| On several of the applications S completed, there were requests for repetoire lists. We were confused because, as Allmusic and jazzzmom notes, for a jazz musician, it could be a pretty long list. So we decided to wait and see if the schools would actually ask for it. I'm not recommended this course--I'm just saying that's what we did. As it turned out, we were never asked to submit one. And by time of auditions, when several schools had been weeded out, the one remaining that had asked for a list handed S a sheet at the audition that was entitled "repetoire list" but asked for three songs, from which they made their selections.
S did bring music to his auditions. But he did not have to send it in advance, nor did he have to inform any of the schools in advance what he planned to play, and he never used any of the music he brought. It came back just the way I had so carefully prepared it. I think this is probably the difference with jazz auditions. The kids play standards and, generally, the combo knows them already. In fact, my son told me after his audition at the school he now attends that combo had "messed up" a section of one of tunes he played, but said it didn't matter since they were playing the blues (whatever that meant). My recommendation, jazzzmom, is that before your S spends a lot of time trying to figure out which among all those tunes he might really want to put on a list, ask around or call the school to find out it they really want it. |