1. Pieces – Choose one piece from the following list:
A. Confirmation by Charlie Parker
B. Joy Spring by Clifford Brown
C. Cherokee by Ray Noble
D. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
E. Yes or No by Wayne Shorter
F. Giant Steps by John Coltrane
G. Daahoud by Clifford Brown
H. Dolphin Dance by Herbie Hancock
I. Stablemates by Benny Golson
J. Voyage by Kenny Barron

Note: The chosen piece will be played with accompaniment (must be prepared by the applicant) and consist of (at least) Head in, Solo 2 choruses, and Head Out.

* The chosen piece will be played with accompaniment (must be prepared by the applicant) or with a good quality backing track

2. Technique
A. Scales: all keys of Major, Harmonic Minor, Jazz Melodic Minor, Mixolydian b9b13, Altered Scale, Lydian Dominant, and Blues Scale
B. Arpeggios: all keys of Maj7, Dom7, min7, min6, min7(b5), min-maj7, dim7, and Aug7

Note: All scales and arpeggios must be played in all keys (2 octaves) with eighth note swing feel metronome clicking on beats 2 and 4 at 60-80 BPM. If the register is difficult for an instrument, such scales and/or arpeggios may be allowed to be played only to the reachable notes of each instrument.

3. Sight Reading: Applicant has to read and perform properly regarding style, dynamic, etc with appropriate tempo along with a metronome on beats 2 and 4
*** Note: Applicant must play everything from memory

For Video Recorded Audition (International Only):
The recordings must be divided into 3 separated files, (based on all the requirements above) including;
File no. 1 – Applicant must pick 3 songs from the list to perform and record VDO of you performing all 3 songs. 
A. Confirmation by Charlie Parker
B. Joy Spring by Clifford Brown
C. Cherokee by Ray Noble
D. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
E. Yes or No by Wayne Shorter
F. Giant Steps by John Coltrane
G. Daahoud by Clifford Brown
H. Dolphin Dance by Herbie Hancock
I. Stablemates by Benny Golson
J. Voyage by Kenny Barron
(The chosen 3 pieces must be performed with accompaniment (must be prepared by the applicant) and consist of (at least) Head in, Solo 2 choruses, and Head Out.

File no. 2 – Technique (play scales and arpeggios as follow)
Scales: F Major, B Harmonic Minor, D Jazz Melodic Minor, Ab Mixolydian b9b13, A Altered Scale, C# Lydian Dominant, and E Blues Scale
Arpeggios: A Maj7, B Dom7, Ebmin7, Amin6, Bbm7(b5), Cmin-maj7, Fdim7, and Ab Aug7

Note: All scales and arpeggios must be played in all keys (2 octaves) with eighth note swing feel metronome clicking on beats 2 and 4 at 60-80 BPM. If the register is difficult for an instrument, such scales and/or arpeggios may be allowed to be played only to the reachable notes of each instrument.

*  All transposing instruments (Alto, Tenor, Trumpet, etc) must play all given keys without transposing 

File no. 3 – Transcription: play the transcription with metronome on beat 2 and 4 with tempo mark on music sheet (if there is one) if not, the tempo should not be slower than 60bpm.
– Trumpet: All the Things You are (Clifford Brown)
– Trombone: Lady Bird (Slide Hampton)
– Alto Saxophone: Donna Lee (Charlie Parker)
– Tenor Saxophone: Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (Seamus Blake)
– Piano: From Noreen Nocturne (Oscar Peterson)
– Guitar: Stompin at the Savoy (Jim Hall)
– Bass: Transcription for MM 
– Drums: Speak Low (Trades by Shelly Manne)

For each of the above files, each video recording should be of good quality and taken in one take without any editing.  Each file should be named to include [applicant’s name and last name + File no.].  The applicant’s face and fingers must be visible at all times.

*** Note: Applicant must play everything from memory

All incoming students must meet an English language requirement. Applicants can submit a copy of the score report from one of the following exams (or * from the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University, Salaya campus).

W = Writing, S = Speaking

• English scores must not exceed 2 years from the date of the test English to the date of application for the entrance examination.
• IELTS Indicator English exam scores are not accepted.
• Applicants must submit their English exam score to the College of Music with their application.
• Applicants who are accepted for admission must submit their exam score to FGS database at https://graduate.mahidol.ac.th/EngPoint/index.php

Basic Music Proficiencies
All incoming graduate* students are required to demonstrate general music proficiencies in basic music subjects, such as music theory and music history. For students that are unable to pass the exams, they must take additional review courses during the first year of study.

1. Required Exams

2. General Exam Information
(1) All new graduate students must take the proficiency exams, regardless of the student’s program or major prior to the Entrance Interview, with an exception of applicants in Music Business Major of the Master of Arts program.
(2) Students who do not pass the exam(s) must take the respective basic course(s), which will be assigned by the Admission committee.
(3) Students must take any assigned basic courses the first time they are offered and for zero credit hours

3. Assigned Basic Courses after Music Proficiency Exams
The following table lists the basic courses that students must take if they cannot pass the Basic Music Proficiencies exams

Code detail:
MSTC 530 Western Music Theory Review
MSCY 521 Perspective of Western Music History
MSCY 522 Perspective of Thai Music History
MSTH 512 Thai Music Theory Review
MSJA 511 Perspective of Jazz History
MSJA 512 Jazz Theory Review
MSTC 635 Core Concepts in Music Theory
MSCY 648 Core Concepts in Music History