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How to Join

Saxophone Section for the Blue Note Big Band

What to Prepare

We want to hear each musician play so that we can place them in the appropriate bands for their experience and growth. Schedule an audition and prepare some materials to play. Here are some suggestions as to what to prepare. 

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For all instrumentalists minus drums:

  • 2 pieces of varying styles, between 30-45 seconds

  • (Optional) Improvisation to a jazz standard of your choice

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For drummers, please prepare to play 4-8 bars of the following styles:

  • Swing

  • Shuffle

  • Bossa Nova

  • Funk

  • Pop/Rock​

Also prepare 2 songs of contrasting styles

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For vocalists, please prepare the following:

  • 2 songs of different styles. Verse/Chorus or 1:00 of singing time​​

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A one time audition fee of $25 will

be due at time of scheduling an 

audition. This fee applies towards your

first month of tuition if accepted into a

band. If a musician is not accepted,

the audition fee will be refunded.

Refunds will not be issued for no

shows or cancellations.

Schedule Your Audition

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