About BMS All-City Jazz Ensemble
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Welcome to the BMS All City Jazz Ensemble! This ensemble consists of students from grades 5-9 who want to learn about America's greatest musical tradition. The Jazz band meets regularly every week during the school year.
As with any extra ensemble there are increased practice expectations. The All-City Jazz Ensemble is one of the premier jazz ensembles in the city of Beverly. We strive to perform a wide variety of music including Swing, Big Band, Blues, Latin, and Afro-Cuban music. The students will learn the required pieces and also be asked to learn jazz solos and improvisation. |
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Auditions
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The auditions for the All City Jazz Ensemble will be due September 16th, 2022. All auditions are virtual! Students must be a member of the concert bands at BMS (or 9th grade at BHS) to audition for ACJB, with the exception of students auditioning for keyboard or guitar since these instruments are not offered through the school music program.
To audition the students will have to submit multiple videos, some with background music behind their video. More audition information is available at this link. All videos will only be accessible by the music teachers and won't be made public. The requirements and materials are available in the All City Jazz Band google classroom! To join that classroom the join code is:
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Weekly Schedule |
What to practice |
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Thursdays 3:15-4:45 p.m. in the band room.
If we have school then we have Jazz Band (only exceptions are 1/2 days) |
Click on the Audition Info Sheet in the google classroom! All the recordings, materials, and music is on that website! Once again the join code is
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Important Dates to Remember |
Audition Recordings and Listening! |
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Audition Videos Due Date - September 16th, 2022
Concert dates to be announced for 2022-2023 as soon as they are finalized |
F Blues- Use to practice improvising over!
"Take the A Train" (Audition Piece) |
Videos to watch!
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All educational and non-academic programs, activities, and employment opportunities at Beverly Public Schools are offered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, homelessness, age and/or, disability, and any other class or characteristic protected by law.
