• Auditions: 

  Entry to Jazz Ensembles is by audition

  Auditions are held in February the last Friday before semester starts between 10am & 2pm in the Music Workshop at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Auditions are open to all students at the Univeristy regardless of degree or major. 

  Results of the auditions will be posted on the Jazz Notice Board (opposite room 1100) at 4pm on the day of auditions. The decision of the assessors is final, no discussion will be entered into and only after passing the audition are non-jazz majors allowed to enrol in Large Ensemble. 

• Attendance Lectures: Students are expected to attend a minimum of 90% of timetabled activities for a unit of study, unless granted exemption by the Dean, Head of School or professor most concerned. The Dean, Head of School or professor most concerned may determine that a student fails a unit of study because of inadequate attendance. Alternatively, at their discretion, they may set additional assessment items where attendance is lower than 90%.
• Attendance Ensembles: Students are expected to attend every rehearsal
• Professionalism: Candidates must behave in professional manner. This includes attending rehearsals as per conservatorium guidelines and having your music properly prepared i.e. charts, taped, transposed, clearly copied and being ready to perform. If a member of the ensemble cannot make a rehearsal they must organise a deputy of a similar standard to attend the rehearsal on their behalf. It is common professional practice to notify the bandleader (in this case lecturer) of your absence and agree on a suitable deputy before the deputy is booked
• Ensemble artistry: The candidate's ensemble skills will be assessed throughout the semester. Blending, accompaniment, time feel, sound, pitch, overall ensemble conception, playing for the group's interests, artistic input are some of the factors assessed
• Jazz piano: more information about jazz piano requirements will be posted on the canvas page
• Final performance - large ensemble: Candidates execution of final performance at concert practice as assessed by the lecturer. All musical considerations of the performance are assessed against the SCM performance descriptors.
• Punctuality: Be ready to make music at the allotted time. To be early is to be on time, to be on time is to be late, and to be late is inexcusable.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.