District Audition Procedures

1. Required Selections

Ballad: My One and Only Love, arr. Doug Andrews
(Hal Leonard - Supplier ID: 08744709)

Swing: Gotta Be This or That - Sunny Skylar. arr. Eric Hagmann
(Anchor Music Publications)

Matt Falker, the owner of Anchor Music Publishing, who also served as our 2026 All State Honors VJ Clinician, created a purchasing option for schools who won’t perform this chart, but may only have a few students auditioning for ILMEA. You can select an “Audition Bundle” for $15 which includes one copy of the vocal score for student practice (NOT authorized for public performance) and a practice track for that voice part only. Alternatively, you may choose to purchase the full chart if your school wants to perform it at a concert of your own.

Additionally, when you purchase the cart using THIS LINK, Mr. Falker provided a discount for ALL ILMEA Schools!! 

2. Tonal Skills
Chords will be performed in the key of Eb for Sopranos and Tenors; chords will be performed in the key of C for Altos and Basses.

• Dominant 7th Chord

• Major 7th Chord

• Minor 7th Chord

• Fully Diminished 7th Chord

Jazz Division President will select two of the above chords to be announced with all statewide excerpts.

Scales will be performed in the Key of Eb for Sopranos and Tenors; scales will be performed in the Key of C for Altos and Basses.

• Blues Scale

• Chromatic Scale

Both scales will be performed for the audition.

3. Improvisation on C Blues – (2 full choruses)
All voices will begin on C. Students will be asked to demonstrate improvisational ability with the required Blues in C.  Students will listen for one chorus, and will improvise for two full choruses.

Your district vocal jazz representative can help if you have any questions.  You can find their email and contact information at ilmea.org/districts, clicking your district and then navigating to District Leadership