RJAM Auditions

Jason Hainsworth playing Saxophone outside

Welcome, RJAM students!

Below are the audition requirements for the Roots, Jazz, and American Music (RJAM) area. For full details—including application requirements and audition dates—please visit our Application & Auditions page.

Audition requirements are updated each September for the upcoming application cycle.

Live auditions will be held on campus in San Francisco. If you’re unable to attend in person, Zoom auditions are available upon request once the audition scheduling module opens. Additional details can be found on the Application & Auditions page.

Audition Requirements

If you have questions about your repertoire selections, please first consult with your current private teacher or other mentor.

Applicants must submit a prescreening recording with their application by the application deadline. Applicants must submit unedited audiovisual recordings.

Please prepare five selections from the following categories. Each selections should not exceed six minutes, and in total, should not exceed 30 minutes. You may select songs from the Final Audition list to fulfill one or more prescreening requirements.

Medium-tempo blues
Up-tempo jazz standard
Latin, rock, or funk tune
Ballad
Bebop tune

Please prepare the following material for the final auditions. Those that attend live auditions will play 1-2 songs with a group of other auditioning students.

On Green Dolphin Street - Eb
Body and Soul - Db
Confirmation - F
Straight, No Chaser - F
Blue Bossa - Cmin

Drummers:

In addition to the requirements listed above, be able to play a few bars of the following: