Repertoire List
•Bullet: Jazz voice: two jazz songs in contrasting styles (swing, bossa nova, ballad, jazz waltz, etc.), preferably with vocal improvisation in one of them; if neither includes scat-singing, be prepared to improvise two choruses over a 12-bar blues
•Bullet: Jazz saxophone: a piece of your choice in 12-bar blues form (such as Billie's Bounce or Straight, No Chaser) with two or three improvised choruses, and a jazz standard of your choice (such as Autumn Leaves, All the Things You Are, or Oleo) with improvised choruses
•Bullet: Jazz trumpet and trombone: a piece of your choice in 12-bar blues form with two or three improvised choruses, and a jazz standard of your choice with improvised choruses; optionally, an excerpt from a classical etude, lyrical studies, or classical solo literature
•Bullet: Jazz guitar: a piece of your choice in 12-bar blues form with two or three improvised choruses, and a jazz standard of your choice with the melody, one or two choruses of improvisation, and one chorus of comping
•Bullet: Jazz piano: a piece of your choice in 12-bar blues form with the melody and two or three improvised choruses, and a jazz standard of your choice with the melody and improvised choruses
•Bullet: Jazz bass: a piece of your choice in 12-bar blues form at 100-120 bpm (such as Billie's Bounce, Now's the Time, or Straight, No Chaser), playing the melody followed by two walking choruses and one or two improvised choruses
•Bullet: Jazz bass: a jazz standard selection of your choice at 120-140 bpm (such as Stella by Starlight, Autumn Leaves, All the Things You Are, or Oleo), playing the melody followed by one or two walking choruses
•Bullet: Jazz drums: swing time in a 12-bar blues at 132 bpm (3 choruses of time, trade fours for 2 choruses, solo for 2 choruses, 1 chorus of time)
•Bullet: Jazz drums: swing time in 32-bar AABA form between 190-200 bpm (2 choruses of time, trade eights for 1 chorus, solo for 1 chorus, 1 chorus of time)
•Bullet: Jazz drums: three selections chosen from the Afro-Caribbean grooves mambo, African 6/8, songo, samba, bossa nova, mozambique, rumba, or others
•Bullet: Jazz drums: brushes selections, with ballad time on the snare at 60 bpm and medium swing on the snare at 120 bpm (16 bars in a two-feel, then 16 bars in a four-feel)
•Bullet: Jazz drums: funk selections at 76 bpm and 100 bpm
Scales & Technique
•Bullet: Jazz voice: sight-read provided excerpts; sing back a series of notes played at the piano (aural recall); sing the notes you hear when a chord is played (harmonic recall); sing a C major scale, a C minor scale of your choosing, and a C chromatic scale, ascending and descending; vocalize to explore your range
•Bullet: Jazz saxophone: basic ear-training, selected two-octave scales (major, harmonic, natural, and melodic minor), a chromatic scale (full range, low B-flat to high F), and sight-reading
•Bullet: Jazz trumpet and trombone: select two-octave major scales (for sound and range), basic ear-training (imitating single notes and short phrases, and basic chord identification), and sight-reading of jazz pieces
•Bullet: Jazz guitar: two-octave major scales, chord types (play a voicing representing a given chord symbol), a basic assessment of aural comprehension (such as identifying triad qualities or intervals by ear), and sight-reading
•Bullet: Jazz piano: questions about two-octave major scales (for sound and range), chord types, pitch-matching (play what you hear), and sight-reading of jazz pieces and rhythm
•Bullet: Jazz bass: select two-octave major scales (for sound and range) and sight-reading of jazz pieces
Accompaniment
•Bullet: Jazz voice: you are welcome to bring your own accompaniment, a pianist or guitarist, or audition with pre-recorded backing tracks such as Aebersold or iReal Pro; if neither is available, a pianist will be available at your audition
•Bullet: Jazz saxophone: accompaniment will be provided during your audition, or you may use play-along recordings
