Undergraduate Audition Requirements

Please prepare the following requirements. All Music must be memorized.

• Play the melody to Billie’s Bounce in concert F.
  The lead sheet can be found in Jamey Aebersold Play-a-long Volume 6, All “Bird”
• Improvise on the same 12 bar blues in concert F*.
  The lead sheet can be found in Jamey Aebersold Play-a-long Volume 6, All “Bird”
  (*You will be asked to improvise in other keys such as Bb, C, E flat, G, or D.)
• Sight read a lead sheet melody and/or big band chart excerpt. Chordal Instruments need to be ready to play the chords from the chord symbols as well.
• Perform a jazz ballad of your choice with the melody and improvisation. Examples of selections include “I Can’t Get Started,” “Prelude To A Kiss,” “I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good,” or ” ‘Round Midnight.” Any selection from the Jamey Aebersold Play-A-Longs, Volumes 32 and 110 are appropriate.
• Play a bebop melody and improvise. Selections can be taken from Jamey Aebersold Play-A-Long Volume 6, All “Bird”

For more information contact Emmett Goods.