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MAINE WEST BANDS

Jazz Band

The Jazz Band is an extracurricular audition-based group, focusing on advanced styles of jazz technique and performance, preparing music for community "gigs" and other events. 

Conducted by Mr. Gerstmayr, Jazz Band often performs at local educational festivals and school related concerts.

Rehearsals
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00pm
First rehearsal is Tuesday, November 21st, 3:30-5:00pm
Location: E203 (band room) 
Click HERE for full schedule and contract

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Mundelein HS Jazz Festival - March 10th
Click HERE for info packet
Click HERE for the permission slip
Click HERE for the transportation waiver (only after talking to Mr. G)

Recordings of 2017-18 tunes for practice:

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let it Snow!
Sticks
Take Five
How Sweet the Sound
Angel Eyes 
Fly Me to the Moon
Stairway to Heaven
Let's Get Loud


Auditions
Click HERE for the jazz roster!

Audition Material
Auditions Info Sheet
Blues Scale Sheet
Prepared Audition Sheet Music
"Cotton Tail" recording
"A Day in the Life of a Fool" recording (flutes/clarinets only)
Improvisation Blues in F practice track


Calendar/Contract
Click HERE for a digital copy (coming soon)



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