Bachelor of Music: Jazz Studies Option

Saxophone

1. 12 major scales and arpeggios
2. One slow and one fast etude from Ferling-48 Studies
3. A solo transcription from the Charlie Parker Omnibook
4. Sightreading
5. 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

1. 12 major scales and arpeggios
2. One slow and one fast etude from Arban
3. A solo transcription from “The Complete Transcribed Solos of Clifford Brown”
4. Sightreading
5. 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

1. 12 major scales and arpeggios
2. One slow and one fast etude from any standard etude book
3. A solo transcription from any trombone transcription book (e.g., J. J. Johnson, Slide Hampton)
4. Sightreading
5. 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

1. 12 major scales and arpeggios, two octaves, two hands
2. One classical etude or a movement from a standard sonata
3. A solo transcription from any jazz piano transcription book
4. Sightreading
5. 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

1. 12 major scales and arpeggios, two octaves
2. One slow and one fast etude from a standard etude book (Simandl, Hertl)
3. A solo transcription from any bass transcription book
4. Sightreading
5. 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

1. 12 major scales and arpeggios, two octaves
2. A solo transcription from the Charlie Parker Omnibook
3. Sightreading
4. 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

1. Demonstrate basic technique in several styles (swing, latin, funk, etc.)
2. Demonstrate basic snare drum technique (Rudiments from PAS List)
3. 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)

1. 12 major scales and arpeggios
2. An etude from a standard etude/method book (Goldenberg, G.H. Green, etc.)
3. Sightreading
4. 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

1. Sing major scale (unaccompanied, eighth notes in any key using either solfege or neutral syllable)
2. Improvise (scat or vocalese) over a funky vamp of Bbmin7 – Eb7
3. Sing 1 of the compositions below in a proper key for your particular vocal range: please be prepared to tell your audition accompanist what key suits you best!

• Bye Bye Blackbird by Ray Henderson and Mort Dixon
• Centerpiece by Harry Edison and Jon Hendricks
• All of Me by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons
• It Could Happen to You by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen
• Night and Day by Cole Porter