Jazz Stage 1

Performance A

Ai Solo Performance assessed by a public recital of forty minutes. 50%

Aii Ensemble Performance – a choice of programme of collaborative works for small group or band assessed by a public recital of forty minutes. 50%

Aiii Mixed Solo and Ensemble Performance assessed by a public recital of forty minutes, the ratio of solo to collaborative performance being approximately equal. 50%

Aiv Composition/Arranging – submission of a score and/or parts, performance or CD/DVD studio recording of new works or arrangements for solo or ensemble, followed by an oral examination on the compositional process. 50%

Performance B

Bi Solo Performance assessed by a public recital of twenty-five minutes (or forty minutes*). 25% (*or 50%)

Bii Ensemble Performance – a choice of programme of collaborative works for small group or band assessed by a public recital of twenty-five minutes (or forty minutes*) 25% (or 50%) Biii Mixed Solo and Ensemble Performance assessed by a public recital of twenty-five minutes (or forty minutes), the ratio of solo to collaborative performance being approximately equal. 25% (*or 50%)

Biii Studio Recording – a studio recording (minimum twenty minutes). Solo, ensemble or mixed solo and ensemble performances can be chosen for this recording. The recording is either to be accompanied by a written commentary (≈1000 words) on the recording process, chosen repertoire, editorial issues, performance and interpretive decisions, and an assessment of the final recorded product: or, the candidate may elect to address these issues in an oral examination. 25%

Biv Composition/Arranging – submission of a score and/or parts, performance or CD/DVD studio recording of new work or arrangement for solo or ensemble, followed by an oral examination on the compositional process. 25%

Bv New Work – performance or studio recording of a new work, accompanied either by a written commentary (≈1000 words) on the process of collaboration with the composer, and an assessment of the work as performed: or, the candidate may elect to address these issues in an oral examination. 25%