Bachelor of Music - Saxophone/Woodwind

• For any program level, a minimum of three years of full-time study at the secondary school level in an English language school system in a country where English is considered the primary language, or the primary language of instruction and evaluation is English, with acceptable grades in all English courses. 

• For any program level, a minimum of  two full years of successful study in an accredited university degree program or two full years of successful study in an accredited college diploma program in a country OR in a postsecondary institution where English is the primary language of instruction.

• Minimum TOEFL Scores: 560 for paper-based test OR84 (21L, 21W, 21S, 21R) for internet-based test

• Minimum IELTS Scores: Overall 6.5 AND No band below 6.0

• Minimum MELAB Score: 78

• Minimum EAP Score: Successful completion of all EAP courses with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 75% in Level 8

• Minimum PTE Score: 58 - 60

• Minimum CAEL Score: Overall band score of 60 and Writing of 60

• Minimum FCE/CAE/CPE Score: Cambridge (FCE/CAE/CPE) 180 (with no single test score below 169)

• Duolingo Language Test Scores: Between 115-120

Other requirements 

• Audition

  • Prepared Works: Please have three selections prepared.  Two must be jazz standards of contrasting style/tempo and the other a classical etude or piece. Applicants are not required to bring an accompanist to the audtion, but jazz tunes should have a recorded accompaniment using play-along CDs such as the Jamey Aebersold series of books and CDs.  A CD player and stereo are available in the audition room.

  • Jazz Standard: You will prepare two jazz standard pieces of contrasting style/tempo with CD or mp3/ipod accompaniment, approximately 2-4 minutes each. It is recommended that you play a piece from the Jamey Aebersold Play-Along CD/Book series. Play the melody and one or two choruses of an improvised solo (depending on the length of the tune). The first piece should be a slow or medium tempo ballad, blues, or standard tune such as: I Can’t Get Started, Body And Soul, Laura, Georgia, Sonnymoon For Two, I’m Old Fashioned, Summertime, or Bye Bye Blackbird. The second piece should be a medium or up-tempo song such as Stella By Starlight, Blue Bossa, Tune Up, Yardbird Suite, Just Friends, Green Dolphin St., Joy Spring, or Night In Tunisia.

  • Classical piece: The classical selection can be a technical or lyrical study, etude, or one movement of a concerto. No accompaniment is required.

• A series of exercises will be assessed in the following areas:

  • Sound

  • Flexibility

  • Range (high and low)

  • Tongue Conception

  • General Musicianship 

• Scales: Each student will be asked to play one or more of the following scales: Two octaves ascending and descending of all 12 major, harmonic and melodic minor, and chromatic scales.

• Triads/Chords: Two octaves of all major (1,3,5), minor (1,b3, 5) and augmented (1,3,#5) triads as well as diminished 7 (1,b3,b5,bb7) chords.

• Sight Reading: You will be asked to sight read in the jazz idiom

• Theory Test

  • The Theory and Ear Training test is a required test for all students auditioning for the degree program. It is approximately 30 to 50 minutes in length. The test has a written portion and an aural identification/dictation portion. There is no sight singing component. Study theory basics, scales and chords, and be able to aurally identify scales, intervals, and chords played on the piano. See Theory and Ear Training Test FAQs.