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Shreyan Nageswaran and Jaren Nawy Accepted to All-Shore Jazz Bands

Shreyan Nageswaran, Class of 2020, and Jaren Nawy, Class of 2021, auditioned for the All-Shore Jazz Band and were accepted into the percussion and piano chairs of the All-Shore "B" band.  
 
Shreyan is a member of the Upper School Jazz Band and auditioned at Holmdel High School performing different examples from  "Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer, Volume 1"  and a sight reading example.  He played a "blind" audition in front of judges representing jazz band directors from Ocean and Monmouth counties on Tuesday, January 16.  
 
Jaren is also a member of the Upper School Jazz Band and auditioned at Freehold boro high school on Tuesday, January 23.  He prepared the piece "Old Man Mambo" by Billy Taylor and a sight reading example. He played a "blind" audition in front of judges representing jazz band directors from Ocean and Monmouth counties.
 
Shreyan and Jaren will be joining Abbi Schaaf in the All-Shore B band.  "I hope that more Ranney students will follow their lead and strive to be part of this great opportunity next year," said Mr. John Propper.  Four other Ranney students tried out for the All-Shore jazz bands.  
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235 Hope Road
Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
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