Undergraduate Audition Procedures Studio Music & Jazz
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Auditions normally last about ten minutes and are heard by a committee of faculty members from your area of interest. The faculty suggests the following in preparation for your live audition:
Studio Music and Jazz Majors
You must be in contact with School of Music admissions and complete a University of Tennessee application for admission prior to scheduling an audition time.
Live Audition Requirements
A live audition is expected prior to admission in the Jazz Studies program. Students will be asked to perform the following:
-Two (2) prepared tunes from memory. At least one of these tunes should be performed with play-a-long accompaniment. Students should be prepared to play the melody and improvise for two or three choruses. Pianists and guitarists will be asked to comp for two additional choruses.
-Major scales covering the full range of your instrument.
-Sight-reading. Horn players and drum set students may also be asked to sight-read selections from big band charts.
Additional requirements:
- Piano, Guitar – Demonstrate all basic chords: major, minor, diminished and augmented (added 6th, 7th, and 9th).
- Piano, Guitar – Sight-read a simple chord progression.
- Drums – Demonstrate time in swing, latin, funk/rock.