Charlie Parrish - Region Jazz Band Organizer
September 20, 2023 - Lubbock Christian Schools
Please note we are back at Lubbock Christian schools again!
Region XVI ATSSB All-Region Jazz Ensemble Audition Information
Where: Lubbock Christian Schools (parking at 28th and Dover in Soft Ball Parking Lot
Charlie Parrish – Host
When:
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
12:00 – Directors meeting (ELC Conference Room Upstairs)
12:30 – Auditions begin
Recordings for the All-State audition will begin immediately after the auditions conclude.
The recording order will go by distance that you traveled, so as to get you guys on the road before it gets too late.
Entry Information:
Entry deadline is Tuesday, September 06 2023. Late entries allowed until Sept 13, 2023 All entries should be done through the TMEA website.
Your students are not required to bring any forms, as it is all done online. Entry fees are $20 per student and $40 for every student that advances to Area and records . You will need to bring your money with you at the time of the audition.
Make checks out to Region 16.
Audition Information:
We will have a drum set, an electronic keyboard and amplifiers that you are more than welcome to use. Music can be
ordered from Mattei Music services at www.matteimusicservices.com. This is year C. If you haven’t got the music yet, let me know and I’ll help you out. In parts that are divided (1st and 2nd trumpet, 1st and 2nd trombone) make sure that all of your students are playing the 1st part. On the ballad, make sure your students play the melody line. The improvisation will not be used for the region level audition, only for the advancement recordings.
For the region auditions, all students will play WITHOUT the CD (including drum set). For the area recordings, the students will play every
piece in its entirety WITH the accompaniment CD. For the improv selection, the students will play the “head” or melody during the first
chorus, and improvise for the remaining choruses.
They MAY NOT have any written out solo material. For the drum set players, they will play time on the first chorus and improvise on the remaining two choruses, hitting the syncopated kicks and fills on the third chorus. To see all rules for the audition, go to
www.atssb.org and click on “Auditions.” If you have any assistants that are available and willing to judge, please bring them along.
Clinic/Concert Information:
The clinic and concert will be Friday and Saturday, January 19th and 20th 2024 at South Plains College in Levelland.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to give me a call at any time.
Thank you,
Charlie Parrish
Region16 ATSSB Jazz Coordinator
cell# 806-787-7116
Where: Lubbock Christian Schools (parking at 28th and Dover in Soft Ball Parking Lot
Charlie Parrish – Host
When:
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
12:00 – Directors meeting (ELC Conference Room Upstairs)
12:30 – Auditions begin
Recordings for the All-State audition will begin immediately after the auditions conclude.
The recording order will go by distance that you traveled, so as to get you guys on the road before it gets too late.
Entry Information:
Entry deadline is Tuesday, September 06 2023. Late entries allowed until Sept 13, 2023 All entries should be done through the TMEA website.
Your students are not required to bring any forms, as it is all done online. Entry fees are $20 per student and $40 for every student that advances to Area and records . You will need to bring your money with you at the time of the audition.
Make checks out to Region 16.
Audition Information:
We will have a drum set, an electronic keyboard and amplifiers that you are more than welcome to use. Music can be
ordered from Mattei Music services at www.matteimusicservices.com. This is year C. If you haven’t got the music yet, let me know and I’ll help you out. In parts that are divided (1st and 2nd trumpet, 1st and 2nd trombone) make sure that all of your students are playing the 1st part. On the ballad, make sure your students play the melody line. The improvisation will not be used for the region level audition, only for the advancement recordings.
For the region auditions, all students will play WITHOUT the CD (including drum set). For the area recordings, the students will play every
piece in its entirety WITH the accompaniment CD. For the improv selection, the students will play the “head” or melody during the first
chorus, and improvise for the remaining choruses.
They MAY NOT have any written out solo material. For the drum set players, they will play time on the first chorus and improvise on the remaining two choruses, hitting the syncopated kicks and fills on the third chorus. To see all rules for the audition, go to
www.atssb.org and click on “Auditions.” If you have any assistants that are available and willing to judge, please bring them along.
Clinic/Concert Information:
The clinic and concert will be Friday and Saturday, January 19th and 20th 2024 at South Plains College in Levelland.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to give me a call at any time.
Thank you,
Charlie Parrish
Region16 ATSSB Jazz Coordinator
cell# 806-787-7116