Jazz Audition Requirement;
The requirements are divided into 3 parts: Repertoire, Sight Reading and Scales.
- Repertoire –
Applicant chooses one from the following Swing-Jazz standard repertoire:
- F Blues: Billie’s Bounce
- F Blues: Straight No Chaser
- F Blues: Bag’s Groove
- Bb Blues: Blues Monk
- C Blues: C Jam Blues
Play melody for 2 chorus (Head-in). After melody, applicant must play at least four choruses of soloing.
If applying for Piano or Guitar, applicant must play at least two chorus of comping (accompaniment) after their solo.
If applying for Drum set, applicant must play a “trading fours” solo two choruses.
Play melody again for two choruses (Head-out).Sight Reading – Applicant has to read and perform in a swing feel with a metronome set to sound on beats 2 and 4, tempo 40-50 bpm
2. Sight Reading – Applicant has to read and perform in a swing feel with a metronome set to sound on beats 2 and 4, tempo 40-50 bpm
3. Scales – Scale of all Major, Harmonic Minor, Jazz Melodic Minor and Natural Minor should be played in eight notes using a swing feel with a metronome sounding on beats 2 and 4, tempo 60 bpm.
Thailand International Music Examination: TIME
1. How to apply with the TIME score
In order to study here, prospectus students should obtain a required result of TIME. The applicant will need to apply for TIME for Thai Music theory, Music Theory, and Aural training. Requirement will depend on the major areas of application.
If the applicant did not pass the TIME (<60%), but qualify for other areas, the applicant will be admitted to the college under condition and will be placed in the music foundation course.
However, applicant is allowed to re-take TIME and if the result is more than 60%, the applicant can submit the result for an update score.
2. TIME Subjects to use for College of Music admission
| Program / Major | TIME (Thai Theory) | TIME (Western Theory) | TIME (Ear-Training) | |
| Pre-College (M.4) | Western Music | – | submit Grade 9 | submit Grade 9 |
| Jazz | – | submit Grade 9 | submit Grade 9 | |
| Composition | – | submit Grade 9 | submit Grade 9 | |
| Popular Music | – | submit Grade 9 | submit Grade 9 | |
| Sound and Music Production | – | submit Grade 9 | submit Grade 9 | |
| Sound and Music Production (In case Thai music) | submit Grade 9 | – | – | |
| Thai music | submit Grade 9 | – | – | |
3. Applicants can purchase an application form, handbook, and register at
1) TIME, branch MCGP Seacon Square Srinakarin Tel.: 02 7219894 – 7
2) TIME, branch MCGP Seacon Square Bangkae Tel.: 02 4582680
3) TIME, branch MCGP Siam Paragon Tel.: 02 1294542 – 6
4) College of Music Shop, Salaya Tel.: 02 8002525 # 2504, 2505
4. TIME exams are available both on-site and online. (Please check before applying)
Contact TIME for more Information (on-site/online): www.timemusicexam.com
mobile phone no. 081 918 5381, call no. 02 4582680
Contact TIME for submit scores TIME: msadmission@mahidol.edu
