HS Jazz Band
2026-27
ClinicianNick Schroeder
Clinician Nick Schroeder
Oct. 5 - Audition Uploads begin
Oct. 12 - Audition Upload Deadline (mp3 files) - $15 per completed audition
Oct. 20 - Judging ends
Nov. 7 - 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:
MSV788M
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)
- Chromatic Scale - Quarter Note = 120 BPM. In quarter notes, play the written range of the chromatic scale found on the All-State KMEA concert audition excerpts. Slur ascending and tongue descending. Directors should sound a metronome (8 clicks) to establish the tempo. Playing the correct tempo is part of your score.
- Etude #1 - 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.
- Etude #3 - Play the entire etude. Directors will sound a metronome (8 clicks) to establish the tempo. Playing the correct tempo is part of your score.
- Etude #1 - 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.
- Etude #3 - Play the entire etude. Directors will sound a metronome (8 clicks) to establish the tempo. Playing the correct tempo is part of your score.
- Etude #1 - Play the entire etude. Directors will sound a metronome (8 clicks) to establish the tempo. Playing the correct tempo is part of your score.
- Etude #3 - Play the entire etude. Directors will sound a metronome (8 clicks) to establish the tempo. Playing the correct tempo is part of your score.