Auditions: Graduate/Certificate - Jazz Bass

  • sight-read two selections of contrasting tempos and styles from the Jamey Aebersold Play-A-Long Series, with the accompaniment of the compact disc recording. For each selection you are to a) perform/embellish the melody for one chorus, b) provide appropriate accompaniment for one chorus and c) improvise for two choruses.
  • sight-read a portion of a big band chart or jazz etude, at tempo, with the use of a metronome