Repertoire list (required)
•Jazz blues: prepare the theme and improvise (e.g., Blue Monk, Tenor Madness)
•Jazz standard: prepare the theme and improvise (e.g., Autumn Leaves, Just Friends)
•Jazz ballad: prepare the theme and improvise (e.g., Misty, Polka Dots and Moonbeams)
-Guitar, piano, and bass should also prepare accompaniment; an optional solo ballad arrangement is welcome
-Drummers: demonstrate jazz ballad, medium swing, fast swing, jazz waltz, funk, samba, and bossa nova grooves, trade 4s and 8s, play five standards from memory, and improvise a drum solo
Scales & Technique
•Major scales (F, B-flat, E-flat, G, D, A) in two or three octaves as possible
•Chromatic scale (winds/brass to high F where applicable)
•Pianists: major and minor scales up to four sharps/flats, two hands through four octaves
•Guitarists: be familiar with basic jazz chords (Freddie Green style)
Sight-Reading
•Sight-read a melody in the jazz idiom (pianists also sight-read a chord chart)
