Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
MUSIC AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Sunday, April 13, 2008

Vocal Music Audition Requirements
MUSIC VOCAL (MV)

Students will be required to sing two (2) selections from memory.  The first selection must be Caro Mio Ben or any selection from the 24 Italian Songs & Arias, ed. G. Schirmer or 26 Italian Songs, ed. John Paton.

The second selection can be any song from the classical, jazz, gospel or musical theatre repertoire.  Suggested (not mandatory) “jazz” titles include Lullaby to Birdland, My Funny Valentine, and Almost Like Being in Love.

Students may provide their own accompanist or bring a high quality recorded accompaniment tape. There should be NO VOCALS on this recording.  Students will also be required to display pitch recognition and sight-singing skills.  A cappella is highly discouraged.  Italian aria should be sung in Italian.

If you have specific questions regarding the music auditions, please call Dan Castro, Department Chair, at (323) 343-2659.

MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL (MI)

Jazz Instrumental Audition Requirements
All Instruments (except drums) must demonstrate the following abilities on their respective instrument in addition to the individual requirements:

All Major Scales (2 or more octaves where applicable)
Chromatic Scale (Covering the full range of the instrument)
Sight Reading (You will be given approximately 2 minutes to review the piece before read through)

Individual Requirements

Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone
Students must prepare two selections from the titles below:

Billies Bounce “(F” Concert) – Charlie Parker
Blue Monk (“Bb” Concert) – Thelonious Monk
Sandu (“Eb” concert) – Clifford Brown
Tenor Madness (“Bb” Concert) – Sonny Rollins
Focus: Note accuracy, time, and improvisation (optional)

In addition to the above two selections, students must demonstrate technical facility on their instrument by performing any one solo from one of the artists below on their respective instrument. Please note that all books are available from Jamey Abersold Music:     http://www.jajazz.com/

Saxophones (All):
CHARLIE PARKER OMNIBOOK Description: Spiral bound book, known as The Bebopper's Bible
Over 60 solos of the master and father of modern music. Melodies and chords. Many can be played with Volume 6 of the Aebersold Play-a-long Series. Includes Confirmation, Now’s The Time, Yardbird Suite.

Trumpets:
Lee Morgan Solos, Description: Transcribed solos 18 classic solos including The Sidewinder, Ceora, Speed Ball, Lazy Bird, Moments Notice, Blue Train and Candy . Bb Key

Trombones:
JJ Johnson Solos
Description: 13 Personal Favorites
These 13 solos were picked by JJ himself as representative of the best of his recorded output.  Songs include Now's the Time, Blues in the Closet, Walkin', Billie's Bounce, Tune Up, Laura, Misteri.

Piano, Guitar, Bass
Students must prepare two selections from the titles below:
Billies Bounce (“F” Concert) – Charlie Parker
(Page 7)
Blue Monk (“Bb” Concert) – Thelonious Monk
Sandu (“Eb” concert) – Clifford Brown

Tenor Madness (“Bb” Concert) – Sonny Rollins
Focus: Note accuracy, time, and improvisation (optional)

Piano and Guitar students must be able to play the melody as well as comp the chord changes to their chosen selections.  Bass students must “walk” a bass line to the 12-bar blues progression in the key of “F” and “B”-flat.

In addition to the above two selections, students must demonstrate technical facility on their instrument by performing any 1 solo from one of the artists below on their respective instrument. Please note that all three books are available from Jamey Abersold Music:     http://www.jajazz.com/

Guitar:
Best of Wes Montgomery Description: Book/CD Set of Transcriptions by Wolf Marshall
Heads and solos of 12 of Wes’ best-known tracks, including Missile Blues, Yesterdays, West Coast Blues, Cariba, I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face, Besame Mucho, Fried Pie and Mi Cosa.

Piano:
Oscar Peterson Solos – Note-For-Note Transcription Description: Book/CD set of classic transcriptions.
All from his classic recordings, this book is divided into two parts; Part one contains eight classic originals such as Hymn Of Freedom, Night Time Nightingale, and The Smudge.  Part two contains…

Bass:
PAUL CHAMBERS  Description: Book by Jim Stinnet
Twenty bass solos with chord progressions, in bass clef.  Student must be able to walk a bass line through both selections.

Drum Set
Demonstrate proficiency in the following styles:
Swing (Brushes and Sticks)
Bossa Nova
Mambo/Afro Cuban
Rock/Funk
Be prepared to sight read, i.e. demonstrate your ability to comprehend written music.

Prepare one of the following tunes to be performed on the drum set.
Straight No Chaser (T. Monk)
On Green Dolphin Street
Tenor Madness (Sonny Rollins)

Recommended Listening:
It is highly recommended that all students auditioning for admission to the Jazz Instrumental department listen to recordings by jazz masters such as:

Saxophone:
Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Hank Mobley
Trumpet:  Lee Morgan, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard
Trombone:  JJ Johnson, Curtis Fuller, Slide Hampton
Piano:  Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, Wynton Kelly
Guitar:  Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Grant Green
Bass:  Paul Chambers, Milt Hinton, Ron Carter
Drums:  Philly “Joe” Jones, Art Blakey, Max Roach

Classical-Instrumental
Piano
All Major and Melodic Minor Scales and Arpeggios (4 octaves)
Any Bach Prelude or Fugue
1st movement of any classical-period sonata OR
A short romantic or contemporary work

(Page 8)
SCALE REQUIREMENT-WIND INSTRUMENTS
All Major scales, 2 octaves
Any 2-octave harmonic minor scale
Chromatic scale, 2 octaves

Wind Instrument Audition List
Flute (select one)
Any Sonata by Telemann OR
Poulenc Flute Sonata (any movement) OR
Any selection that is equivalent or higher in technical difficulty and musicality

Oboe 
Any Oboe Sonata by Handel or Telemann OR
Any selection that is equivalent or higher in technical difficulty and musicality

Bassoon (select one)        
A Practical Method for Bassoon, Weissenborn (Carl Fisher) Page 81 to end of book (Select one), OR
Second Book of Practical Studies for Bassoon by D. McDowells, edited by Nilo Hovey (Warner Bros.)OR
Any selection that is equivalent or higher in technical difficulty and musicality

Clarinet        (select one)
First Concerto, C.M. von Weber (1st Movement) OR
Concertino, C.M. von Weber OR
Any selection that is equivalent or higher in technical difficulty and musicality

Trumpet (select one)       
Concert and Contest Collection, Edited by H. Voxman OR
Rubank Book of Trumpet Solos, Intermediate Level (Rubank, Inc.) OR
Scherzo by Shakov, ed. Steven Winick OR
Any selection that is equivalent or higher in technical difficulty and musicality

French Horn (select one) 
Any Movement from any Horn Concerto by W.A. Mozart OR
Concert and Contest Collection, Edited by H. Voxman (Rubank, Inc.) OR
Any selection that is equivalent or higher in technical difficulty and musicality

Trombone (select one)     
Concert and Contest Collection, Edited by H. Voxman (Rubank, Inc.) OR
Sonatina by Serocki (Moeck Verlag) 1st movement OR
Any selection that is equivalent or higher in technical difficulty and musicality

Tuba  
Concertante by Walters (Rubank) Beginning to measure 33 and measure 63 to end OR
Any selection that is equivalent or higher in technical difficulty and musicality

Classical Percussion
Mallets
Major scales 2 octaves (all keys)
Masterpieces for Marimba arranged by Thomas McMillan P. 3 (Sonatina)

Snare Drum
Demonstrate proficiency of the following Rudiments
Flam Accent
Flam Tap
9 Stroke Roll
5 Stroke Roll
Long Roll
Double Paradiddle

(Page 9)
Prepare Page 44 of the Modern School for Snare Drum by Morris Goldenberg
Sight reading

Timpani:
Prepare Page 8 of Musical Studies for the Intermediate Timpanist by Garwood Whaley

Scale Requirement-String Instruments

Violin, Viola
Any 3-octave major scale
Any melodic minor scale, 3 octaves

Cello  
C major scale-3 octaves
C melodic minor scale-3 octaves

Bass   
F major scale, 2 octaves
F melodic minor scale, 2 octaves

String Audition List

Violin
Violin Concerto in A minor (any movement), Accolay OR
Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor (any movement), J.S. Bach OR
Any selection that is equivalent or higher in technical difficulty & musicality.

Viola  
Viola Concerto in G Major (any movement), Telemann OR
Any movement of a Cello Suite, J.S. Bach OR
Any selection that is equivalent or higher in technical difficulty & musicality.

Cello
Any Vivaldi Sonata OR
Any of 6 unaccompanied Cello Suites, by J.S. Bach OR
Any selection that is equivalent or higher in technical difficulty & musicality.

Bass   
Any Sonata, any movement by Handel, Corelli, Vivaldi or Marcello
Any selection that is equivalent or higher in technical difficulty & musicality.

If you have specific questions regarding the music auditions, please call Dr. Dan Castro, Music Department Chair, at (323) 343-2659.