Posted on 10/28/2024

We will be starting a jazz band at Pine Ridge!  They will rehearse the same music separately, then come together before performances to rehearse a few times together. 

Rehearsals: Lunch hours on Day 2.  

Purposes of the band:

1. To have fun.

2. Learn Jazz music and improvisation.

3. Perform at the Brandon Jazz Festival in March 2025.

The band will be playing challenging music, so there will be auditions/cuts.  

Auditions will be held at each school during the week of October 28-Nov 1.  There will be a sign up sheet.

Audition Preparation:

  • Students should choose a song to perform for me, 30 seconds or less of music.
  •  Students will need to sight read a bit of music.
  • And, it will be fun!

Contact me through the school website or [email protected] if you have any questions!

Notes:

If accepted into the band, you'll need to make every effort to attend all rehearsals and concerts.

You can do sports and Jazz band - we'll talk about conflicts between them as they arise.

Do we want to create a band t-shirt?

What should we call the band???!!!