2024 EDUCATORS

ASSOCIATION
TEXAS MUSIC

ALL STATE JAZZ ENSEMBLE

AUDITION ETUDES

prepared and published by the

Texas Jazz Educators Association
Alex Parker, editor
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 All Audition
Guidelines and
Instructions can be
found on the TMEA
website

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regions/band/jazz

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 Swing  = 220 - 240
Saxophone Etude One Woody Witt
www.woodywitt.com

F maj7 E mi7( 5) A7
           

  
                        
 

D mi7 C mi7 F7
                 
                 

5
 7( 11)
B maj7 E F maj7 D mi7
               
            
       
 
9
 
G 7( 11) G mi7 C 7( 9)
 
                                    

13 3

F maj7
     E mi7( 5) A7

                    
         
17



D mi7
      
C mi7 F 7( 9)
                      
     
21
 7( 11)

B maj7 
       
E
 
F maj7 B mi7

E 7( 9)
          
      
7
25

F maj7 B
   

A mi7 D 7( 9) G mi7 C7 F maj7
             
        
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 Saxophone Etude Two
Ballad  = 80 Swing 8th's Straight 16th's
Andre Acevedo
Dallas Area Private Teacher

  
F mi7 (  5)
   
B 7(  9)
    E mi/D A/C 
         
G maj E mi C mi7 F7
   
 

  
D 7(  5)
        
B mi7 E7 A mi7 D7 B mi7 E7 A mi7

      

 


5


F mi7 (  5) A/C 
          
B 7(  9)
                  

E mi E mi/D C mi7 F7

G maj

 
9

 
F mi7 (  5) B 7(  9)
                         
B mi7 E7 A mi7 D7 G6

   
13


B 7(  9) B 7(  9)
       
E mi E mi C7 E mi E mi A7
          
                 
17


C mi7 (  5) F 7 B mi7
    
B 7(  9) D 7(  5)
     
E mi E mi E7 A mi7
                     
 
21

  
F  7(  5 ) B 7(  9) A/C 
  
G maj E mi E mi/D C mi7 F7
                        

25

                          
B mi7 E7 A mi7


D7

  
G9
6

    
29 3


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 Samba  = 100
Saxophone Etude Three Russell Haight
Texas State University
7
F maj7 G min7 C7 F maj7 F min7 B

    
 
        
 
        
 
  9 7 
E maj7 A min7( 5) D 7  13  G maj7 D C 7( 9)
              
   
   

           
5 9 7
F maj7
        
G min7 C 7  13 
     
Fmaj7 F min7 B

        

        
 

3
9  9 
E maj7
     
 
A min7( 5) D 7  13  G maj7

C min7
        
F 7( 9)
     
        
 
 3
E 7alt
       
13 7
B min

7
B maj
 
                   
     

3
9
 
17
C 7  13 
A maj7
     
    
G min7
       
       
       
7
3 3
21
F maj7 G min7   F maj 
7
C 7alt F min7 B
                        
           
25   9 
E maj7 A min7( 5) D 7  13  G maj7 G min7 C 7( 9)
                
 
      
          


F 6/9   
29

3
F maj7 E7 E7 D7 G min7

C 13( 9)
   
       
         
     
3
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 Bb Arranged by: Stockton Helbing
Swing

C Minor Blues - Region

q = 175 bpm

Play all 4 choruses

INTRO
B b7 A7 D-7 B b7 A7
4
&b 4 ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ Û ‰Û Û Œ
1 J
2 3 4

SOLO SECTION

D-7 Eº A7 D-7 A7
& b .. ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
5
6 7 8

G-7 A7 D-7
&b ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
9
10 11 12

1-3
B b7 A7 D-7 B b7 A7
&b ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ..
13
14 15 16

4 U
B b7 A7 D-7 B b7 A7 D-7
&b ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ Û ‰ ÛŒ Û
17
18 19 20
J

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C Minor Blues | Leadsheet| updated 4/20/2022 | | Bb
 Bb Arranged by: Stockton Helbing
Bebop
q = 212 bpm

Birdology - All-State
INTRO
# B-7 B b7 AJ
# # # 4C -7 C7 B-7 E7
& 4’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ‰ Û | |
1 J
2 3 4

SOLO SECTION

# # # . AJ A-7 D7
A

& .’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
5
6 7 8

# # # GJ G-7 C7
& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
9
10 11 12

# # # F7 E7 A- 6 E7
& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
13
14 15 16

# # # AJ B-7 E7 C #-7 C7 B-7 E7

& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
17
18 19 20

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# # # AJ A-7 D7
B

& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
21
22 23 24

# # # GJ G-7 C7
& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
25
26 27 28

# # # F7 E7 AJ B-7 E7
& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
29
30 31 32

# B b7
# # # C -7 C7 B-7 AJ B-7 E7
1

& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ..
33
34 35 36

# U
# # # C -7 C7 B-7 B b7 AJ
2

& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ‰ Û |
37 J
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Swing

C Minor Blues - Region

q = 175 bpm

Play all 4 choruses

E7
INTRO
F7 E7 A-7 F7
& 44 ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ Û ‰Û Û Œ
1 J
2 3 4

SOLO SECTION

A-7 Bº E7 A-7 E7
& .. ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
5
6 7 8

D-7 E7 A-7
&’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
9
10 11 12

1-3
F7 E7 A-7 F7 E7
&’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ..
13
14 15 16

U
F7 E7 A-7 F7 E7 A-7
4

&’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ Û ‰ Û Œ Û
17
18 19 20
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 Eb Arranged by: Stockton Helbing
Bebop
q = 212 bpm

Birdology - All-State
INTRO
# F #-7 F7 EJ F #-7
# # # # 4G -7 G7 B7
& 4’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ‰ Û | |
1 J
2 3 4

SOLO SECTION

# # # # . EJ E-7 A7
A

& .’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
5
6 7 8

# # # # DJ D-7 G7
& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
9
10 11 12

# # # # C7 B7 E- 6 B7
& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
13
14 15 16

# # # # EJ F #-7 B7 G #-7 G7 F #-7 B7

& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
17
18 19 20

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# # # # EJ E-7 A7
B

& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
21
22 23 24

# # # # DJ D-7 G7
& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
25
26 27 28

# # # # C7 B7 EJ F #-7 B7
& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
29
30 31 32

# F #-7 F7
# # # # G -7 G7 EJ F #-7 B7
1

& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ..
33
34 35 36

# F #-7
U
# # # # G -7 G7 F7 EJ
2

& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ‰ Û |
37 J
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