Quality of pre-screen recordings

ScreenName48105
Mon, 18 May 2015 12:46:09 +0000

For those of you who have been through the pre-screen process (both as a student or a parent), how much effort and expense did you put toward your pre-screen recordings/videos? Was it a semi-professional session, multiple takes for each song, hired professional accompaniment, etc.? Or did you set up a tripod in the family room and do it in one take?

Maybe more importantly, do you think it matters? (i.e. the quality of the recording vs the quality of the playing.)

My son’s a jazz saxophone player and at least half of the schools on his list require a pre-screen and my impression is that some are very selective at this stage. I’d hate for him to not get an audition because we skimped on the pre-screen recording session.