NOTE: All students, including returning students, who wish to participate in ensembles MUST audition at the designated times.
For questions, contact Jamie Perkins (jmperkin@wustl.edu).
Sign up for a placement audition.
Jazz Band
Brass & Woodwinds
- Two scales of your choice, selected from all major keys, up and down eighth notes (quarter note = 120)
- A 1-2 minute piece or excerpt of your choice that showcases your abilities
- Sight reading standard big band jazz repertoire
Piano, Guitar, and Bass
- A 1-2 minute piece or excerpt of your choice that showcases your abilities
- Sight reading standard big band jazz repertoire
Drums
- Play in various jazz-related styles to demonstrate knowledge of style and technique
- Establish a “groove” tempo for at least 16 measures in the following styles: medium swing, up-tempo swing, straight eighth ballad, samba, latin salsa, rock, funk/fusion
- Sight reading standard big band repertoire
Jazz Combos
- Play one ballad and one medium-uptempo piece
- Sight reading of melody and/or improvisation transcription
- For pianists and guitarists: also demonstrate chord playing and comping
- For bassists: play a bass line over chord changes
- For drummers: play grooves for at least 16 bars in various jazz styles
- For singers: sing one piece of your choice, jazz or pop
Symphony Orchestra
- A 1-2 minute piece or excerpt of your choice that showcases your abilities
- Sight reading of proposed repertoire
Wind Ensemble
- A 1-2 minute piece or excerpt of your choice that showcases your abilities
- Sight reading of proposed repertoire
Concert Choir
- Vocalization (to assess voice range and quality)
- Aural skills evaluation/ear training
- Sightreading
Chamber Choir
- Students interested in Chamber Choir must have successfully completed an audition for Concert Choir and been offered a callback audition
- Sight reading of proposed repertoire
Chamber Music
- A 1-2 minute piece or excerpt of your choice that showcases your abilities
- Sight reading of proposed repertoire