All applicants will perform the repertoire performance with a JMI staff rhythm section in-person, or with a backing track or solo if performing the audition online.

Repertoire List A (Blues): Blue Monk, Tenor Madness, Blues by Five, Sonnymoon for Two

Repertoire List B (Standards): Autumn Leaves, All of Me, Exactly Like You, There Is No Greater Love, There Will Never Be Another You

Instrumentalists

(brass, woodwind, bass, guitar, piano)

• Perform 1 piece from List A (Blues) and 1 piece from List B (Standards).

Applicants will need to perform the melody, play the arpeggios through the chord changes, take an improvised solo and perform the melody to finish.  NB: Bassists will be asked to play a walking bass line instead of the melody.

Vocalists

• Perform 2 pieces from List B (Standards). Vocalists will be asked to sing the melody, take a 1-chorus scat solo or vocalise, then sing the melody to finish.
• Play the root notes to the chord changes on piano while singing the melody to the 2 pieces from List B (Standards).

Drummers

• Perform 1 piece from List A (Blues) with a swing feel and the song “Blue Bossa” with a Bossa Nova feel. In both pieces, drummers will need to play time and trade 4s with the JMI staff piano player.

If you would like to get the sheet music for the audition repertoire, please contact JMI directly.

Check out JMI’s Spotify Playlist for some great versions of these tunes.

Instrumentalists

(brass, woodwind, bass, guitar, piano)

Perform the following:

• Major scales in the keys of C, F, G, D, A, Bb, Eb
• Major, Dominant 7th & Minor 7th arpeggios in the keys of C, F, G, D, A, Bb, Eb

NB: Guitarists are to demonstrate the above information in at least 2 positions.

Vocalists

Perform the following:

• Sing Major scales in three keys of choice
• Sing Major, Dominant 7th and Minor 7th arpeggios in 1 key of choice

Drummers

Perform the following:

• Major scales in the keys of G, C, F & Bb on the piano at their own tempo
• A sight-reading drum exercise

Applicants will sit a music theory exam on basic music theory knowledge which will include

• Basic rhythmic construction: quarter and eighth notes, and rests
• Write major scales up to four flats/sharps
• Write major, minor, augmented, and diminished triads
• Write out the Circle of 4ths/5ths

Applicants will also sit a brief aural exam in which they will have to:

• Distinguish between major and minor triads; major, minor and dominant seventh chords
• Distinguish between major and minor seconds; perfect fifths and octaves; major thirds and perfect fourths

Applicants will need to demonstrate an adequate level of English Language proficiency prior to gaining entry into this course. The following is deemed adequate and will require providing documentation (in brackets) at the point of audition.

• A Pass in Year 12 English (Senior School Certificate)
• Previous study in a VET course at Diploma level or above either complete or incomplete (Statement of Attainment)
• Previous study in a Higher Education course at Bachelor level or above either complete or incomplete (Academic Transcript)
• A score of 6.5 on a IELTS test
• An overall score of 150 or better on the QTAC STAT test

If applicants cannot demonstrate an adequate level of English Language proficiency at the time of audition, they will need to undertake a STAT test at QTAC (www.qtac.edu.au) and gain an overall score of 150 or better prior to being offered a place in this course.

If you are unable to achieve this score then you will need to complete a preparatory course in English to be able to enter this course. Contact JMI for more information regarding English preparatory courses that are available.

More admissions information, including JMI Student Profiles and specific admissions information for different applicant backgrounds (school leavers, previous VET study, previous Higher Education study, work & life experience) is also available here.

If you are unsure of the specific information please contact the office for further clarification. You can also arrange lessons with staff prior to your audition. If you are unable to complete some of the following requirements, you may be offered lessons with staff or short courses after your audition.