably most famous for my bent trumpet and my puffed out cheeks.
DAVE BRUBECK: I’m Dave Brubeck. I play jazz piano, and I’m a composer who has written a number of jazz standards. I’m probably best known for my use of unusual meters, rhythms, and tonatlities.
HERBIE HANCOCK: I’m Herbie Hancock. I’m also a jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer. I was one of the first jazzers to embrace electronic music. Even today, I’m still on the cutting edge of jazz.
DUKE ELLINGTON: I’m Duke Ellington. I was a jazz composer, pianist, and a big band leader for more than 50 years. Many of my works have become jazz standards, like “It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing.”
MILES DAVIS: I’m Miles Davis. I was also a jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader. I was a real pioneer in jazz styles like bebop, cool jazz, and fusion.
JOHN COLTRANE: I’m John Coltrane. I played tenor and soprano saxophone and some still consider me one of the most influential saxophonists in jazz history. My wife and son were also jazz musicians.
ELLA FITGERALD: I’m Ella Fitzgerals. I can make any song a jazz song when I sing it. I had a three octave vocal range, and everybody called me the “First Lady of Song.”
DIZZY GILLESPIE: I was a trumpeter, a bandleader, and a composer who was big in the modern jazz scene. But I’m probably most famous for my bent trumpet and my puffed out cheeks.
DAVE BRUBECK: I’m Dave Brubeck. I play jazz piano, and I’m a composer who has written a number of jazz standards. I’m probably best known for my use of unusual meters, rhythms, and tonatlities.
HERBIE HANCOCK: I’m Herbie Hancock. I’m also a jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer. I was one of the first jazzers to embrace electronic music. Even today, I’m still on the cutting edge of jazz.
SINGING PART (SOLO OR SMALL GROUP):
If you are interested in auditioning for a singing solo, please be prepared to sing one or more of the speaking parts below for your audition:
It Don't Mean A Thing (Solo)
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What good is melody.
What good is music. If it ain't possessin' something sweet. |
Use the rehearsal track on the other page for help and use this one to practice the audition. This version does NOT have other singers.
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Backwater Blues (Solo)
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When it rained five days and the skies turned dark as night.
When it rained five days and the skies turned dark as night. There was trouble taking place in the lowlands at night. |
Use the rehearsal track on the other page for help and use this one to practice the audition. This version does NOT have other singers.
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Gotta Be Jazz (Group)
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The scat part the second time.
Ba dop bop, doo bee doo bop. Doo bee doo whee doo bop. Ba dop ba, Ba dop bop, doo bee doo bop. Doo bee doo whee doo bop. Ba dop bop, that's gotta be jazz. |
Use the rehearsal track on the other page for help and use this one to practice the audition. This version does NOT have other singers.
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