Remy Le Boeuf announced as 2024 Guest Artist

How to audition

STEP 1 - Read the ‘Audition Rules’ below and download your Instrument specific excerpts and impro backing mp3 (if applicable)

STEP 2 - Practise your excerpts, impro component (if applicable) and prepare to record your audition

STEP 3 - When you are ready, record your audition and save your ‘mp3 links’ somewhere where you can find them. NB make sure these ‘mp3 links’ are shareable (public) otherwise the judges won’t be able to assess your submission!

STEP 4 - Pay the $20 Entry Fee and complete online application (below), which will require you to add your ‘mp3 links’.

You’ll also need your contact details and an emergency contact such as a parent, friend or partner

STEP 5 - submit before 11:59pm (your local time) on March 1, 2024

A$20.00
Pay Entry Fee & Apply

Audition Rules

RULE 1 - Auditions are open to Australian Residents between the ages of 18 & 25. (ie you must be 18 years old when the project starts on May 28 and you can’t turn 26 before the project starts on May 28).

Auditions close on March 1, 2024 at 11:59pm (your time)

RULE 2 - Auditions will be ‘blindfold’ judged by the ANJO Youth Big Band Artistic Directors

RULE 3 - The 2024 ANJO Youth Big Band will be announced 10am (Sydney Time) on March 14, 2024 via this webpage

RULE 4 - If you are auditioning for multiple instruments (ie 2 different saxophone chairs OR tenor & bass trombone OR trumpet & sax, OR Guitar & Bass!), we must hear at least 1x excerpt on your second or third instrument. We suggest you submit the impro using your strongest instrument.

RULE 5 - Applications are for the following 17 positions*.

(*All positions are improvising unless specified)

  1. Wind 1: Soprano Sax, Alto Sax & Flute

  2. Wind 2: Soprano Sax, Alto Sax & Flute

  3. Wind 3: Tenor Saxophone & Bb Clarinet

  4. Wind 4: Tenor Saxophone only

  5. Wind 5: Baritone Saxophone & Bb Bass Clarinet

  6. Lead Trumpet (section player only, no solos)

  7. Trumpet 2

  8. Trumpet 3 (section player only, no solos)

  9. Trumpet 4

  10. Lead Trombone

  11. Trombone 2

  12. Trombone 3 (section player only, no solos)

  13. Bass Trombone (section player only, no solos)

  14. Guitar

  15. Piano

  16. Double Bass or Electric Bass

  17. Drum Kit

RULE 6 - all applicants must submit audio links that include the following components:-

  1. the instrument specific excerpts performed with an audible metronome.

  2. the instrument specific excerpts performed without a metronome.

  3. applicants must also submit an impro excerpt using one of the backing mp3’s provided below

    NB If you are auditioning for Tpt 1, Tpt 3, Bone 3 or Bone 4 the impro excerpt is optional!

RULE 7 - all applicants must pay the $20 entry fee and complete the online application form

Pro Tip:- Have your excerpts completed and ‘mp3 links’ saved somewhere handy, before you pay the entry fee & complete application form

RULE 8 (IMPORTANT) - applicants must not have any identifying sounds on their mp3 audio files e.g. speaking, high heels, or identifying file names. we take the blindfold auditions seriously.

(eg TheakANJOaudition.mp3)

Excerpts

Below are your downloadable excerpts (click to download):-

Wind 1: Soprano Sax, Alto Sax & Flute

Wind 2: Soprano Sax, Alto Sax & Flute

Wind 3: Tenor Sax & Clarinet

Wind 4: Tenor Sax only

Wind 5: Baritone Sax & Bass Clarinet

Trumpet Excerpt (all trumpets)

Trombone 1, 2 & 3 excerpt

Bass Trombone excerpt **

Guitar excerpt **

Piano excerpt

Bass excerpt

Drums excerpt

All excerpts (except **) are from an Ornette Coleman composition called ‘The Honeymooners’ arranged by our Guest Artist Remy Le Boeuf

Listen to ‘The Honeymooners’ Audio File on Bandcamp

Listen to ‘The Honeymooners’ Audio File on YouTube

** Bass Bone & Guitar Excerpts are from the ‘Neener, Neener’. video available here

Impro excerpts

for your impro excerpt, choose from this list of jazz standards. You can decide how best to showcase your skills using the provided ‘backing mp3’. It is not a requirement to play the melody.

All the things you are (concert key Ab - first chord Fmi)

Rhythm Changes (concert key Bb)

On Green Dolphin St (concert key Eb)

Confirmation (concert key F)

Like Someone in Love (concert key Eb)

There is no greater love (concert key of Bb)

Take the A Train (concert key of C)

Click on your preferred jazz standard to download a ‘backing mp3’.

It is a requirement to use these backings so its a level playing field for all candidates.