High School Jazz Band
Membership Requirement
For a student to participate in KMEA honor groups the sponsoring teacher must be an active member of the Kansas Music Educators Association.

HS Jazz Band

2025-26

Clinician
Craig Treinen

Important Dates
Oct. 7 - Audition Uploads begin
Oct. 13 - Audition Upload Deadline - $15 per completed audition
Oct. 18 - Judging ends
Nov. 8 - Clinic & Concert @ Dodge City MS- $5 per selected student

Fee Payments
All fees must be paid using the invoices generated inside your director account in Festival Scores. An invoice from Festival Scores must be included with each payment to SWKMEA. Failure to include invoice(s) will result in a $15 fee assessed to your school (SWKMEA board action July 17, 2017).

Audition Recordings
Auditions will be submitted online using Festival Scores. Teachers may create their Director account and update their Director and Student profiles at any time. Directors will need to activate the following tag in their Festival Scores account:
K7G63HN

Audition Excerpts
State Excerpts may be downloaded from the KMEA website.
KMEA Jazz Excerpts

Audition Recordings
Record the following mp3 files for each audition:
Horns (Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Trumpet, Trombone)
  1. Full Range Chromatic Scale - Quarter Note = 120 BPM. In quarter notes play the full range chromatic scale. Slur ascending and tongue descending. Play the full and practical range for your instrument. Directos should sound a metronome (8 clicks) to establish the tempo. Playing the correct tempo is part of your score.
  2. Etude #1 - Play the entire etude. Directors should sound a metronome (8 clicks) to establish the tempo. Playing the correct tempo is part of your score.
  3. Etude #3 - Play the entire etude then improvise to the chord changes. This etude and improvised section will use a backing track. 8 clicks will sound on the backing track to establish the tempo.
Rhythm (Piano, Guitar, Bass)
  1. Etude #1 - Play the entire etude. Directors should sound a metronome (8 clicks) to establish the tempo. Playing the correct tempo is part of your score.
  2. Etude #3 - Play the entire etude then improvise to the chord changes. This etude and improvised section will use a backing track. 8 clicks will sound to establish the tempo.
Drum Set
  1. Etude #1 - Play the entire etude. Director should sound a metronome (8 clicks) to establish the tempo. Playing the correct tempo is part of your score.
  2. Etude #3 - Play the entire etude. Director should sound a metronome (8 clicks) to establish the tempo. Playing the correct tempo is part of your score.
 
Chairperson
Andrew Johnson
Liberal HS
PO Box 949
Liberal, KS 67905
w: 620-604-1200
Important Dates - HS Jazz Band
Oct. 13, 2025 - Mon
Audition Upload Deadline — HS Jazz Band
$15 per audition
Nov. 8, 2025 - Sat
Clinics & Concerts — MS Band, MS Orchestra, HS Jazz Band
Dodge City MS
$5 per selected student

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