Mansfield Music
District Jazz 2008-2009 Tryout Songs (right click to save for your mp3 player)
You need to do each of the following for this tryout... Here's your instructions: CLICK FOR INSTRUCTIONS
1. Scales- Sing 2 scales, a high one and a low one like this recording: CLICK FOR SCALES
2. Ballad- Sing "Stars Fell From Alabama" a cappella in any key that suits you: CLICK HERE FOR "STARS"
3. Fast Song- Pick one of the three songs from below to sing. You should 'mix up' the rhythm and melody a little bit so that it isn't exactly
as written... make it yours! Do it like a remake of a song that someone has done.
CLICK HERE FOR "I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU"
CLICK HERE FOR "IT HAD TO BE YOU"
CLICK HERE FOR "WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE"
4. Scat- Create an improvised scat to sing with the following chord progression... experiment with it and just make things up! Remember,
there is no wrong answer in scat. The more creative, the cooler! CLICK HERE FOR SCAT
Allstate Jazz 2008-2009 Tryout Songs
District Jazz 2007-2008