SAVE THE DATE! A-JAM Auditions, Mon & Tues of Thanksgiving Week, November 19 & 20, 2018



AUDITION to become part of this year's A-JAM program! Make your appointment today. Auditions are the Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving week. That's Nov 19-20, 2018. Contact Program Director Dr. Katchie Cartwright at 210-486-4828 for more information and to schedule your audition. Check our Facebook page and the Palmetto Arts calendar for breaking news...

Liam Dixon with students and faculty in Siena

Auditions are open to all fulltime students at any of the five Alamo Colleges and Trinity University.

PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of a college-level course in improvisation. You can be taking one this term, provided you pass the course. :-) If you're not currently enrolled, try to enroll in MUAP 1185: Private Improvisation for Flex II. There are multiple instructors for this course on multiple campuses within the Alamo Colleges system. Contact your music department chair or discipline coordinator for more information.

Francis Stromboe at Berklee in Boston

This year's IASJ international jazz meeting will be hosted by the Učilište za popularnu i jazz glazbu (Music School Ladislav Račić) in Zagreb, Croatia. One lucky student will get to participate in this life-changing intercultural experience. It could be you this year!

Jea Lorr and the great Brazilian composer-guitarist Guinga in Sao Paulo

PREPARE: 2 contrasting jazz pieces of your choice

BRING: 3 copies of your music (lead sheets, C-concert)

SCALES/ARPEGGIOS: Major and minor, all keys

SIGHTREADING: chordal (lead sheet), rhythmic, and melodic

Remember...

Auditions for the A-JAM program are held annually--the week before Thanksgiving--by appointment only. To join A-JAM in the spring term, you must have successfully completed a basic course in improvisation, which is offered in the fall semester. Contact Dr. Cartwright at 210-486-4828 to schedule your audition.