1) PICK ONE SONG of either “Billie’s Bounce” or “Bag’s Groove”
Billie’s Bounce (+/- mm = 164) OR Bag’s Groove (+/- mm = 120)
Play a total of 5 choruses
Play the melody for two choruses
Solo for three choruses
2) PICK ONE SONG of either “Blue Bossa” or “Triste”
Blue Bossa (+/- mm = 130)
Play a total of 4 choruses
Play the melody for two choruses
Solo for two choruses
OR Triste (+/- mm = 125)
Play a total of 2 choruses
Play the melody for one chorus
Solo for one 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!