Audition Info — 2025/26
All Auditions will include an ear test. Auditions will be graded on Professionalism, Stage Presence, an Ear Test, and the three specific categories listed under their instrument. All song performances will be done with a recording with the auditioning part removed.
Auditions will be held on December 7th, with makeups and call-backs on December 20th. Zoom or video auditions are allowed by request. A $10 audition fee is asked of all auditioning musicians. If you aren't able to pay this comfortably, an option to waive this fee is provided in the sign-up form.
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1: Perform Shy, by Melt.
2: Perform a groove of the adjudicator’s choosing, with fills every 8 or 4 measures. Use the form A A Solo A, with A being the groove with fills.
3: Jam with adjudicators over one of the following genres: Motown/Soul, Pop, Rock, Jazz, Funk, Neo Funk, Soul/Pop
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1: Play Shy, by Melt
2: Jam with adjudicators over one of the following genres: Motown/Soul, Pop, Rock, Jazz, Funk, Neo Funk, Soul/Pop. Adjudicator’s choice
3: Solo over a backing track in one of the following genres: Latin Jazz, Classic Jazz, Funk, Funk/Blues, Soul/pop
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1: Play Eternal, by The Limes
2: Perform a song of your choosing, with the guitar part removed (Use Logic or Pro Tools. If not available, state so and provide a Spotify link in the audition sign up “Message”)
3: Write a guitar part to an original Ampersand song. The song will be provided before the audition. This does not need to be improvised, but it must be 100% your work
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1: Perform Rhodes on Eternal, by The Limes
2: Perform Clavinet on Prepare, by Brooklyn Funk Essentials
3: Solo over Jessie, by Couch, on synth.
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1: Perform Prepare on Alto Saxophone
2: Solo over a backing track in one of the following genres: Latin Jazz, Classic Jazz, Funk, Funk/Blues, Soul/Pop
3: Demonstrate knowledge and prowess on at least two (2) other instruments (other voicings do apply — you may audition with three saxophones, for example, and still get a perfect score in this category)
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1: Perform Prepare on Tenor Saxophone
2: Solo over a backing track in one of the following genres: Latin Jazz, Classic Jazz, Funk, Funk/Blues, Soul/Pop
3: Demonstrate knowledge and prowess on at least two (2) other instruments (other voicings do apply — you may audition with three saxophones, for example, and still get a perfect score in this category)
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1: Perform Prepare, by Brooklyn Funk Essentials
2: Range test
3: Solo over a backing track in one of the following genres: Latin Jazz, Classic Jazz, Funk, Funk/Blues, Soul/Pop
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1: Perform Shy, by Melt
2: Perform Little Less Over You, by Couch
3: Improvise/riff a vocal solo over a blues backing track