Everett High School

Avenue C Jazz Choir Auditions are once a year during the first full week of school during Zero Period

- students sign up for a 10 minute time slot on one of the audition days

- the sign up sheet will be next to the choir room (B201) main door on the first day of school.

 

Requirements:

• Students must be enrolled in either Symphonic Choir, Concert Choir, Wind Ensemble or Concert Band to participate in Avenue C Jazz Choir.
  • Students who CANNOT enroll in any of those ensembles will be considered for acceptance depending on their situation (no room in schedule, Running Start etc.)
• Students MUST have an ASB card to participate
• Students MUST provide their own transportation to school for Zero period (arrive by 6:20am), and to evening concerts and events throughout the school year.
• Students MUST be able to attend rehearsals DAILY. 
  • Students who are absent from more than 20% of rehearsals leading up to a performance will not be allowed to perform and will do a make-up report instead. 
  • Students who consistantly miss 20% or more of rehearsals will be removed from the choir at the semester. 

Below are links to the pages that are in the packet that will be available next to the main choir room door on the first day of school. You are welcome to look at them before school starts. 

 

Audition Instructions

Sight Singing example

America the Beautiful Sheet Music

Jazz standard song list

Student Audition Information Form

If you know anyone who would like to particpate in Avenue C but isn't in choir or band, please let them know that they CAN audition, have them email me so that I can get their information and give them instructions for auditioning. 

 

 

 Welcome to the information page for Jazz Choir, an auditioned choir focused on vocal jazz music

 

 Student Requirements:

• Daily transportation to school for zero hour, arrive BY 6:25am, class begins at 6:30am.
• Be enrolled in either Symphonic Choir, Concert Choir or a large band ensemble.
• Pass the audition (more information is below)
• Be hard working, dedicated, able to practice their music outside of rehearsal
• Be a team player

Jazz choir will focus on learning a variety of styles of jazz including Swing, Be-bop, Gospel, Blues, Contemporary, Bossa-nova and more. Students will learn how to use technology through singing on individual microphones and setting up and running a full sound system. They will also learn to sing tightly woven harmonies and melodies and to blend their individual voices while amplified, which is a challenging but important skill in vocal jazz. This choir will perform at school concerts and at the DeMiero Jazz Fest in March. There will also be a jazz solo night where students will learn to perform a standard jazz chart, how to arrange it to make it unique to them, and how to work with a rhythm section.