Program Description
Admission Requirements
- Open to Bachelor of Music students only (excluding students in Jazz Performance Major & BMus Faculty Jazz)
- Completion of minimum two semesters at 九色视频
- Completion of MUIN 282 or MUIN 283 with minimum grade of A-
- Minimum CGPA of 3.0
- Students must pass an audition
Audition
- The audition will take place between February 24 and March 4, 2024.
- An audition fee will be charged. A current audition fee rate is found under Schulich School of Music fees on the Student Accounts website.
Audition Material
For all instruments including voice (except drums, see drums requirements below)
笔谤别辫补谤别听three pieces, one from each of the three categories听below (melody + improvised solo). If performing a tune not listed, bring a lead sheet for the rhythm section.
Categories (choose one piece from each):
- Blues听- Billie鈥檚 Bounce, Au Privave, Straight No Chaser, Tenor Madness, Sonny Moon for Two, Blues Walk.
- Ballads听- Body and Soul, What鈥檚 New, I Can鈥檛 Get Started, I Fall in Love Too Easily.
- Jazz Standards听- Blue Bossa, Solar, All the Things You Are, So What, Green Dolphin Street, What Is This Thing Called Love, Stella by Starlight, Four, Night and Day.
Classical Study or Jazz Vocalese
- Short study or 茅tude of your choice
Jazz Voice:听Instead of a classical study, prepare and memorize听1鈥�2 choruses of vocalese听and the melody head.听Choose听one听of the below songs:- Doodlin鈥櫶�� Sarah Vaughan (No Count Sarah)
- Red Top听鈥� King Pleasure with Betty Carter (Red Top)
- Clearly Beloved / Dearly Beloved听鈥� Meredith D鈥橝mbrosio (Beware of Spring)
- Transcription
Choose a recording. Memorize and play/sing along to the solo with the original recording (e.g. Charlie Parker鈥檚 solo on Now鈥檚 the Time).
Bring the recording (mp3 file, CD, etc. ) + necessary adapters or speaker to play the song for live auditions.
Additional requirements by instrument:
- Bassists: Demonstrate walking lines + solo ability on all three pieces.
- Pianists & Guitarists: Demonstrate comping + solo ability on all three pieces.
- Jazz Vocalists: Memorize all repertoire and provide听3 copies of lead sheets听for accompanists.
- Jazz Drums:听Bring cymbals, sticks, brushes, felts, cymbal sleeves, hi-hat clutches.
- Prepare a听2鈥�3 minute study听to show rudimental skills.
- Prepare a听memorized transcription听(1鈥�2 choruses) of an important jazz drummer (e.g. Max Roach, Joe Morello, Roy Haynes, Art Blakey) and play along with the original recording.
- Demonstrate the following proficiencies on any of these pieces:听Billie鈥檚 Bounce, Au Privave, Straight No Chaser, All the Things You Are, So What, Tenor Madness; Sonny Moon for Two; Blues Walk, Green Dolphin Street, Stella by Starlight; Four; Night and Day:
- Slow/Medium/Fast Swing
- Jazz Shuffle
- Straight-8th styles (ECM, Cuban, Brazilian)
- Afro-Cuban 12/8
- Trading 4s/8s or choruses on blues, 32-bar AABA, and alternating Latin/Swing tunes while keeping form
- Playing with brushes and sticks, switching smoothly between them
- Sight reading: a typical drum chart + a rudimental snare drum solo.
Application
Interested students must submit a application between December 1 and February 15.
Application result is communicated by mid-March.
Successful applicants will have the minor added to their records as of early June after they have registered for at least one course in the following fall semester.
