1) Scales & Arpeggios: prepared three octaves, detached, slurred by 2 and slurred by 4
2) One Classical Etude
3) One Jazz Standard
4) One Blues (with improvisation) in D, F, G or Bb
5) Sight reading will be given
Classical Etudes: Mazas, op. 36, book 1 "Études Spéciales" or candidate’s choice of an equivalent or more advanced level
Jazz Standards: Autumn Leaves, All the Things You Are, How High the Moon, Solar, Blue Bossa, There Will Never Be Another You, Body and Soul
Blues: Billie’s Bounce, Tenor Madness, Sonny Moon For Two, Straight No Chaser
You greatly improve your chances of acceptance when you prepare your audition requirements with the guidance of a qualified Jazz Violin teacher.