College

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had best start learning the standards, the tunes that colleges, universities, and conservatories want you to play for admissions. Beyond that most of these jazz standards should be part of your knowledge base anyway if you want to gig or jam. There are a lot of standards in the Jazz world. These were selected by reviewing program requirements of the major conservatories and over 200 colleges and universities with Jazz majors/programs. The brighter color, along with the number (ex. 13) indicate that this is a standard used by a lot of schools. Bolds are current requirements from college and major showcase (GRAMMY, Jazz Band of America) lists. Check where you think you might want to audition to make sure that you start with specific tunes from this list that are useful, but the higher the number, the more standard the jazz standard! The more you know and can play, the more prepared you are! You cant get into showcases like Vail without knowing your tunes and your scales like the back of your hand. Audition for showcases whenever you and your instructors decide youre ready. This list was generated 4-15-13. Share with your private instructor and ask which ones work best for you. Set up a program to do them over the next couple of years. Get yourself a REAL BOOK (or the Real Book for iPad) for your instrument. Listen. Transcribe. Absorb. Dont wait until youre a Junior. It will be too late!

f you even THINK that you might play Jazz as either a career, or a gateway to college, you

Planning

A
A Child Is Born (2) Afternoon in Paris All Blues (2) All of Me (2) All the Things You Are (15) Anthropology (4) Au Privave (6) Autumn Autumn Leaves (13)

Dexterity Dewey Square Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans Dont Get Around Much Anymore Doll Donna Lee (6) Doxy

I
I Can't Get Started (2) I Cover the Waterfront I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) I Got Rhythm (3) I Love You for Sentimental Reasons I Remember You Impressions (2) IND Line In a Mellow Tone In a Sentimental Mood (7) It Could Happen To You (2)

E
Emily Embraceable You Equinox

B
Bags' Groove Barbados Basin Street Blues Billie's Bounce (9)(G) Black Orpheus (2) Blue Bossa (10) Blue Monk (4) Blue Moon Blue Skies Blues for Alice (3) Bluesette Blues Walk (2) Body & Soul (11) Brazil But Beautiful (3) Byrdlike

F
F Blues Footprints (2) Four Four in One Freddie the Freeloader Fun Time

J
Jingle Bells Jitterbug Waltz Joy Spring (3) Jumpin' At the Woodside Just a Closer Walk with Thee Just Friends (3)

G
Giant Steps The Girl from Ipanema (3) Gone with the Wind Green Dolphin Street (3) Groove Blues Groovin' High (3)

STANDARDS

The Sophomore

L
Ladybird (4) Lament (Up A) Lazy River Lester Leaps In (2) Like Someone in Love Little Sunflower (2) Love for Sale L-O-V-E Lover Man (4) Lullaby of Birdland

C
C Jam Blues Caravan Celia Ceora Cheek to Cheek Cherokee (2) Come Rain or Come Shine Confirmation (7) Cry Me a River

H
Half Nelson (2) Have You Met Miss Jones? (7) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Heart and Soul Hot House How High the Moon How Deep is the Ocean (2)

D
Darn That Dream Days of WIne and Roses (3) Dear Old Stockholm

M
Magic Flea Maiden Voyage Minority (Gigi Gryce)

M (Contd)

College

Misty (3) Moose the Mooche (2) Mr. P.C My One and Only Love (2) My Foolish Heart (3) My Romance (5)

Straight, No Chaser (5) Summertime (2) Sweet Georgia Brown Switch in Time

T
Take Five
Take the "A" Train (6) Tenor Madness (5) There is No Greater Love (4) There Will Never Be Another You (7) They Can't Take That Away from Me (2) Triste (2) Trustee

DSOA

N
The Nearness of You Night and Day Night Train A Night in Tunisia Now's the Time (6)

Planning

U
Up Jumped Spring (2)

O
Oleo (7) On the Sunny Side of the Street Ornithology (7) Over the Rainbow Out of Nowhere (3)

V
Valse Hot

P
Pent-Up House Perdido

W
Watch What Happens Watermelon Man Wave (2) Web City What is This Thing Called Love (2) Whats New (Haggard) (3) When You Wish Upon a Star Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey

Q
Quiet Nights

R
Recordame 'Round Midnight (2) Rhythm-a-ning Rose (2)

Y
Yardbird Suite Yesterdays (2) You Dont Know What Love Is You Stepped Out of a Dream

S
Sandu Satin Doll (4) Scrapple from the Apple (2) Simone Skylark Smoke Gets In Your Eyes So What Solar Some Day My Prince Will Come Someone to Watch Over Me Sonny Moon for Two St. Thomas Stella by Starlight (4)

Shedding

Shedding (Slang for taking your practice out to the woodshed where nobody will have to listen to you) is a must at least one hour a day. Every day. Time off for your birthday, holiday days, and if theyre wheeling you into surgery. You have to learn all of your required parts for school band, jazz band, orchestra AND get in these tunes. If youre playing sax, you should ask about doubling (flute for tenors, clarinet for altos). DSOA music students are sought after by colleges because they know our students have the work ethic. Jazz entry into college/conservatory is even tougher than going into concert/orchestral because there are fewer spots. Hard work gets rewarded. Get to it!