Jazz Ensemble AUDITION INFORMATION 

If you are interested in auditioning for the North Carolina A&T State University Jazz Ensemble and have specific questions regarding your instrument, please email Dr. Cooper at jtcooper1@ncat.edu. 

The required audition criteria include: 

• The 12 major scales with arpeggios 

• Chromatic scale (full range of the instrument) 

• Prepared pieces 

• One Swing Tune 

• One Latin or other non-Western tune 

• One tune of your choice (any style)  

Drummers, please contact Mr. Jeremy Clemmons for specific drum set requirements. 

Upload your completed audition video to YouTube (or a comparable media platform) and email the unlisted link to Dr. Cooper. Once received, your submission will be reviewed, adjudicated, and a response of your audition results will be returned. 

Jazz Ensemble scholarship INFORMATION



Aspiring music majors also direct questions to Dr. John Henry Jr. for further requirements for the Department of Music. 

Priority scholarship consideration will be given to students based on being accepted into the university, instrumental need, and successful performance of scales and prepared music. All jazz ensemble scholarship offers are renewable for the four years that you are enrolled at the university. That means that you will receive that amount each year while participating in the A&T jazz ensemble. Students receiving scholarship awards must be enrolled in the band course each semester while enrolled at the university to remain eligible. 

Scholarship Considerations 

Priority scholarship consideration will be given to students based on being accepted into the university, instrumental need, successful performance of scales, prepared literature, and sight-reading ability. If selected for sight-reading, a director will contact you to schedule a live video call for a sight-reading performance. Students receiving scholarship dollars will do so for four years or for the duration of their participation of the university jazz ensemble and must be enrolled in the course. Students should sign up for MUS 308-01. All students must comply with student conduct codes for the University and not on probation, suspension, or expulsion. Students must maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA to obtain and renew scholarships each year. 

We look forward to you joining the Aggie Family and becoming a member of the University Jazz Ensemble! 

Questions? 

Contact the University Jazz Ensemble:  

University Jazz Ensemble 
Department of Visual & Performing Arts (Music) 
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences,  
Frazier Hall 116 
1601 E. Market St. 
Greensboro, NC 27411 

jtcooper1@ncat.edu 
(336) 285-2020 (office) 
(336) 334-7484 (fax)