Performance Major Audition Requirements - Woodwind Department

Scales

Major/Jazz Melodic minor

➟ ➟ ➟ 16th notes (♬♬) @ 80bpm (minimum tempo)

Performed Full-Range

Arpeggios

Major/Jazz Melodic minor

➟ ➟ ➟ diatonic triads - 8th notes (♫♫) @ 120bpm (minimum tempo) or Triplets (♪♪♪) @ 80bpm (minimum tempo)

Performed Full-Range

Memorized Piece

Jazz Performance Majors
 

PLEASE PROVIDE A PLAY-A-LONG BACKING TRACK

Memorized Head/Changes

1* memorized chorus of transcribed solo and 1* chorus improvised chorus

*(If a Blues is chosen, you will perform 3 choruses of transcribed solo and 3 choruses of an improvised solo, This includes 16-bar blues/tunes ala Doxy)

Classical Performance Majors

Memorized movement of selected piece

PLEASE PROVIDE AN ACCOMPANIST (if required)
 

Sight Reading

To be determined by audition team