Chromatic scale encompassing practical range of the instrument
Two (2) prepared pieces from the standard jazz repertoire (in contrasting styles – blues, latin, swing, ballad, waltz) structured in the following form:
1st chorus - Melody
2nd chorus - Accompaniment (piano only)
3rd chorus - Improvised Solo
4th chorus - Melody
Sightread
Jazz Guitar:
All major scales and arpeggios (two-octaves), in time
Two (2) prepared pieces from the standard jazz repertoire (in contrasting styles – blues, latin, swing, ballad, waltz) structured in the following form:
1st chorus - Melody
2nd chorus - Accompaniment
3rd chorus - Improvised Solo
4th chorus - Melody
Sightread (melodies, chord symbols and chord voicings)
Jazz Drum Set:
A demonstration of each of the following styles:
Medium-tempo swing (with sticks and brushes)
Up-tempo swing
Bossa nova
Samba
Funk
Ballad with brushes
(be prepared to play time in 4/4 and 3/4)
Trade 4's over a Blues
Demonstrate proficiency in two of the following areas: Mallets, Timpani, Snare
Sightread
Jazz Voice:
Three (3) prepared pieces from the standard jazz repertoire (in contrasting styles – blues, latin, swing, ballad, waltz) structured in the following form:
All major scales