Conservatory of Music - Lawrence University

Jazz Studies Audition Information

Jazz Studies (BM) 

l  For on campus auditions 

ü  See primary instrument audition requirements for classical audition 

ü  Candidates auditioning on the Lawrence campus are required to attend the “Jazz Jam” scheduled from noon to 1:00 pm 

²  Candidates will perform the melody and improvise several solo choruses on any one of the following works: 

²  Candidates will perform the melody and improvise several solo choruses on any one of the following works: 

Tenor Madness (Sonny Rollins), Mr. P.C. (John Coltrane), or Lester Leaps In (Lester Young). 

l  For regional or self-recorded video auditions 

ü  See primary instrument audition requirements for classical audition 

ü  The jazz audition must include a jazz etude, solo transcription, or improvisation on a prepared jazz piece selected by the student 

ü  Interested Jazz Students must also improvise to a pre-recorded CD accompaniment (such as the Jamey Aebersold Play-Along series) and provide their own amplification for playback for regional auditions (iPod docking station, portable stereo, etc)

                                                                                                                                       Updated on 05/07/2019