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Piano Audition Requirements

Jazz Major: Piano
Audition Requirements

Auditions are scheduled on Saturday on campus at the School of Music

check back in August for new audition dates

Undergraduate piano majors must complete the classical piano audition. These are held on Saturdays, usually 4 times per year. Check the audition schedule.

A separately scheduled jazz piano only on-campus audition should be arranged with Hank Hehmsoth
(this is not the required classical audition). CD, VHS, and DVD auditions are accepted with prior approval.
Contact Hank Hehmsoth for submission.

to schedule an audition please fill out the online
Undergraduate Audition/Admissions form

Audition Repertoire

Incoming Freshmen: Be prepared to perform the head and improvise from one the following 4 styles:
Transfer Students: Be prepared to perform the head and improvise from at least two the following 4 styles:

1. One Jazz Blues in a standard key (F, Bb, not C)
(to illustrate your knowledge of jazz blues form)

examples:	Bb Blues or F Blues - Aebersold Blue Monk Straight, No Chaser	Volume 54, Tracks 3 or 10 Volume 02, Tracks 3, 4, 8, or 9 Blue Train Au Privave

2. One Jazz Ballad
(to illustrate your lyrical melodic style)

examples:	Misty Tenderly 'Round Midnight Funny Valentine Some Other Time	My Romance My Foolish Heart Gershwin (any) Ellington (any)

3. One Latin/Jazz or Jazz/Funk straight-8 (samba, bossa, funk/rock, salsa)
(to illustrate your rhythmic precision and groove)

examples:

Jobim (any)
Shadow Of Your Smile
Green Dolphin Street

Black Orpheus
Blue Bossa
Recordame

4. One Medium Tempo Standard, Jazz Standard, or original composition
(to illustrate your melodic style over chord changes)

examples:	Sweet Georgia Brown Solar Satin Doll Ellington (any) Fly Me To The Moon	There is no Greater Love There Will Never Be Another You Out Of Nowhere Night and Day

All Jazz Piano Majors participate each semester in Texas State's extraordinary ensembles.
Ensemble auditions are separately scheduled.

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Jazz Studies

Piano Audition Requirements

Jazz Major: Piano Audition Requirements

Audition Repertoire

Jazz Major: Piano
Audition Requirements