Jazz Trombone Audition Material

Master of Music and Performance Diploma – All material must be memorized

Performance

Students should be prepared to perform all five songs below. The faculty will select two of the five songs. Play the melody to all compositions, walk and improvise.

• Giant Steps – Eb
• Confirmation – F
• Body & Soul – Db
• Cheryl – C
• Anthropology – Bb

Sight-Reading

• Students will be given one minute to look over the material and at that time a tempo will be given.

Transcriptions

• Curtis Fuller’s solo on “Blue Train” from “Blue Train” by John Coltrane
• Performed with the recording from memory

Technical Studies

• Snidero – The Essence of Bebop No. 1 “Monktified” Metronome: quarter note = 126
  • Score (PDF)
  • Sample Performance (MP3)
• Performed unaccompanied from memory