2007 All-State Jazz Band

Clinician Info

Jeff Jarvis & Rick Simply, Directors

Jazz Ensemble Roster

The SCBDA 2007 All-State Jazz Ensembles are two
bands of equal strength, named for their clinicians.

2007 ALL-STATE JAZZ ENSEMBLE – Jeff Jarvis, Clinician
INSTRUMENT	NAME	SCHOOL
Alto Sax I	Chris Mitchell	Northwestern High School
Alto Sax II	Chris Benson	Charleston School of the Arts
Tenor Sax I	Sean Ellis	Stratford High School
Tenor Sax II	Chris Heistand	Socastee High School
Bari Sax	Emma Ostapeck	Charleston School of the Arts
Trumpet I – Split	Jake Mitchell	Northwestern High School
Trumpet I – Split	Chris Tipton	Stratford High School
Trumpet II	Wei-Huan Chen	D.W. Daniel High School
Trumpet III	Joey Campbell	Stratford High School
Trumpet IV	Thomas O’Grady	Charleston School of the Arts
Trombone I	Giff Waltz	Wando High School
Trombone II	John Kotab	Charleston School of the Arts
Trombone III	Nick Moody	West Florence High School
Trombone IV	Wesley Day	D.W. Daniel High School
Guitar	Craig Bowman	Blacksburg High School
Piano	Colin Campbell	Seneca High School
Bass	Alan Woodall	SC Governor’s School for the Arts/Humanities
Drum Set	Brendan Bull	Chapin High School
Aux. Perc.	Gabriel Holloway	AAA Home School Band

2007 ALL-STATE JAZZ ENSEMBLE – Rick Simerly, Clinician
INSTRUMENT	NAME	SCHOOL
Alto Sax I	Cody Nelson	Charleston School of the Arts
Alto Sax II	Robert Montgomery	Wando High School
Tenor Sax I	Zach Thames	Charleston School of the Arts
Tenor Sax II	Maxime Sorbello	Goose Creek High School
Bari Sax	David Doughty	Hartsville High School
Trumpet I – Split	Christian Gordon	Stratford High School
Trumpet I – Split	Travis Tegen	D.W. Daniel High School
Trumpet II	Justin Dunham	West Florence High School
Trumpet III	Spencer Nance	Spartanburg High School
Trumpet IV	Keli Price	Hartsville High School
Trombone I	Wes Crenshaw	Pickens High School
Trombone II	Tim Boyer	Northwestern High School
Trombone III	Zach Roach	D.W. Daniel High School
Trombone IV	Nate Lodge	Wando High School
Guitar	Joseph Osborne	T.L. Hanna High School
Piano	Derrick Prioleau	Dutch Fork High School
Bass	Robert Widlowski	Charleston School of the Arts
Drum Set	Jason Piers	Northwestern High School
Aux. Perc.	Zach Miller	Westside High School

Audition Resources

1. Diatonic Major Scales (90 second time limit):

All major diatonic scales should be memorized. Students will be asked to play FIVE chromatically adjacent scales in their audition. If a scale is played incorrectly, it may be attempted at the end of the sequence, if there is time remaining in the 90 second time limit. If there is time left, the judge will announce those scales for which full credit has not been given.

All Saxophones:
2 Octaves Bb, B, C, C#, D, Eb, E, F
1 Octave F#, G, Ab, A

Trumpet:
2 Octaves F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C
1 Octave C#, D, Eb, E, F

Trombone:
2 Octaves E, F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb
1 Octave B, C, C#, D, Eb
(Bass Trombone should play from lowest note possible — at least pedal G and up)

Guitar, Piano and Bass:
2 Octaves Eb, E, F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C, C#, D

2. Chromatic Scale: Each student should play an open-ended chromatic scale (ascending and descending) to show their full playing range. Rhythm is at the discretion of the student, but should be consistent throughout. The Senior All-State chromatic ranges would be the minimum for the winds. Piano, Guitar, Bass, and Vibes should play the full range of their instrument.

3. Prepared Etude: All etudes are selected from the “Jazz Conception” books by Jim Snidero, published by Advance Music. Books come with demo CDs (for study purposes only), and are available for: Alto/Bari Sax, Tenor Sax, Trumpet, Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone, Piano, Guitar, Bass, and Drums. At the audition, the etudes must be performed without accompaniment at the listed tempo.
Etudes for the 2007 All-State Jazz Ensemble Auditions:

• All Saxes: Tunisia, pg. 40-41, track 20. Play all.
• Trumpet: IND Line, pg. 24, track 12. Play ms. 1-37. (Potential lead players play 8va from ms. 26-37)
• Trombone: Proxy, pg. 20, track 10. Play ms. 32 to the end (8va is optional)..
• Guitar: Proxy, pg. 20, track 10. Play from the beginning through ms. 31.
• Piano: (Use the Solo Etudes, not the Piano Comping book) Proxy, pg. 27 & 28, track 8. Play from the beginning through ms. 31.
• Bass: (Use the Solo Etudes, not the Bass Lines book) Proxy, pg. 20, track 10. Play from the beginning through ms. 31.
• Drums: Tunisia, pg. 62, track 18. Play all.
• Vibes: same as guitar (using the guitar book)

4. Sightreading: Students will sightread in two contrasting styles. One style will be swing and the other will be chosen from ballad, Latin, or rock. Drum set players have a different procedure. Please review the SCBDA Handbook for details.

5. Improvisation: Students will show their improvisational skills by playing along with a CD…Track #8 of “Blues in F” of the Jamey Aebersold Play-A-Long CD-Volume One–“How to Improvise.” This can be ordered from any music dealer or directly from Jamey Aebersold at 1-800-456-1388, or online at www.jazzbooks.com.

*All Band Directors should consult the SCBDA Handbook for further details about any facet of the All-State Jazz Auditions or State Jazz Festival registration and participation requirements.