Jazz Drums Auditions
The KU School of Music currently offers a B.A. in jazz studies.
Limited spaces are available for the Jazz Studies program.
A limited number of scholarships are available.
Please contact Professor Dan Gailey to inquire about space in your particular instrument.
You will be asked to demonstrate the following grooves/styles:
- Medium swing
- Fast swing/bebop
- Swing shuffle
- Bossa nova
- Samba
- Jazz waltz
- Medium swing again with brushes.
You will also be asked to do some sight-reading.
Faculty Contact: Dan Gailey, dgailey@ku.edu
Fall 2021 Audition Dates
Please note: due to Covid 19 concerns, KU School of Music will be offering video auditions in lieu of the live auditions. After submission of a video audition, students are strongly encouraged to attend a faculty appointment over Zoom as scheduled upon video submission. Information about this can be found in the registration. The school is accepting videos auditions from now until June 1st with a priority date of March 15.
If you cannot attend a live audition, email musicrecruiting@ku.edu to make other arrangements.
