APPLY

TO APPLY FOR SPECTRA JAZZ ORCHESTRA, PLEASE REGISTER TO AUDITION BY EMAILING US: SPECTRAJAZZORCHESTRA@GMAIL.COM

Current Vacancies: Trumpet & Tenor Saxophone

Auditions due 1st February 2025

Fees are $350 per semester.

Rehearsals are held during school terms on Monday evenings, from 6:30-8:30pm at University of New South Wales, Kensington.

Please reach out if you are interested in joining but may need some financial assistance!

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

DRUMS

Scales 

On piano or instrument of choice. Please play 2 octaves where possible:

  • F major

  • D major

  • A harmonic minor

Own choice:

  • 1 piece/excerpt in a jazz style, 1-2 minutes in length, optional improvised solo. Play along with a backing track or accompanist is optional. Check out Learn Jazz Standards for backing tracks!

Sight-reading:

  • Big band excerpt. Email us the day before you plan to record your audition and we will email you the big band chart.

Demonstrate the following feels in varying tempos:

  • swing feel

  • latin feel

  • your choice of a time signature other than 4/4 (e.g. 3/4, 5/4, 6/8)

HORNS/PIANO/GUITAR/BASS

Scales 

Choose 2 scales from each group. Please play 2 octaves where possible:

  • Major scales – F, D, Eb, Ab, B

  • Harmonic minor – E, G, C, F#, C#

  • Chromatic – 2 octaves starting on a note of your choice

Own choice:

  • 1 piece/excerpt in a jazz style, 1-2 minutes in length, optional improvised solo (if playing a solo, backing track or accompanist is optional. Check out Learn Jazz Standards for backing tracks!

Sight-reading:

  • Big band excerpt (for piano and bass this will include notation and chord symbols). Email us the day before you plan to record your audition and we will email you the big band chart.