1) PICK ONE SONG of either “Billie’s Bounce” or “Bag’s Groove”

Billie’s Bounce (+/-mm = 164) (5 choruses)

• Swing (accompany melody) for two choruses
• Solo for two choruses
• Swing (accompany melody) for one chorus

or Bag’s Groove (+/-mm = 120) (5 choruses)

• Swing (accompany melody) for two choruses
• Solo for two choruses
• Swing (accompany melody) for one chorus

2) PICK ONE SONG of either “Blue Bossa” or “Triste”

• Bossa (accompany melody) for one chorus
• Solo for 16 measures (1/2 a chorus)
• Bossa (accompany melody) for 1/2 chorus

HOW TO RECORD YOUR AUDIO FOR US

• The Music
  • It doesn’t matter which two songs you pick. It won’t affect your Practice Plan or Playing Evaluation.
  • Don’t stress too much! This is just a snapshot of your playing in one moment in time.
  • Lead sheets and MP4 play-along tracks for the music are available on the website for download, or you can use your own.
  • Tempos are “suggested” but not required.
• Recording
  • Record and upload your two recordings as two separate files.
  • Make sure the files are no large than 5MB.
    • Need help making your files smaller? We recommend www.mp3smaller.com or www.videosmaller.com (both free and easy to use!).
  • Do a test recording first to see that the volume of the play-along track and the volume of your instrument is a good balance.
  • Don’t worry too much about the quality. Anything recorded on a smart phone or equivalent is good. (Keep it simple!) Whatever app is on there for audio recording will work just fine.
    • If you want to get a bit fancier, there are many fantastic digital audio recorders out there (I have a Zoom H4n). That said, your phone will be just fine!
  • Click here for a helpful video guide from Jeff.
  • Have fun with it, and we’ll all move ahead together from here.

Downloads

Bag’s Groove