Jazz Port Townsend 2009 Audition Form/ Instrumental NOTE: Please do not send in this form until you have registered online or by mail. See instructions for submitting your audition on the Audition Recording Information page. DEADLINE TO RETURN THIS FORM: April 13 for all participants. Name____________________________________________________ Age_________ Instrument_______________________________ (for sax, specify alto/tenor/bari) I am auditioning for the following level: ___ Beginning/Intermediate ___ Advanced ___ Semi-Pro Note: Our evaluators will place you at the level they feel is most appropriate based on your recording. If our evaluators decide you do not fit in your chosen category, you will be invited to participate in a different category. You can then decide whether to do that, or to apply again next year. How many years have you been playing your instrument? _____________ How many years of formal training have you had on your chosen instrument _____________ If you have attended Centrum’s Jazz Workshop in the past, list your combo teachers (most recent first): Faculty Year _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Are you interested in playing in a Big Band? Yes______ No______ Trumpet players: If you’re interested in playing lead, include at the beginning of your audition recording a 3-octave G Major scale and the shout chorus to "Shiny Stockings." You can find a recording of this on Count Basie’s April in Paris. If you have access to the big band chart, it’s from letter “G” to the end. Are you currently playing in any ensemble? Type? _____________ How often? ____________ Are you currently in school? Yes No If yes, where? __________________________ (For Evaluator’s Use Only) Categories Score (1-100) Beg./Int. Adv. Semi-Pro