BKCM Jazz Lab Summer Intensive Application

Audition Instructions

If you are auditioning for the Adult Jazz Lab Summer Intensive for Adults, please review the instrument-specific audition instructions below, record your audition video using any smartphone device, and upload it when completing the application at the bottom of this page.

  1. Record a minimum of two (2) Major scales that you know well.
  2. Using the sheet music here, record yourself playing the melody to one of the following songs.
  3. Playing along with this recorded backing track, record yourself improvising one (1) time through the form of “Now’s the Time” (also known as “taking a chorus”). The point is to have fun!
    • The following backing track counts you in and shows where you are in the song.

  1. Record a minimum of one Major 7th, Dominant 7th, Minor 7th and Diminished 7th chord in any key. 
  2. Using the piano sheet music or guitar sheet music, record yourself playing the melody and chords to one of the following songs.
  3. Playing along with this recorded backing track, record yourself improvising one (1) time through the form of “Now’s the Time” (also known as “taking a chorus”). The point is to have fun!
    • This backing track counts you in and shows where you are in the song.

  1. Using the Bass Sheet Music, record the bass line to either Now’s the Time or C Jam Blues. There are beginner, intermediate and advanced options for bass lines here.
  2. Playing along with this recorded backing track, record yourself improvising one (1) time through the form of “Now’s the Time” (also known as “taking a chorus”). The point is to have fun!
    • The following backing track counts you in and shows where you are in the song.

  • Record/perform 12-16 bars of each of these 3 drum patterns (video examples available at each link). 
  • Playing along with this recorded backing track, record yourself improvising one (1) time through the form of “Now’s the Time” (also known as “taking a chorus”). The point is to HAVE FUN!
    • The following backing track counts you in and shows where you are in the song.

  1. Record yourself singing your favorite jazz standard.
    • You are welcome to use backing (accompaniment) tracks, or perform a capella.
    • If you have access to a live accompanist (solo player or rhythm section), you are welcome to record with them!
  2. Singing along with this recorded backing track, record yourself improvising one (1) time through the form of “Now’s the Time” (also known as “taking a chorus”). The point is to HAVE FUN!

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