Jazz Studies Auditions
Jazz Studies
Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Music Education, Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Music Performance, Master of Music (M.M.) In Music Performance
The following is audition information for entry into the Dana School of Music.
All applicants are automatically considered for a Dana Talent Scholarship and are not required to submit a separate scholarship application. If you choose to apply to the online M.M. in Music Education or the M.M. in Music Performance, your graduate audition for those graduate programs is also your audition for an assistantship. These include tuition remission and a stipend, and you will need to complete a separate application through the YSU Graduate College.
Undergraduate applicants
Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Music Education
Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Music Performance
Applicants should prepare the following audition repertoire requirements.
Blues
- Prepare a blues composed by a jazz musician
- Melody 2X
- Improvisation 2 choruses
- Melody 2X
- Prepare a blues composed by a jazz musician
Standard
- Prepare a standard from the Great American Songbook (i.e., Gershwin, Porter, Kern)
- Melody 1X
- Improvisation 1-2 choruses
- Melody 1X
- Prepare a standard from the Great American Songbook (i.e., Gershwin, Porter, Kern)
Jazz Composition
- Prepare a jazz composition of your choosing
- Melody 1X
- Improvisation 2 choruses
- Melody 1X
- Prepare a jazz composition of your choosing
Applicants may schedule a live audition or the audition may be submitted as a video performance with an accompaniment track or play-along CD. Upload it to YouTube as an unpublished video and email the link to kjengelhardt@ysu.edu.
Candidates performing a live audition should provide their own accompaniment track or play-along CD.
If you’re submitting a recorded audition in lieu of an on-campus audition, include a spoken introduction including your name and the pieces and respective composer names of your prepared repertoire.
Graduate applicants
Master of Music (M.M.) in Music Performance
Applicants should prepare the following audition repertoire requirements.
- One 12-bar blues composition by a jazz musician or composed by the applicant
- A Great American Songbook standard and a jazz standard
- An original composition
Applicants may schedule a live audition or the audition may be submitted as a video performance with an accompaniment track or play-along CD. Upload it to YouTube as an unpublished video and email the link to kjengelhardt@ysu.edu.
Candidates performing a live audition should provide their own accompaniment track or play-along CD.
If you’re submitting a recorded audition in lieu of an on-campus audition, include a spoken introduction including your name and the pieces and respective composer names of your prepared repertoire.
Applicants playing an audition for a Jazz Scholarship but not degree admission should prepare the Blues section above.
Alternative arrangements
If you’re unable to attend one of the dates for on-campus auditions, or if you have other considerations and wish to schedule a virtual or ad hoc audition or submit a recorded audition, contact the Cliffe College Coordinator of Admissions and Recruitment at cliffecollege@ysu.edu or call 330.941.2346 to receive information about the virtual, ad hoc, or recorded audition processes. You should prepare the audition repertoire requirements listed on this page.