Instrumental Jazz 20
CP20.1
Improvise in a jazz style on an instrument showing developing understanding of applicable jazz theory.
Indicators for this outcome
| (a) |
To increase understanding of jazz style, analyze musical events within a solo or composition (e.g., shout chorus, form, dynamics, pitches, changes, articulation). |
| (b) |
Play and/or transcribe recorded music of recognized performers through methods such as:
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| (c) |
Create simple, short three or four note jazz licks and develop these licks by methods such as:
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| (d) |
Show improvement and growth in the presentation and construction of improvised solos in a performance setting. |
| (e) |
Take personal and musical risks by trying new ways to express oneself in the jazz idiom, using new ideas, new concepts, and a variety of styles. |
| (f) |
Demonstrate, through writing, describing, and/or playing, the understanding of jazz theory including:
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| (g) |
Improvise to show an understanding of the function of guide tones within a musical form or chord progression. |
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R070129
Beginning Jazz Guitar
Beginning Jazz Guitar is the first book in a series of four books describing a step-by-step method for learning to play jazz guitar. This book includes the major scale and basic triad theory, extended chords and the modes, and a full length etude or song to go with every new concept introduced. The book is clearly organized into easily mastered segments and each chapter is divided into separate lessons. The "A" lessons cover harmonic and chordal topics and the "B" lessons cover improvisation. General information, tips on practicing are at the end (coda) of the book and the music is written in standard notation and TAB.
The accompanying CD demonstrates the examples in the book.
The accompanying CD demonstrates the examples in the book.
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Media and Formats :
Book
CD/DVD
Price :
$29.50
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R054446
The Jazz Piano Book
The Jazz Piano Book is a comprehensive and concise resource that summarizes musical theory and includes jazz harmony. The book covers a range of topics including 3 note voicings, scales and modes, improvisation, chords and comping. Jazz standards are cited and annotated examples are included. Many piano styles, such as stride, Bud Powell voicings, block chords and more are covered.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$35.99
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R054445
Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns
This book was first published in 1947 and musicians and composers of all genres, from Arnold Schoenberg and Virgil Thomson to John Coltrane and Freddie Hubbard, have acknowledged this legendary volume and its comprehensive vocabulary of melodic patterns for composition and improvisation.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$33.59
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R054341
Voicings for Jazz Keyboard: A Comprehensive Approach to Contemporary Keyboard Voicings for the Performer, Arranger, Teacher, Jazz Theorist
This how-to book covers how to move between adjacent harmonies with minimal motion using good sounding state of the art voicings. This well-organized handling of common harmonic situations found in contemporary jazz provides an in-depth examination of what makes good piano players sound great. There are 15 short chapters that cover a range of materials for the jazz keyboardist. A glossary, suggested listening and a semester's syllabus for a jazz keyboard lab are included.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$19.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R052746
Elements of the Jazz Language for the Developing Improvisor
Together with visuals and audio examples, this professional resource describes common licks and shows how they were used by different well-known soloists and how the licks can be inserted into some common chord progressions. The accompanying CD includes solo excerpts that accompany sections of the text and 30 exercises for practising the techniques.
Media and Formats :
Book
CD/DVD
Price :
$37.50
Record posted/updated:
December 7, 2018
R052745
The Jazz Language
A jazz musician must have an understanding of the construction of chords and scales and a ready knowledge of their applications as resources for musical expression. This book includes materials commonly used by a jazz musician and is presented in order of complexity and need. The book is not intended to be an arranging or an improvisation text, but a pedagogical reference. Each chapter concludes with study questions and exercises for the specific concept. The appendices offer additional tools.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$23.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R054342
Patterns for Jazz for Treble Clef Instruments
Jazz improvisation is the spontaneous creation of music in the jazz style. This book provides a collection of patterns that a student of jazz improvisation may practice. The patterns begin with rudimentary exercises such as scales, modes, simple chords and four basic types of chord movement. Following the exercises are usable patterns, as well as more complicated patterns, chords and scales. Finally, the book progresses to interval studies and free-form patterns. This resource is meant to be used while playing and theoretical information is inserted whenever possible to support the context that is presented. The exercises and patterns can be applied to any instrument.
Changes are intrinsic to jazz improvisation and this resource serves as an introduction to pattern-playing in jazz and as a springboard for the development of other, new patterns as they present themselves.
Changes are intrinsic to jazz improvisation and this resource serves as an introduction to pattern-playing in jazz and as a springboard for the development of other, new patterns as they present themselves.
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Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$28.79
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R054367
How to Practice Jazz
This little book offers many useful ideas for how to practice and what to practice while developing critical skills required to practice music successfully. The focus is to help students of jazz improvisation organize their time and practice habits.
The chapters provide an outline of helpful accessories for practicing jazz such as a metronome. Included are titles of books and materials to use, tips on the nature and content of practice and structuring practice. The content is interspersed with personal commentary and experiences and itemized lists of content. The appendices include a handy reference guide to a complete listing of play-along tunes, a guide to play-along exercises and a list of play-along tunes with useful applications.
The chapters provide an outline of helpful accessories for practicing jazz such as a metronome. Included are titles of books and materials to use, tips on the nature and content of practice and structuring practice. The content is interspersed with personal commentary and experiences and itemized lists of content. The appendices include a handy reference guide to a complete listing of play-along tunes, a guide to play-along exercises and a list of play-along tunes with useful applications.
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Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$8.79
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R054508
Chop-Monster 2 Jazz Language Tutor. Teacher's Score with Compact Disc
This book is a continuation of Chop-Monster 1 and covers V7-I cadence, bebop scales, iim7-V7 progression, thirds and sevenths. It can be used for teaching improvisation in a large band setting and is designed for use in 10- to 15-minute sections. New concepts are presented with the help of a "call and response" CD.
Media and Formats :
Book
CD/DVD
Price :
$53.50
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R070149
Jazz Band Rhythm Guitar
This easy-to-read resource from the Mel Bay Presents series provides an introduction to simplifying and explaining the basics of functioning in a big band. The book includes vocabulary, chords, dynamic markings and charts required to understand what written music is asking. It includes accents and articulations, notes and rhythmic notation and explains the physical setup and how to play the four basic styles of jazz.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$11.19
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R102479
Jazz Theory to Accompany Instrumental Jazz 10, 20, 30
In this booklet, the goal is to help students learn the language of jazz. Every effort has been made to ensure that the language used here is the common language of jazz musicians. In order to converse intelligently about their music, students need to understand and to use theoretical terms correctly. Finally, effort has been made to try to describe aspects of jazz theory in more than one way, as not everyone always has the same learning style or understands things the same way.
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Media and Formats :
Document
Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R054565
Expansions. A Method for Developing New Material for Improvisation(2nd ed.)
Campbell provides a thorough approach to practicing patterns. He uses scales that are not addressed in other books.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$11.99
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R054444
Encyclopedia of Reading Rhythms
This book is a comprehensive guide to notes, rests, counting, subdividing, time signatures, triplets, ties, dotted notes and rests, cut time, compound time, rhythm studies, counting systems, road maps and more. It can be used to work on individual or group rhythmic reading skills and can be applied to all instruments.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$26.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R054507
Chop-Monster 1 Jazz Language Tutor. Teacher's Score with Compact Disc
This book covers major and minor chords and scales, dominant seventh blues progressions and chromatic notes. It can be used for teaching improvisation in a large band setting and is designed for use in 10 to 15 minute sections. New concepts are presented with the help of a "call and response" CD.
Media and Formats :
Book
CD/DVD
Price :
$39.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R054504
The Art of Bop Drumming
Designed for the non-drumming jazz teacher, this resource describes jazz drumming and includes information on time playing, comping, soloing, brushes, playing in "2" and uptempo playing. Charts to assist in practising, appendices of recommended listings, a general discography and a list of books and videos are also included. The book is accompanied by a CD with specific tracks to enhance instructional parts throughout the book.
Media and Formats :
Book
CD/DVD
Price :
$34.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R008861
Teaching Music Improvisation with Technology
This book explores multiple areas of music technology and offers exercises and activities for students to develop skills in improvisation. The resource draws on theory and influential artists to lay a musical foundation for students. There are many numbered steps and diagrams indicating how to use various software programs. While many of the strategies could be used for any genre of music that employs improvisation, the excerpts and references in the text
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$38.50
Record posted/updated:
July 19, 2021