SKU: BT.F2M24
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SKU: CL.032-4653-01
This original and exciting composition is designed to give your ensemble the authentic sound that is heard in some of today’s commercial music. Blending both the Latin and rock genres, with lots of unison lines, and a solid groove, this chart is easy to teach and learn. An excellent program choice for all occasions, and a great chart for beginning jazz students to start learning improv!
SKU: CL.032-4621-01
This easy and fun beginning rock chart from the Jazz Starters! Series will be a hit with your young jazz band students. A steady beat, easy rhythms, and modest ranges provide the perfect introduction to rock style. The two-measure solo section (suggested solo riffs included) will encourage your young improvisers. Awesome Sauce provides all the ingredients you need for a successful and musical performance by your young jazzers.
SKU: BT.SINF188
ISBN 9788884000828.
Per tutti gli strumenti Tutti gli elementi essenziali dell'armonia che il musicista Jazz deve sapere. Come la composizione, l'improvvisazione è un'arte che si basa su un certo numero di dati certi: teoriche (relazione scale, accordi), e tecniche (eredit degli improvvisatori). Lo scopo di questo metodo è quello di imparare e apprendere come riferimento le varie tecniche utilizzate dagli improvvisatori più conosciuti, da Parker a Carlton, passando per Corea e Coltrane. Memorizzate il maggior numero possibile di informazioni e stili, inoltre ascoltate molti dischi e carcate di capire le diverse tecniche di improvvisazione. (dalla Prefazione dell'Autore).
SKU: CL.032-4751-01
Blue Avenue from the Barnhouse Jazz Starters series, is an easy and fun medium tempo swing piece checks all the boxes - solid groove, tasty riffs, a catchy melody and solid ensemble writing, a great introduction to the swing style. The two-measure solo section, (suggested solo riffs included), will encourage your young improvisers to give it a try. Easy to put together and perform Blue Avenue will have your jazzers swinging in no time.
SKU: CL.032-4751-00
SKU: CL.032-4823-00
This up-beat, swinging arrangement of O Little Town of Bethlehem checks all the boxes! The jazzy statement of the tune features hip unison lines with some punchy ensemble support. Modest solo changes (suggested solos are included) will encourage your budding improvisers. The change-of-pace middle section is established by the insistent tom-tom rhythm (sleighbells included!), while the band builds up the riffs to the restatement of the theme, and a powerful climax. Larry Neeck’s unique arrangement of this classic carol will get toes tapping, and hands clapping with holiday spirit!
SKU: CL.032-4823-01
SKU: CL.032-4625-01
Tuneful and catchy, Binge Watch is a 12-bar blues in F that your students will want to binge-play! There’s lots of space for teaching and learning improve, with written suggested solos as well as chord changes in an open solo section, making this the perfectly suited chart for middle school or developing high school jazz ensembles. It’s scored for full jazz ensemble, but playable with as few as 3 saxes, 2 trumpets and 1 trombone, plus rhythm section. Binge on this!
SKU: CL.032-4625-00
SKU: CL.031-0233-01
Jazz Waltz with a great deal of variety in the orches tration-unison trumpets on the melody, contrapuntal lines, sax solis and ensemble playing. Suggested improv solo for alto cued for trumpet.
SKU: CL.032-4362-00
A creative combination of Go Tell It On The Mountain and Beethoven's Ode To Joy that's guaranteed to impress your listeners, Opening with a beautiful chorale, it switches to driving rock and steamrolls through the keys of Bb, Eb & F to a big finish. No improv, but lots of solis and solid ensemble sections. It won't take a lot of rehearsal time to work up this truly awesome addition to your holiday concerts.
SKU: CL.031-0233-00
SKU: CL.032-4368-00
A really great rock guitar feature. This up-tempo chart explodes from the first guitar power chord behind a rhythmic horn section introduction right into the melodic verse, verse, chorus, improv format. Your students will be sounding bigger and better right away! The easy Bb major pentatonic scale means there’s no such thing as a wrong note for your rising star guitar player. The guitar part includes tablature for licks with appropriate slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and chord shape/performance suggestions. Playable with 3 Saxes, 3 Brass and Rhythm. An outstanding chart for maturing bands who want to really rock the house!
SKU: CL.032-4476-00
Yes! Feature your guitar or vibes player on this cookin' F blues shuffle with a nod to the late great B.B. King. The bari sax part takes a prominent blues band role within the rhythm section. Open up the improv solo section to feature any instrument. Tablature and fingerings for appropriate slides, bends, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and chord shape/performance suggestions are included in the solo guitar part. Playable with limited instrumentation. A real band and crowd pleaser!
SKU: CL.032-4360-00
The slow introduction allows you to feature tenor, alto, trumpet and/or trombone soloists in any combination. Then it switches to hard-driving rock with all sections of the band getting a chance to shine. The improv section for any instrument only has two chords, and the background parts provide plenty of support for the soloists. Full of contrasts and excitement, this is not your grandfather's Scarborough Fair. Your band and audiences will love it!
SKU: CL.032-4953-00
The boogaloo is a toe-tapping genre that combines influences from rhythm and blues, soul, and Latin jazz - and now your beginning jazz band can experience this infectious dance groove for themselves! Boogaloo For You! a great chart to involve extra percussionists (with five optional auxiliary parts included), and the solo section is accessible enough to feature all beginning improvisers. This is the perfect closer to bring the house down at your next concert!
SKU: CL.032-4953-01
SKU: CL.032-4579-01
Tame your young beasts with this fun beginning rock chart. This chart has all the right stuff - a steady beat, easy rhythms and ranges, and it is fun to play too! In the optional two-bar solo section, encourage your young improvisers with solos based on only one chord (suggested solos provided.) Great for concert or contest, and a great way to introduce improvisation and build confidence. Your students and audience will love Animal Control!.
SKU: CL.032-4579-00
SKU: CL.032-5002-00
Agent Undercover is a fun rock chart that will be the one your students ask to play again each and every year! Based around accessible blues licks, this is a great way to get your group playing quickly and with confidence. Bryce Newton’s experience with young jazz ensembles is evident in the scoring of this piece, and the solo section is written with young improvisers in mind, so that students can trade and begin improvising in small segments. Educational, and very fun!
SKU: CL.032-4926-01
Jazz music doesn't always have to be higher, faster, & louder – and this chart is proof that you can generate plenty of excitement by laying-back. It's great for teaching your band how to keep a slower tempo without rushing, and the open solo section on Bb blues changes is perfect for building confidence in young improvisers. The background parts sound so full you can play them without the solos if you desire and it will still sound great. A definite winner!
SKU: CL.032-4926-00
SKU: CL.032-4960-00
If I Gave My Heart is a gorgeous swing ballad for younger bands. Lots of ensemble writing will help the band learn to play together, but there is also space for a short sax soli and a short brass soli. No improv is required, but your piano player gets to shine with lots of written fills between melody phrases. While written at an easy level, If I Gave My Heart is perfect for any ensemble that wants a ballad and a chance to take a little pressure off those chops!! Keep swingin’!
SKU: CL.032-0129-00
Rock Ballad featuring some tasty alto sax solo work. An uptempo middle section gives your soloist a chance to show off their improv chops before moving back to the ballad tempo. A great showcase piece!
SKU: CL.031-0313-01
Pretty rock ballad with a strong rhythmic pulse. All sections featured, with a written solo and short improv for trombone (suggested solo included). Flowing melody and a big rich sound make this an excellent addition to your library.
SKU: CL.SCM-1125-00
A great chart in the Count Basie Style. Wonderful writing for all sections at a moderate swing tempo. Solos can be played as written or opened up for improv. A great melodic and stylistic piece for students to experience. Delightful!
