Audition Information

Eligibility

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To be eligible to audition for the All Shore Jazz Band, you must be a student at an affiliated school. In addition, you must be sponsored by your band director.  Only a member-band director can sponsor a student for this ensemble. You must be a member of your school's band program and remain as such throughout your All Shore experience. Vocational students who attend a school without a music program may only be sponsored by their home public school’s music program after fulfilling the program’s membership requirements.

Before you decide to audition, you must make sure that you are able to attend all rehearsals and performances. Please review the calendar or the dates as listed below to see rehearsal and concert dates. Medically documented illness and performance in YOUR school's JAZZ Band are the only acceptable absences. Any other absence will result in dismissal from the group.

Attendance Policy

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1. Students shall attend all rehearsals, unless an excuse is necessitated by: accident, death in the family, or performing, on an instrument, in a performance by their school's Jazz Band or an NJMEA sponsored instrumental activity.

2. Any unexcused absence or more than one excused absence shall result in the student being dropped from the band.  

3. A student who fails to attend EITHER the first rehearsal or submit recordings, as scheduled throughout the experience, will be dismissed from the band.  

4. If ill, Medical Documentation of the absence is required (doctor/school nurse note) prior to the next rehearsal or the student will be dropped from the band.  Students should email the documentation to asbdanj@gmail.com.  

5. If an absence is required due to a performance, on their instrument, by their school's Jazz Band or an NJMEA sponsored instrumental activity, documentation of the performance (either sponsoring Band Director letter or Director communication with All Shore Executive Board prior to first rehearsal) is required or the student will be dropped from the band.  

6. Perfect attendance is required, to be considered for solos.

7. Tardy Policy

   • Tardy is arriving or logging in 20 minutes or later beyond the scheduled start time.

   • Upon 2 tardies, a student MAY be dismissed. 

   • 2 tardies will count as an absence. 

   • Upon the 3rd tardy, the student WILL be dismissed.

8. A student dropped from the band, other than for approved excused reason, shall be ineligible to audition for any All Shore honors band for a period of twelve months. 

Performance Attire Policy

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• Boys: All Black long sleeve button down, black dress pants, your school's color tie OR black tie

• Girls: Capped Sleeves, no backless clothing, no stilettos, black dress pants

• All: No sneakers, no heavy perfume/cologne, no distracting jewelry