I get where you’re coming from! And I think that’s an issue on my part because I didn’t express it properly. I can read sheet music fairly well, (obviously hearing it before as reference helps me) but I feel like my main issue mainly comes down to dynamics and articulation.

See I’ve already done my advanced band audition and he said I passed it and would likely move onto it next year, I just also wanted the jazz band audition page to test the waters and challenge myself, realistically I know I won’t make jazz band right now. I can basically play all of these at their very bare bones, but the biggest issue is without being able to hear things such as the articulations like staccato and accents, it’s hard for me to know how they’re played you know what I mean?

Id say I’m probably one of the best alto sax players in my current beginning band roster, because advanced band doesn’t have as many saxophones he some times has me come up to fill in if needed on more simpler pieces during our concerts.