| JH Jazz | |
| 2023-2024 | Use A List |
| Junior High Jazz A List | |||||
| Instrument | Title | Excerpt | |||
| Alto Sax | Joe’s Thing | All |
All selections (except drums) are from “Jazz Conception” by Jim Snidero |
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| Tenor Sax | Joe’s Thing | All | |||
| Bari Sax | Joe’s Thing | All | |||
| Trumpet | Blue minor | Chorus 4,5,6 | |||
| Trombone | Amen | Chorus 3&4 | |||
| Guitar/Vibes* | A Doll | Intro and Chorus 1 | |||
| Bass^ | A Doll | Intro and Chorus 2 | |||
| Piano* | Amen | All | |||
| * All piano, guitar and vibes players must also comp one chorus of the solo | |||||
| ^ All bass players must also walk a bass line for one chorus of the solo | |||||
| Drums | Independence Day from Contest Solos for the Young Drum Set Player | ||||
| By Murry Houllif | |||||
| Additional Drum Set Requirements: Proficiency of Styles and Improvisation: Definition of styles can be found in current NYSSMA Manuel pg. 9-13. Demonstrate the following styles: Suggested tempo: quarter=80-120 • Rock/Funk • Swing • Latin (Salsa/Cuban, Samba/Bossa Nova) Improvisation will be demonstrated by playing nine (9) measures: Play four (4) measures of time followed by four (4) measures of improvisation, ending on beat one of the ninth measure. Perform Sight reading with a recording |
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| Junior High Jazz B List | |||||||
| Instrument | Title | Excerpt | |||||
| Alto Sax | Blue Note Blues |
All selections are from “Effective Etudes for Jazz” by Mike Carubia and Jeff Jarvis |
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| Tenor Sax | Softly | ||||||
| Bari Sax | The Moon is High | ||||||
| Trumpet | Softly | Chorus 1 | |||||
| Trombone | The Moon is High | Chorus 2 | |||||
| Guitar/Vibes* | It’s from Heaven | ||||||
| Bass^ | Minor is Finer | ||||||
| Piano* | The Moon Is High | ||||||
| * All piano, guitar and vibes players must also comp one chorus of the solo | |||||||
| ^ All bass players must also walk a bass line for one chorus of the solo | |||||||
| Drums | Waltz for Waldo from Drum Set, The Complete Collection | ||||||
| by T. Brown | |||||||
| Additional Drum Set Requirements: Proficiency of Styles and Improvisation: Definition of styles can be found in current NYSSMA Manuel pg. 9-13. Demonstrate the following styles: Suggested tempo: quarter=80-120 • Rock/Funk • Swing • Latin (Salsa/Cuban, Samba/Bossa Nova) Improvisation will be demonstrated by playing nine (9) measures: Play four (4) measures of time followed by four (4) measures of improvisation, ending on beat one of the ninth measure. Perform Sight reading with a recording |
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| Junior High Jazz C List | |||||||
| Instrument | Title | Excerpt | |||||
| Alto Sax | Softly | All | |||||
| Tenor Sax | It’s From Heaven | All | All selections (except drums)are from “Effective Etudes for Jazz” by Mike Carubia and Jeff Jarvis | ||||
| Bari Sax | Isle of Melon | All | |||||
| Trumpet | It’s from Heaven | Measures 1-32 | |||||
| Trombone | It’s from Heaven | Measures 1-32 | |||||
| Guitar/Vibes* | Isle of Melon | All | |||||
| Bass^ | Baggage Claim Blues | All | |||||
| Piano* | It’s from Heaven | All | |||||
| * All piano, guitar and vibes players must also comp one chorus of the solo | |||||||
| ^ All bass players must also walk a bass line for one chorus of the solo | |||||||
| Drums | Lo Flame (first page only) from Jazz Drumming-Billy Hart. Swing style; Quarter note=144 | ||||||
| Additional Drum Set Requirements: Proficiency of Styles and Improvisation: Definition of styles can be found in current NYSSMA Manuel pg. 9-13. Demonstrate the following styles: Suggested tempo: quarter=80-120 • Rock/Funk • Swing • Latin (Salsa/Cuban, Samba/Bossa Nova) Improvisation will be demonstrated by playing nine (9) measures: Play four (4) measures of time followed by four (4) measures of improvisation, ending on beat one of the ninth measure. Perform Sight reading with a recording |
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