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The admission requirements on this page are for the M.M. with concentration in Jazz Studies in the following tracks:
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Admission to the Master of Music with concentration in Jazz Studies at William Paterson University requires the following:
For graduate study in Jazz Performance: An audio or video recording that meets the following requirements:
The recorded performance should demonstrate ability to play within a group and as a soloist. Perform a minimum of three tunes:
Special Audition Notes:
Piano, Guitar and Mallet Instruments: Performance should demonstrate ability to comp as well as to improvise over chord changes.
Drum Set: Performance should demonstrate ability to use brushes as well as sticks. Play through the head of the up- tempo tune unaccompanied, outlining rhythmic structure of the melody.
Bass: Performance should demonstrate ability to construct a walking bass line and should showcase strengths as an improviser. Acoustic bassists should demonstrate use of the bow.
Vocalists: If currently studying voice, include a vocalise at the beginning of tape. Performance should demonstrate ability to scat as well as understanding of the lyric.
For graduate study in Jazz Composition and Arranging: