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Keyboard

SCALES: The following scales in all keys, 4 octaves, ascending and descending, using two hands in parallel:

• Major

• Melodic Minor

• Harmonic Minor

• Chromatic

ARPEGGIOS: Perform all forms of seventh chords from memory, four octaves, ascending and descending, using two hands in parallel.

PERFORMANCE STYLES: Perform the following styles. Be prepared to perform each tune and an improvised solo over the tune’s chord changes without accompaniment:

• two standard jazz or protocol tunes: one up-tempo, one ballad

• one country and western tune

• one current Top 40 tune

• one classical solo, (no improvisation)

Standard Protocol Tunes List

Autumn Leaves Don't Get Around Much Anymore Fly Me to the Moon A Foggy Day I Left My Heart in San Francisco Night and Day I've Got Rhythm Misty My Romance Girl from Ipanema On a Clear Day Black Orpheus

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars Take the A Train Georgia Moonlight in Vermont The Shadow of Your Smile I'll Remember April St. Thomas Summertime Satin Doll My Funny Valentine Have You Met Miss Jones

SIGHT READING: Melodic and harmonic sight reading of the various styles listed above will be required, with emphasis on reading chord changes. Improvise at sight introductions, fills, and endings when given a melody and chord symbols.

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Percussion

RUDIMENTS: (Snare Drum) Perform from memory the standard 26 rudiments, slow (open) to fast (closed) to slow (open) with evenness and clarity.

SOLOS/ETUDES: Perform a solo of your choice which displays your ability at the highest professional level on all the following instruments: snare drum, timpani, and marimba or xylophone.  Suggested sources:  

Snare Drum Pratt, 14 Contest Solos: Gladstone Cadets or Drum Corps on Parade Benson, Three Dances Colgrass, Solo for Snare Drum Cirone, Etude No.18 Drum Set Weckl, Contemporary Drummer + One: Again and Again or Rainy Day Timpani Goodman, Modern for Timpani: Timpiana Beck, Sonata for Timpani Firth, The Solo Timpanist: Etude No.III Mallets Kreisler, Tambourin Chinois Hal Leonard, Modern Method for Xylo., Marimba, Vibes: Bach's Violin Concerto in a minor Green, Xylophonia

Demonstrate ability to tune timpani.

DRUM SET: Demonstrate ability to perform the following styles:

Standard Rock
Bossa Nova
Samba
Jazz Swing
Jazz Waltz
Broken Swing

SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS: Perform from memory on marimba or xylophone the following scales and arpeggios in all keys ascending and descending:

• Major

• Minor, all forms

• Chromatic, beginning on any note

SIGHT-READING: Sight-reading of various styles will be required on snare drum, mallets, timpani, and drum set.

OPTIONAL: Perform orchestral and band excerpts for various percussion instruments.

Snare Drum

• Holsinger, Liturgical Dances, meas. 230 to end

• Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, mvt III

• Sousa, The Stars and Stripes Forever, 1st strain

Cymbals

• Tchaikowsky, Romeo and Juliet Overture

• Tchaikowsky/Safranek, Symphony No.4, Finale, letter H to the end

Tambourine

• Dvorak/Steiger, Roman Carnival Overture, beginning to letter C, meas. 472 to the end

• Gliere, Russian Sailor's Dance

Mallets

• Kabalevsky, Colas Breugnon Overture, meas. 77-98, 323-335

• Gershwin/Bennett, Porgy and Bess, first section

Timpani

• Bernstein/Beeler, Candide Overture, meas. 160 to the end

• Reed, The Hounds of Spring, meas. 1-31, 203 to the end

 

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Vocalist

SCALES:

• Major

• Natural Minor

• Chromatic

INTERVALS: From a given pitch, sing requested intervals from a minor 2nd to an octave.

PERFORMANCE STYLES:

• Perform two standard jazz tunes: one up-tempo, one ballad.

• Perform one Country and Western tune.

• Perform one current Top 40 tune.

• Perform The Star Spangled Banner from memory.

Standard vocal solo list

Standards (Corea /Jarreau) Spain (Billie Holiday) God Bless the Child All the Things You Are Autumn Leaves Blusette Don't Get Around Much Anymore Fly Me to the Moon Desifanado I Left My Heart in San Francisco I've Got Rhythm Girl from Ipanema All of Me My Funny Valentine When I Fall in Love Route 66 Misty Stormy Weather	Pop/Rock Blue Suede Shoes Can't Hurry Love Heatwave Tracks of My Tears Rescue Me Respect Old Time Rock and Roll Johnny B. Goode Proud Mary Since I Fell For You You Send Me Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay Twist and Shout I Feel Good Stand By Me Jail House Rock
Country Crazy I Fall to Pieces Always on My Mind Tennessee Waltz Your Cheatin' Heart Rocky Top Blue Moon of Kentucky	Will the Circle Be Unbroken Stopped Lovin' Her Today Good Hearted Woman San Antonio Rose Stand By Your Man Almost Like a Song Grampa, Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days Whoever's in New England Mountain Music

SIGHT SINGING: Sight singing of various styles will be required, with emphasis on rhythmic and melodic accuracy.

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