Opportunities

Audition Date: April 29, 2023
Application due: April 25, 2023
Location: Boston, Mass.

Piano/Keyboard Audition Procedure:
Pianists/Keyboardists auditioning for U.S. Navy Fleet Bands must perform on piano, keyboard, or a
combination of both instruments.

Pianists/Keyboardists must perform a total of seven selections from the following six categories. A
minimum of three selections must be performed with backing tracks provided by the applicant.
1. Current/Popular (one selection): perform any hit song from the last two years
2. Country (one selection)
3. R&B/Funk/Soul (one selection)
4. Rock/Alternative (one selection)
5. Jazz (two selections): one swing and one Latin selection
6. Classical (one selection)

Sight-reading is required. The applicant will read from a Real/Fake Book and should be prepared to
sight-read a blues, swing and Latin selection. The applicant will be asked to play the head, comp the
changes, and perform an improvised solo.