2010 Telluride Student All-Stars Audition Sheet

BRASS, WOODWIND, STRING, AND MALLET INSTRUMENTS
USE JAMEY AEBERSOLD PLAY-A-LONG VOLUME 99, AND/OR VOLUME 102, AND/OR VOLUME 108. RECORD
YOURSELF PLAYING YOUR CHOICE OF ANY THREE TUNES FROM ONE OR MORE OF THESE VOLUMES. PLAY THE MELODY FOR ONE CHORUS AND THEN A MINIMUM OF TWO IMPROVISED CHORUSES ON EACH TUNE.

BASS & DRUMS
USE JAMEY AEBERSOLD PLAY-A-LONG VOLUME 114. RECORD YOURSELF PLAYING YOUR CHOICE OF ANY THREE TUNES FROM THIS VOLUME. PLAY TIME (DRUMS) OR WALK (BASS) FOR TWO CHORUSES, THEN SOLO FOR ONE.

PIANO & GUITAR
USE JAMEY AEBERSOLD PLAY-A-LONG VOLUME 114. RECORD YOURSELF PLAYING YOUR CHOICE OF ANY THREE TUNES FROM THIS VOLUME. PLAY THE MELODY FOR ONE CHORUS AND THEN A MINIMUM OF TWO IMPROVISED
CHORUSES ON EACH TUNE.
NOTE: RHYTHM PLAYERS - WHEN YOU RECORD WITH THE JAMEY AEBERSOLD VOLUME 114 YOU WILL FIND THAT BY TURNING THE BALANCE CONTROL OF YOUR TAPE OR CD PLAYER FULLY TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ELIMINATE THE PLAYER ON THE RECORDING THAT IS PLAYING YOUR INSTRUMENT. BY DOING THAT YOU WILL EFFECTIVELY BECOME THE PLAYER PERFORMING WITH THE RHYTHM SECTION ON THE RECORDING.

VOCALISTS
USE JAMEY AEBERSOLD PLAY-A-LONG VOLUME 99, AND/OR VOLUME 102, AND/OR VOLUME 108. RECORD YOURSELF SINGING YOUR CHOICE OF ANY THREE TUNES FROM ONE OR MORE OF THESE VOLUMES. SCAT SING THE MELODY FOR ONE CHORUS AND THEN A MINIMUM OF TWO IMPROVISED CHORUSES ON EACH TUNE.

ALL APPLICANTS - BE SURE THAT BOTH YOU AND THE AEBERSOLD RECORDING CAN BE HEARD CLEARLY ON THE AUDITION CD THAT YOU SEND TO THE JUDGES.

YOU MAY PURCHASE ANY OF THE AEBERSOLD PLAY-A-LONG RECORDINGS FROM YOUR LOCAL MUSIC STORE OR BY ORDERING DIRECTLY FROM JAMEY AEBERSOLD AT 1-800-456-1388 OR ONLINE AT WWW.JAZZBOOKS.COM

AUDITION TAPES OR CDʼS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN JUNE 1, 2010.

PLEASE MAIL YOUR AUDITION CD, ALONG WITH THE TITLES OF YOUR THREE AUDITION TUNES, YOUR NAME, THE INSTRUMENT THAT YOU PLAY, YOUR AGE, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBERS, EMAIL ADDRESS, PARENTS NAMES, PHONES AND ADDRESSES TO:
BOB MONTGOMERY, 1616 FOURTEENTH ST., LOFT 5F, DENVER, CO 80202-1340

QUESTIONS??? ... CONTACT BOB MONTGOMERY - 303-592-7270 or bobmjazz@gmail.com

AUDITION WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY JULY 1, 2010 AND SHOULD PLAN TO ARRIVE IN TELLURIDE, COLORADO ON AUGUST 2st AND RETURN HOME ON AUGUST 8TH . WE WILL CHOOSE 1 PIANIST AND/OR GUITARIST, 1 BASSIST, 1 DRUMMER AND 3 TO 6 FRONT LINE INSTRUMENTS (CHOSEN FROM BRASS, WOODWIND, STRING, MALLET OR VOCAL). THE ALL STARS WILL REHEARSE DAILY, PERFORM EACH EVENING IN A TELLURIDE JAZZ CLUB AND PLAY THE OPENING CONCERT FOR THE TELLURIDE JAZZ CELEBRATION