AUDITION INFORMATION

Jazz and Commercial Guitar

1- Prepare two musical selections based on the following examples:

a) A jazz, "Chord and Melody" type of arrangement for solo guitar. Click for example

b) A single melodic line guitar solo based on a transcription of a jazz - fusion - pop or classical piece.

c) A solo classical piece including any repertoire from Bach, Sor, Carcassi, Brouwer or any other comparable selection.

d) A fingerstyle piece using alternate tuning or standard tuning like Michael Hedges or Leo Kottke compositions.

2- Sightreading

Melodic and Harmonic sightreading will also be accessed during the audition. The desired level of proficiency needed to pass the sight reading portion of the audition is equivalent to studies 1 through 4 in the Melodic Rhythms book by William Levitt Berklee Press - Hal Leonard Publishing

3- Scales and Arpeggios

Scales and arpeggios will also be accessed during the audition. Prepare the following:

-Two octave major scales in three different positions

- Seven Greek modes (one position per mode)

- Two octave, seventh chord arpeggios including ­Major seventh, seventh, minor seventh, minor seventh flat five and diminished seventh

 

4- Sightreading

- Melodic and Harmonic sightreading will also be accessed during the audition. The desired level of proficiency needed to pass the sight reading portion of the audition is equivalent to studies 1 through 4 in the Melodic Rhythms book by William Levitt.Berklee Press - Hal Leonard Publishing

- Chord vocabulary will be accessed during the audition. Prepare the following chord types in root-6 and root-5 positions:
    
-    Maj7, 7, min7, min7(b5) and dim  
-    6, min6, 13, 9 and min9

5- Contact Paul Musso to schedule your audition.

Email: Paul.Musso@cudenver.edu

Phone: 303-556-8873

Students auditioning for Spring 2008 must audition on Monday, February 11, 2008. 

Last day to audition for Spring 2008 is Monday, March 3.

Audition Waiver -

An audition waiver is used for MIS (Music Industry Studies) students who choose the MIS curriculum track. This document is available from the administrative assistant at 303-556-2279 or at http://www.cudenver.edu/cam/advising/forms/Audition_Waiver.pdf

Private Teacher Information ­

Private tutoring to prepare for the guitar audition is encouraged. The following teachers are available for private guitar instruction. Hourly fees vary among teachers.

Paul Musso     303-556-8873

Drew Morell   303-788-1824

David Devine 303-880-8682

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