Berklee Bass Audition Song Help/Ideas

[Kobaia]

Originally Posted by Lichtaffen

Was Danny Morris one of the interviewers? I've been taking private lessons with him the past few months and my playing has been totally transformed. What a great guy too. I'm no where near the level of Berklee students, but it's great to be able to pick the brain of one of their best professors.

Good luck on your audition!

Tom Appleman and Bob Pilkington.

[tjnkoo]

Tom Appleman...not sure what to say about that guy. Did he still have the Jack Black beard? haha, But either way man, hopefully it went smoothly for you!

[Kobaia]

Originally Posted by tjnkoo

Tom Appleman...not sure what to say about that guy. Did he still have the Jack Black beard? haha, But either way man, hopefully it went smoothly for you!

He did, and I didn't audition. I was the person interviewing students applying.

[tjnkoo]

Originally Posted by Kobaia

He did, and I didn't audition. I was the person interviewing students applying.

Gotcha man, haha. Sorry, I misread. But yeah, Tom's a ridiculously good player, but he's a strange guy. How was it being on the audition team?

[Kobaia]

Originally Posted by tjnkoo

Gotcha man, haha. Sorry, I misread. But yeah, Tom's a ridiculously good player, but he's a strange guy. How was it being on the audition team?

it was cool. half of the audition is getting the people auditions to calm down, and relax. A lot of 'take a deep breath', and 'ok, are you ready?'.

[zfunkman]

The song you need to learn to play on Electric Bass is Peaches En Ragalia by Frank Zappa. The score is easily available too. This song is very difficult to play. It took me two months but I'm not a very good sight reader.

[Ant_C]

Originally Posted by zfunkman

The song you need to learn to play on Electric Bass is Peaches En Ragalia by Frank Zappa. The score is easily available too. This song is very difficult to play. It took me two months but I'm not a very good sight reader.

I grew up listening to zappa (my dad was a zappa freak), and learned this one for a jam band I was working with 3 years ago, I should still be able to revisit it.


Thank you Kobaia for all the information you have provided for me. I decided to just do a nice groove oriented piece for my audition (I will be soloing/walking over changes later in the audition anyway so it's better to seem versatile rather than a jazz dude only playing jazz). Any suggestions for nice pieces with a cool groove (whether it be latin, or funk I doesn't matter I can play either).

[Kobaia]

http://youtu.be/VWbjS-W4xQ0

http://youtu.be/jPUmnAjp5h8

http://youtu.be/9Z7562nMxSo

[Ant_C]

Originally Posted by Kobaia

http://youtu.be/VWbjS-W4xQ0

http://youtu.be/jPUmnAjp5h8

http://youtu.be/9Z7562nMxSo

I love the first one, I actually have the sheet music for it in the funkifying the clave book.

Thank you once again.

[KeithKlaxwell]

Pick a solid Bird tune and you're golden, Ornithology is perfect. If you want to go easier then something like Autumn Leaves is very welcomed and not at all frowned upon. They would rather see you take a simple standard and crush it then something difficult and just get through. Most importantly, pick a standard because all they really care about is hearing you improvise.

-Berklee '06 alum

[KeithKlaxwell]

OP, feel free to PM any other audition questions

[KeithKlaxwell]

SlapinFunk owner of bassstringsonline is another good user to talk to, he got a full ride to Berklee on upright