Audition Information:

BM-Jazz

Saxophone/Woodwinds

• 12 major scales and arpeggios
• One slow and one fast etude from Ferling-48 Studies
• A solo transcription from the Charlie Parker Omnibook
• Sightreading
• Two of the following tunes (or similar tunes): 1. Straight No Chaser by Thelonius Monk; 2. Satin Doll by Duke Ellington; 3. Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham; 4. Oleo by Sonny Rollins; 5. Ladybird by Tadd Dameron; 6. Tune-Up by Miles Davis

Trumpet

• 12 major scales and arpeggios
• One slow and one fast etude from Arban
• A solo transcription from "The Complete Transcribed Solos of Clifford Brown"
• Sightreading
• Two of the following tunes (or similar tunes): 1. Straight No Chaser by Thelonius Monk; 2. Satin Doll by Duke Ellington; 3. Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham; 4. Oleo by Sonny Rollins; 5. Ladybird by Tadd Dameron; 6. Tune-Up by Miles Davis

Trombone

• 12 major scales and arpeggios
• One slow and one fast etude from any standard etude book
• A solo transcription from any trombone transcription book (e.g., J. J. Johnson, Slide Hampton)
• Sightreading
• Two of the following tunes (or similar tunes): 1. Straight No Chaser by Thelonius Monk; 2. Satin Doll by Duke Ellington; 3. Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham; 4. Oleo by Sonny Rollins; 5. Ladybird by Tadd Dameron; 6. Tune-Up by Miles Davis

Piano

• 12 major scales and arpeggios, two octaves, two hands
• One classical etude or a movement from a standard sonata
• A solo transcription from any jazz piano transcription book
• Sightreading
• Two of the following tunes (or similar tunes): 1. Straight No Chaser by Thelonius Monk; 2. Satin Doll by Duke Ellington; 3. Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham; 4. Oleo by Sonny Rollins; 5. Ladybird by Tadd Dameron; 6. Tune-Up by Miles Davis

Bass

• 12 major scales and arpeggios, two octaves
• One slow and one fast etude from a standard etude book (Simandl, Hertl)
• A solo transcription from any bass transcription book
• Sightreading
• Two of the following tunes (or similar tunes): 1. Straight No Chaser by Thelonius Monk; 2. Satin Doll by Duke Ellington; 3. Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham; 4. Oleo by Sonny Rollins; 5. Ladybird by Tadd Dameron; 6. Tune-Up by Miles Davis

Guitar

• 12 major scales and arpeggios, two octaves
• A solo transcription from the Charlie Parker Omnibook
• Sightreading
• Two of the following tunes (or similar tunes): 1. Straight No Chaser by Thelonius Monk; 2. Satin Doll by Duke Ellington; 3. Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham; 4. Oleo by Sonny Rollins; 5. Ladybird by Tadd Dameron; 6. Tune-Up by Miles Davis

Drum Set

• Demonstrate basic technique in several styles (swing, latin, funk, etc.)
• Demonstrate basic snare drum technique (Rudiments from PAS List)
• Two of the following tunes (or similar tunes): 1. Straight No Chaser by Thelonius Monk; 2. Satin Doll by Duke Ellington; 3. Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham; 4. Oleo by Sonny Rollins; 5. Ladybird by Tadd Dameron; 6. Tune-Up by Miles Davis. Play melody on drums and comp for other soloists, trade fours.

Vibraphone (mallet percussion)

• 12 major scales and arpeggios
• An etude from a standard etude/method book (Goldenberg, G.H. Green, etc.)
• Sightreading
• Two of the following tunes (or similar tunes): 1. Straight No Chaser by Thelonius Monk; 2. Satin Doll by Duke Ellington; 3. Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham; 4. Oleo by Sonny Rollins; 5. Ladybird by Tadd Dameron; 6. Tune-Up by Miles Davis. Play melody and solo on each tune. Play chords to comp for other soloists.

Jazz Voice

• Prepare two standard songs by Rogers & Hamerstein, Duke Ellington, Vernon Duke, Jerome Kern, etc.
• Accurately sight-read a treble clef single-voiced melody at the piano.
• Prepare at least two memorized songs in contrasting styles; one in English and one in a foreign language.
• Sight sing, with reasonable accuracy, a simple vocal melody.