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As of September 2003 the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division
has initiated a new jazz performance major. This major is open by
audition to all interested jazz students ages 12–18, making
Manhattan School of Music one of the few institutions in the country
offering jazz programs at the primary, secondary, undergraduate,
graduate, and doctoral levels. The curriculum includes beginning,
intermediate, and advanced classes in performance (big band and
combos), improvisation, history, styles and analysis, and theory
and ear training. The program gives interested and talented students
the opportunity to learn more about the art of jazz performance,
instruction, and history. We do not offer a jazz voice major.
Jazz Audition Material
Wind Instruments, Violin, Viola, Cello
- Prepared selection: Charlie Parker’s
“Billie’s Bounce” — medium tempo with
standard or alternate chord changes. Include at least three choruses
of improvisation. (To download music in a printable PDF format,
click
here.) Accompanists will be provided.
- Improvisation: Play a jazz classic or standard
song in any jazz style. You must include at least three choruses
of improvisation. The selection is your choice, and composers
to consider are Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Chick
Corea, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, George Gershwin, Tito Puente,
Wayne Shorter, etc. Accompanists will be provided.
- Scales: Concert B-flat and F major. Play scales
to highest possible range up and down. Tempo: quarter-note=60
and quarter-note=120. Play one scale staccato and one scale legato.
Piano, Guitar, Bass (acoustic and electric)
- Prepared selection: Charlie Parker’s
“Billie’s Bounce” — medium tempo with
standard or alternate chord changes. Include at least three choruses
of improvisation. (To download music in a printable PDF format,
click
here.) Accompanists will be provided.
- BASS ONLY: WALK at least two choruses of “Billie’s
Bounce” as well as improvise.
- Chords: Demonstrate all basic chords: major,
minor, etc.
- Improvisation: Play a jazz classic or standard
song in any jazz style. You must include at least three choruses
of improvisation. Accompanists will be provided.
- Comping (GUITAR): Demonstrate comping: Rhythm
guitar style and standard regular comping.
Drum Set
- Play jazz time: slow, medium, fast on two
choruses of 12-bar blues form. Accompanists will be provided.
- Demonstrate time in: waltz, rock, Latin, ballad,
and brushes. Play on song forms (2 choruses) or vamps (at least
2 minutes each style).
- SOLO (improvisation): different styles: jazz,
rock, waltz, Latin, and in all tempos
- Play the “Billie’s Bounce” blues
choruses; 2 choruses of time, 2 choruses of trading 4s,
2 choruses of solo, repeat chorus of time. (To download music
in a printable PDF format, click
here.) Accompanists will be provided.
- Demonstrate on Latin instruments, if possible,
including bongos and conga.
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