All-State Jazz

All-State Jazz Audition Policies and Procedures

Click here for a PDF version of the Jazz Audition Policies and Procedures (Revised 2022)

2024-2025 TMEA All-State Jazz Audition Material

It is required that each school that has a student or students auditioning for TMEA Region and All-State Jazz purchase a FULL packet, which includes the drum and improv play along recordings. You may distribute the music to teachers and students at your school, but packets should not be shared between schools.

Buy a Full Packet
$30

Individual Instrument Packets

Individual instrument packets have been provided so that students and private lesson teachers can get the music quickly. Individual instrument packets, which include the play along recordings, are for individual use only and cannot be distributed.

More information and MIDI practice files of the jazz etudes can be found on the Texas Jazz Educators Association website.

Video Performance Guides

Improvisation Clinic

Saxophone

Trumpet

Tenor Trombone

Bass Trombone

Piano

Bass

Jazz Guitar

Drums

Jazz Audition Material Errata

This page is the official location for posting of TMEA jazz audition material errata.

Improvisation

• F Blues
  • Concert and Bass Clef pitches chord corrections:
    • m7: Beat 1 should be F7, Beat 3 should have no chord. (posted 7/8/2024)
    • m8: Beat 1 should be Cmi7, Beat 3 should be F7. (posted 7/8/2024)
    • m16: Beat 1 should be Gmi7, Beat 3 remains C7. (posted 7/8/2024)
  • B♭ pitches chord corrections:
    • m7: Beat 1 should be G7, Beat 3 should have no chord. (posted 7/8/2024)
    • m8: Beat 1 should be Dmi7, Beat 3 should be G7. (posted 7/8/2024)
    • m16: Beat 1 should be Ami7, Beat 3 remains D7. (posted 7/8/2024)
  • E♭ pitches chord corrections:
    • m7: Beat 1 should be D7, Beat 3 should have no chord. (posted 7/8/2024)
    • m8: Beat 1 should be Ami7, Beat 3 should be D7. (posted 7/8/2024)
    • m16: Beat 1 should be Emi7, Beat 3 remains A7. (posted 7/8/2024)

Saxophone

• Etude 2
  • m21: The third triplet on beat 3 should be an E natural. (posted 7/8/2024)

Trumpet

• Etude 1
  • m18: All F♯ in the bar should be F natural. (posted 5/20/2024)

Tenor Trombone

• No errata at this time.

Bass Trombone

• Etude 1
  • m23: Note on the and of 4 should be E♭ for both the top and bottom lines. (posted 5/20/2024)

Drums

• No errata at this time.
• Note: The original recording for Reunion in Greeley had an incorrect length for the drum break. A new recording was provided on 6/7/2024 and is correct on purchases after that date.

Jazz Guitar

• Etude 2
  • Missing chords:
    • m7: Beat 1 should be Dmi7, Beat 3 should be G9. (posted 7/8/2024)
    • m15: Beat 3 should be G7sus. (posted 7/8/2024)
    • m16: Beat 1 should be A♭maj7. (posted 7/8/2024)
    • m17: Beat 1 should be Cma6/9. (posted 7/8/2024)

Bass

• No errata at this time.

Piano

• No errata at this time.

Area Auditions

Area recordings will be adjudicated Saturday, November 11 (Trumpet and Trombone Pre-Area), and Sunday, November 12 (Area).

Results for directors/sponsors are available through the audition entry pages (TMEA membership required) immediately after the auditions have finished each day. They are intended for the private use of directors/sponsors and their students. These results are not public and are subject to appeals for 72 hours.

Final public audition results will be available on the All-State Audition Results page at 9 a.m. the following Tuesday.

TMEA All-State Jazz Ensemble Instrumentation