Trumpet/Trombone Jazz Studies Audition Requirements
Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies
Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field (Jazz Studies Emphasis)
Master of Music in Jazz Studies
Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies (B.M.)
Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field (Jazz Studies Emphasis) (B.S.O.F.)
Undergraduate applicants must also perform a separate classical audition for the brass faculty. Please consult the brass audition requirements.
Jazz repertoire: Play the melody and improvise on two tunes from memory: one tune selected from the list below, and one additional tune that is not a blues, "rhythm changes" tune, or ballad.
Required audition repertoire (select one):
All Things You Are Joy Spring
There Will Never Be Another You Groovin' High
Confirmation On Green Dolphin Street
Half Nelson Have You Met Miss Jones?
Stella by Starlight What Is This Thing Called Love?
Students should prepare major scales (and their modes), whole tone, diminished and ascending melodic minor scales (and their modes). Auditionees may be asked to sight-read chord changes and typical jazz ensemble parts.
Master of Music in Jazz Studies
Prepare major scales (and their modes), whole tone, diminished and ascending melodic minor scales (and their modes). Play the melody and improvise from memory on the chord changes of one tune from each of the following three lists.
Bebop tunes: Groovin' High, Half Nelson, Confirmation, Donna Lee, Joy Spring, Stablemates.
Standard tunes: All The Things You Are, Stella By Starlight, What Is This Thing Called Love?, Star Eyes, Alone Together, There Will Never Be Another You, Have You Met Miss Jones?, On Green Dolphin Street
Post-bop tunes: Giant Steps, Moment's Notice, Bolivia, Inner Urge, Dolphin Dance, Moontrane. Auditionees may be asked to sight-read chord changes and typical jazz ensembles parts.
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