Charlie Parrish - Region Jazz Band Organizer
September 18, 2024 - Lubbock Christian Schools
Please note we are back at Lubbock Christian schools again!
Charlie Parrish - Region Jazz Band Organizer
September 18, 2024 - Lubbock Christian School
Please note we are back at Lubbock Christian School
again!
Region XVI ATSSB All-Region Jazz Ensemble Audition Information
Where: Lubbock Christian Schools (parking at 28th and Dover in Soft Ball Parking Lot) Google
intersection of 28th street and Dover Ave.
Charlie Parrish – Host
When:
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
12:00 – Director’s meeting (In the Band Hall)
12:30 – Auditions begin
Recordings for the All-State audition will begin immediately as sections are completed and results are
available.
PLEASE, PLEASE, make sure when entering students that you click whether or not they will record if
they qualify. This is what slows us down every year. Make sure your students know how you signed them
up too. That way there is no miscommunication between student and director if they are to record.
Entry Information:
Entry deadline is Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Late entries allowed until Sept 11, 2024. 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 $25 per student
($25 late fee) 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 designated area for students to warm-up a bit before waiting outside the tryout rooms.
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 D. 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 backing track (including drum set). For the
area recordings, the students will play every piece in its entirety WITH the accompaniment (backing
track). 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 17th and 18th 2025 at South Plains College in
Levelland.
Thank you,
Charlie Parrish
Region 16 ATSSB Jazz Coordinator
Cell# 806-787-7116
September 18, 2024 - Lubbock Christian School
Please note we are back at Lubbock Christian School
again!
Region XVI ATSSB All-Region Jazz Ensemble Audition Information
Where: Lubbock Christian Schools (parking at 28th and Dover in Soft Ball Parking Lot) Google
intersection of 28th street and Dover Ave.
Charlie Parrish – Host
When:
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
12:00 – Director’s meeting (In the Band Hall)
12:30 – Auditions begin
Recordings for the All-State audition will begin immediately as sections are completed and results are
available.
PLEASE, PLEASE, make sure when entering students that you click whether or not they will record if
they qualify. This is what slows us down every year. Make sure your students know how you signed them
up too. That way there is no miscommunication between student and director if they are to record.
Entry Information:
Entry deadline is Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Late entries allowed until Sept 11, 2024. 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 $25 per student
($25 late fee) 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 designated area for students to warm-up a bit before waiting outside the tryout rooms.
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 D. 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 backing track (including drum set). For the
area recordings, the students will play every piece in its entirety WITH the accompaniment (backing
track). 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 17th and 18th 2025 at South Plains College in
Levelland.
Thank you,
Charlie Parrish
Region 16 ATSSB Jazz Coordinator
Cell# 806-787-7116