All candidates
- Prepare three different selections from the standard jazz repertoire in the following styles:
- Ballad
- Swing (may include jazz waltz, blues, rhythm changes)
- Straight-eighth (such as bossa nova, samba, funk)
- One of your three pieces should be a solo piano arrangement. The other two may be performed
with a bassist and drummer, and/or utilize a play-along track (with piano removed from the
mix). Live auditions include warm-up time and a brief rehearsal with bass and drums for your non-solo arrangements. - Each piece should include your interpretation of the melody, comping, and improvisation over
the form (at least one chorus of the ballad and two or more for the others). Intros and outros
are optional.