DCYOP Jazz Auditions

DCYOP Jazz Auditions

Auditions for the DCYOP Jazz Program will be held at the Sitar Arts Center, located at 1700 Kalorama Rd NW #101 Washington, DC 20009. The auditions will take place on Tuesday September 17th and Wednesday September 18th. On both days, auditions will last from 6:00pm-8:30pm.
Student and Parent Information
Student Name*

First NameLast Name
Parent Name*

First NameLast Name
Student Email Address
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Parent Email Address*
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Address*

Street Address

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CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Birth Date*

MonthDayYear
Date
Grade Level*
2024-2025 School year
Instrument/Voice Type*
School and Teacher Information
School Name*
School Music Teacher Name
Private Teacher Name
Are you a member of a Youth Orchestra or other extracurricular music program?*

YesNo
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Audition Information
Preferred Audition Date*

Tuesday, September 17thWednesday, September 18thNo preferenceNeither day works

You will be asked to perform 2 jazz standards of different styles. The following options are suggestions from various styles; please feel free to select standards/styles from outside these lists.

Medium Tempo Jazz Standard

Song Title	Key (concert)
Ladybird	C
Blue Bossa	Cmin
Green Dolphin St.	C or Eb
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise	Cmin
Solar	Cmin

Ballads

Song Title	Key (concert)
Body and Soul	Db
In a Sentimental Mood	D
What's New	C
Peace (Horace Silver)	Bb
Polkadots and Moonbeams	F
Skylark	Any

Blues Melodies

Song Title	Key (concert)
Billie's Bounce	F
Now's the Time	F
Sonnymoon for Two	Bb
Blues in the Closet	F or Bb
Sandu	Eb
Things Ain't the Way They Used to Be	Eb

You can also perform a composition of your own, or a non-jazz piece (solo work, etude, etc...) in a jazz style.
Piece 1 Name*
Piece 2 Name*
Please also be prepared to play all of the following scales:

● Concert Bb Major

● Concert G Natural Minor

● Concert G Dorian Minor

● Concert C Harmonic Minor

● Concert C Dorian Minor

● Concert F Mixolydian
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DCYOP Jazz Auditions

Student and Parent Information

School and Teacher Information

Audition Information