Auditions: Undergraduate - Bass

Audition Requirements (Undergraduate)

Classical

  • an etude by F. Simandl, E. Nanny or I. Bille
  • one movement from a Bach cello suite
  • one movement from a standard bass concerto

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