Jazz Orchestra/Chamber Jazz Auditions
These auditions are for participation in:
- JAZZ ORCHESTRAS -听
MUEN 595 001 -听涩里番 Jazz Orchestra 1 MUEN 595. Jazz Ensembles.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 2
Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Ensemble for jazz - instruments and voice.
- 3-4 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
MUEN 595 002 - 涩里番 Jazz Orchestra 2 MUEN 595. Jazz Ensembles.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 2
Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Ensemble for jazz - instruments and voice.
- 3-4 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
MUEN 595 003听 Chamber Jazz Ensemble 2MUEN 595. Jazz Ensembles.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 2
Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Ensemble for jazz - instruments and voice.
- 3-4 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
MUEN 595 004 Chamber Jazz Ensemble 3 MUEN 595. Jazz Ensembles.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 2
Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Ensemble for jazz - instruments and voice.
- 3-4 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
- CHAMBER JAZZ听
MUEN 592. Chamber Jazz Ensemble.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 2
Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
This ensemble will deal with the extensive repertoire of music which exists for small jazz orchestra (9-13 instruments).
- Restriction: Open to Jazz Performance students only.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
Audition Instructions:
- All jazz majors must audition.
- Arrive 5 minutes prior to your audition time.
Audition Material:
- Horns: Sight reading; short improvisation over blues or rhythm changes.
- Rhythm section: Sight reading; comping; short improvisation over blues or rhythm changes; for drummers, all basic grooves at various tempos.
- Voice: Sight reading; one selection with a rhythm section accompanying (you will not sing a cappella). You must bring music for the accompanists to read (four copies).
Audition Schedule
- Wednesday, August 28
Rhythm Section (bass, piano, drums, guitar)
10:00 am-5:00 pm in room C-309
Sign up for a
听
- Thursday, August 29
Horns (saxes, trumpets, trombones)
10:00 am -1:30 pm in room C-304
1:30pm-5:00pm in room C-309
Sign up for a
听
- Thursday, August 29
Voice
10:00 am -2:00 pm in room C-301
Sign up for a
Audition signup information will be posted across from room C-209 approximately one week before the audition.
Jazz Choir Auditions
These auditions are for participation in:
-
Jazz Vocal Workshop -
MUEN 563. Jazz Vocal Workshop.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 2
Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Vocal workshop for jazz musicians.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
Audition Instructions:
- Arrive 5 minutes prior to your audition time.
- Sign up for an
Audition Date/Time:
-
Wednesday, August 28听in Clara Lichtenstein Hall (C-209) starting at 4:00p
-
Friday, August 30, 2024 in C-302 starting at 12:00pm
Audition Materials:
- An a cappella song of your choice, preferably a jazz standard. A selection from outside of the jazz genre may be chosen as long as it exhibits an interesting melody that highlights your range and rhythmic capabilities.
- You may also be asked to sight read one or two short, simple melodies in varying ranges of your voice.
听
*Previous jazz vocal interpretation/improvising as well as jazz choir (or other) experience is an asset but not a requirement for this ensemble.
Jazz Combo Auditions
These auditions are for participation in:
- JAZZ COMBOS 鈥�
MUEN 570. Jazz Combo.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 1
Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
A Jazz Improvisation Ensemble of approximately 4 to 9 players.
- 1 hour
- Prerequisite: Audition.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
Audition Date/Time
- Monday, August 26th from 7:00-10:00pm in room C-304
Audition Material:
- All the Things You Are
- Major and Minor Blues
- Blue Bossa
- Green Dolphin Street
- Autumn Leaves
- Rhythm Changes
* Please note you will be able to register for MUEN 570 once you receive the CRN (Course Registration Number) for the jazz combo you have been assigned to. Once you receive your CRN, you will be able to find the correct jazz combo on Minerva so you can register. You must register for the right CRN jazz combo before the add/drop deadline.听
