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SKU: AP.1-ADV14100
ISBN 9783892210627. UPC: 805095141009. English.
Vocal Improvisation is designed for individual jazz singers, classroom students, and teachers of vocal jazz. The exercises are appropriate for all levels of experience and can also be useful to instrumentalists for developing jazz articulation and learning to better connect what they hear to what they play. The chapters on jazz theory and keyboard, as well as the glossary and selected solos for transcribing section make this publication an excellent resource of information for any jazz musician. In the interviews section you will find questions and answers about jazz and improvisation from some of today's leading professional jazz singers, including DeeDee Bridgewater, Kurt Elling, Jon Hendricks, Sheila Jordan, Kevin Mahogany, Bobby McFerrin, Mark Murphy, and more. The accompanying CD contains vocal examples with rhythm section background featuring Darmon Meader, Don Shelton, and the author. The stereo separation allows you to sing along with them, or turn them off to practice with Michele Weir, piano; John Clayton, bass; and Joe LaBarbera, drums. This is a well written, highly informative and to the point publication.
SKU: AP.1-ADV14108
ISBN 9783954810048. UPC: 805095141085. English.
Internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist, pianist, and educator Nancy Marano offers a unique voice and piano system designed to develop the ear and basic skills of any singer who wishes to become a complete musician. Learn to coordinate your voice, ear, hands and brain, using these breathing, rhythm, and ear-training exercises. Specific weekly lessons are assigned for vocalists to play and sing each exercise. Previous piano skills are not required. Beginning at a remedial level, and increasing in difficulty, studies include scales, intervals, pitch, rhythms, chords, and blues. Musicianship for the Jazz Vocalist is an indispensable companion for both beginners and advanced singers. Titles: Beginning Your Study Program * Weekly Assignments * Remedial Studies * Level One * Everything Voice * Level Two.
SKU: AP.1-ADV14107
UPC: 805095141078. English.
Vamps are one or more chords repeated over and over again. Since the harmony doesn't change much, you have time to hear ideas and develop a solo as well as find new ways to articulate and build your personal vocabulary. There are eight piano vamps on this practice CD. Each one has a different feel and character and chord progression.
SKU: AP.1-ADV14106
UPC: 805095141061. English.
Take private lessons with Jay Clayton. A unique new series! There are two exercise workouts on this CD. Both sequences of exercises have been designed for warming up, improving breath control, widening your range, and improving accuracy and intonation. Developing a good daily routine of working with the CD will help you develop control, strength, delicacy, and flexibility. Your goal is to sing anything you feel and hear with ease.
SKU: KN.00900
UPC: 822795009002.
The swingin' unison vocal featuring all wind players is the definite highlight in this vintage arrangement of 1955! Both before and after that rousing chorus, sax and brass solis and strong ensemble shouts give this old favorite plenty of momentum and sparkle. All rhythm section parts are fully notated, brass ranges are very accessible, and no improvisation is required. Duration 2:15.
SKU: KN.00900S
SKU: GI.G-114424
ISBN 9781574631586. UPC: 884088872311.
A must have exciting collection of favorite tips from 57 of today's most outstanding educators, performers, and industry pros in the jazz education world. This is an ideal source that contains proven successful suggestions that will not only aid the teacher/director from junior high school to university levels, but the conductor and performer - novice to professional! Performance tips on instrument technique, rehearsals, programming, technology, improvisation and much more! Enjoy this quick-to-read enjoyable book that will inform and inspire creativity and improvement at all levels. Sample recipes include: Jamey Abersold, legendary jazz educator and publisher, NEW Jazz Master and LeJENd of Jazz Education Honoree Advanced Jazz Improve, How to Cook! John Clayton, Grammy award winning Bassist and composer, JEN Vice-President Left Hand Bass-ics Dennis DiBlasio, jazz saxophonist with Maynard Ferguson and others, arranger, composer, educator Get Started Improvising by Using a Single Scale-Heat, Simmer, Boil! Diane Downs, founder and artistic director of the renowned Louisville Leopard Percussionists All About the Blues! Dr. Lou Fischer, co-founder/past president of the Jazz Education Network, performer, composer, author Big Band Shake 'n Bake-Successful Performance Tips Dan Haerle, faculty/Regents professor in Jazz studies at the UNT 25 years, LeJENds of Jazz Education recipient Expand Your Palette-a taste of Voicings Dave Liebman, NEA Jazz Master, LeJENd of Jazz Education, award winning performer, lecturer, author Beyond the Music-Jazz Education in the Century of Change Darmon Meader, distinguished vocalist, arranger, and saxophonist, founder/performer New York Voices Stir, Don't Shake-Recipe for Vocal Improv Bob Mintzer, 23-year member of Yellowjackets, Grammy award-winning big band leader and composer of big band music performed globally Spice Up your Life with Music-words from one who knows! Dr. Gary Motley, recognized by National Endowment for the Arts, Great American Jazz Piano Competition, and American Composers Forum Jazz and the iPad - Add this to your Menu! Dr. Larry Ridley, educator, performer, authors and is founder/executive director for the African-American Jazz Caucus, Inc., (AAJC) Jazz Gumbo, sage advice Paris Rutherford, Regents Professor Emeritus of Jazz, Univ. of North Texas 30 years, author, arranger, LeJENds of Jazz Education recipient Recipe for Arranging Amazing Vocal Jazz Goodies.
SKU: AP.1-ADV14737
UPC: 805095147377. English.
Jazz Conception is a new and exciting way for players at all levels to learn the language of jazz! Each book set features 21 solo etudes based on chord changes to standards and blues.The same 21 etudes transposed and adapted for the main jazz instruments.See and hear how a well known soloist phrases and articulates and play along .Sing along with one of today's finest, swinging New York rhythm sections: Mike LeDonne on piano, Dennis Irwin on bass, and Kenny Washington on drums.Start out fairly easy, then get progressively more difficult.Use the etudes as a bridge to solos of the masters that are usually more complicated and involved.Learn melodies and lines that will give you a solid jazz vocabulary and musicality.Use the book for private lessons, for self-study, or in any combination up to a full jazz ensemble, including flute and clarinet.If you are more advanced you may want to use the book to develop your sight reading abilities, for transcribing the etudes or for just having fun playing along with a great jazz rhythm section.Use as an improvisation study, learning how to construct a swinging, logical solo - works especially well in combination with the Study Guide.The Jazz Conception Series is also perfectly suited for the class room. It can be used to develop younger students jazz style in a big band or small group. In an improvisation class the teacher can use the etudes as studies in improvisation. The Study Guide provides an analysis of each etude, along with practice assignments for each etude.
SKU: BT.1237-06-070-MS
ISBN 9789043123259. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Starting a band is always an adventure. Once like-minded, music-loving people have gathered to form a group, it can start. But, wait - there’s still something missing: the music!New music groups whose members do not have much experience on their instruments have special demands. They need not-too-difficult pieces which focus on playing together, and lead quickly to that most motivating of achievements: the band’s first performance.Begin the Band is perfectly designed with these demands in mind. Each book in the series contains four entertaining, great-sounding arrangements and original compositions in pop and jazz styles, with added scope to improvise. Each piece consists ofa vocal part, three accompaniment parts and an easy part for wind players, all in four different keys: C, B flat, E flat and C bass. In addition, there are parts for piano/keyboard/bass and guitar (with chords) as well as drum kit and percussion. All the parts can be combined in any way you like, to form a pop band, jazz combo and so on. The minimal ensemble consists of a vocal part (sung or played by a wind instrument) and one accompanying instrument. Let the adventure begin!Includes songs by: Joss Stone, Christina Aguilera and many more Een ideale uitgave voor gelijkgezinde muziekliefhebbers die pas een band hebben opgericht - of van plan zijn een band te beginnen. Nieuwe muziekgroepen waarvan de leden nog niet veel ervaring met hun instrument hebben, stellen specialeeisen. Ze hebben eenvoudige stukken nodig die zijn gericht op samenspel en leiden tot de zo motiverende beleving van het eerste optreden. Begin the Band is toegesneden op deze eisen. Elk boek van deze serie bevat vieronderhoudende, goed klinkende arrangementen en originele composities in de muziekstijlen pop en jazz, met de mogelijkheid tot improvisatie. Elk stuk bestaat uit een zangpartij, drie begeleidingspartijen en een ‘easy part’, steedsin C, Bes, Es en C-bassleutel. Er zijn aanvullende partijen voor piano/keyboard/basgitaar en gitaar (met akkoorden), evenals voor slagwerk en percussie. Alle partijen zijn te combineren voor elke denkbare bezetting, van popgroeptot jazzcombo, enz. De minimale bezetting omvat de zangpartij (gezongen of gespeeld door een blaasinstrument) en een begeleidingsinstrument. Laat het avontuur maar beginnen!Die Gründung einer Band ist immer ein Abenteuer. Haben sich erst genügend musizierfreudige Gleichgesinnte zusammen gefunden, kann es losgehen. Aber halt - etwas fehlt noch: die Musik! Neue Bands, deren Mitglieder nicht allzu viel Erfahrung auf ihren Instrumenten mitbringen, haben besondere Bedürfnisse. Leichte Stücke sind gefragt, die den Schwerpunkt auf das Zusammenspiel legen und schnell zum motivierenden Erfolgserlebnis der Gruppe führen: dem ersten gemeinsamen Auftritt! Begin the Band ist genau auf diese Bedürfnisse zugeschnitten. Jedes Buch dieser Reihe enthält vier unterhaltsame, gut klingende Bearbeitungen und Originalkompositionen in den Stilen Pop undJazz, die auch Gelegenheit zur Improvisation bieten. Zu jedem Stück gibt es eine Gesangsstimme, drei Begleitstimmen und einen Easy Part, das Ganze jeweils im C-, B-, Es- und im C-Bassschlüssel. Dazu kommen Stimmen für Gitarre und Bassgitarre (mit Akkorden), sowie für Schlagzeug und Percussion. Alle Stimmen sind beliebig für zahlreiche verschiedene Besetzungen ergänzbar - von einer Minimalbesetzung aus Gesangsstimme (auch von einem Blasinstrument spielbar) mit einer Begleitung, über eine Popband bis hin zur Jazzcombo und vielem mehr. Mit Liedern und Stücken von Christina Aguilera, Joss Stone, Gary Barone und Hans Kerkhoff kann das Abenteuer beginnen! Monter un groupe est toujours un défi captivant relever. Il suffit de trouver et réunir quelques musiciens passionnés ayant les mêmes go ts et l’aventure peut commencer. D’accord, mais qu’allez-vous jouer ? Les groupes fraîchement constitués dont les membres ont une expérience instrumentale limitée ont besoin d’un répertoire adapté ; des pièces simples axées sur le jeu en ensemble et qui permettent d’atteindre rapidement le but suprême: monter sur scène. Begin the Band a été conçu spécialement pour satisfaire ces exigences. Chaque recueil de cette collection contient quatre superbes arrangements et compositions originales dans les styles pop et jazz qui offrentun espace de liberté propice l’improvisation. Chaque pièce comporte une partie vocale, trois parties d’accompagnement et une version instrumentale de la ligne mélodique (version simplifiée de la partie vocale), le tout dans les tonalités Ut, Si b, Mib et Ut BC. Sont également jointes les parties pour keyboard/guitare basse, guitare (avec accords), batterie et percussion. En combinant les différentes parties selon votre choix, vous obtiendrez un groupe de rock, un combo de jazz ou tout autre formation. L’instrumentation minimale se constitue de la partie vocale (ou version instrumentale de la ligne mélodique) et d’une partie d’accompagnement. Que l’aventure commence ! Formare un gruppo è sempre una sfida accattivante. E’ sufficiente trovare e riunire alcuni musicisti appassionati e con gli stessi gusti e l’avventura può iniziare. D’accordo, ma cosa si suona? I gruppi formati da musicisti con una limitataesperienza strumentale, hanno bisogno di un repertorio adatto: brani semplici concentrati sull’esecuzione in gruppo e che permettano di raggiungere rapidamente l’obiettivo: esibirsi in pubblico. Begin the Band è stato concepito per soddisfare questeesigenze. Ogni raccolta di questa collezione contiene quattro superbi arrangiamenti e composizioni originali adatti all’improvvisazione. Ogni brano comporta una parte vocale, tre parti di accompagnamento e una versione strumentale della lineamelodica (versione semplificata della parte vocale), il tutto nelle tonalit Do, Sib, Mib e Do �. Sono incluse anche le parti per tastiera/chitarra basso, chitarra (con accordi), batteria e percussioni. Combinando le varie parti a scelta,otterrete un gruppo rock, un combo jazz o altre formazioni. La strumentazione minima è costituita dalla parte vocale (o versione strumentale della linea melodica) e di una parte d’accompagnamento. L’avventura può iniziare! VFormare un gruppo è sempreuna sfida accattivante. E’ sufficiente trovare e riunire alcuni musicisti appassionati e con gli stessi gusti e l’avventura può iniziare. D’accordo, ma cosa si suona? I gruppi formati da musicisti con una limitata esperienza strumentale, hannobisogno di un repertorio adatto: brani semplici concentrati sull’esecuzione in gruppo e che permettano di raggiungere rapidamente l’obiettivo: esibirsi in pubblico. Begin the Band è stato concepito per soddisfare queste esigenze. Ogni raccolta diquesta collezione contiene quattro superbi arrangiamenti e composizioni originali adatti all’improvvisazione. Ogni brano comporta una parte vocale, tre parti di accompagnamento e una versione strumentale della linea melodica (versione semplificatadella parte vocale), il tutto nelle tonalit Do, Sib, Mib e Do �. Sono incluse anche le parti per tastiera/chitarra basso, chitarra (con accordi), batteria e percussioni. Combinando le varie parti a scelta, otterrete un gruppo rock, un combojazz o altre formazioni. La strumentazione minima è costituita dalla parte vocale (o versione strumentale della linea melodica) e di una parte d’accompagnamento. L’avventura può iniziare! Formare un gruppo è sempre una sfida accattivante. E’sufficiente trovare e riunire alcuni musicisti appassionati e con gli stessi gusti e l’avventura può iniziare. D’accordo, ma cosa si suona? I gruppi formati da musicisti con una limitata esperienza strumentale, hanno bisogno di un repertorio adatto:brani semplici concentrati sull’esecuzione in gruppo e che permettano di raggiungere rapidamente l’obiettivo: esibirsi in pubblico. Begin the Band è stato concepito per soddisfare queste esigenze. Ogni raccolta di questa collezione contiene quattrosuperbi arrangiamenti e composizioni originali adatti all’improvvisazione. Ogni brano comporta una parte vocale, tre parti di accompagnamento e una versione strumentale della linea melodica (versione semplificata della parte vocale), il tutto nelletonalit Do, Sib, Mib e Do �. Sono incluse anche le parti per tastiera/chitarra basso, chitarra (con accordi), batteria e percussioni. Combinando le varie parti a scelta, otterrete un gruppo rock, un combo jazz o altre formazioni. Lastrumentazione minima è costituita dalla parte vocale (o versione strumentale della linea melodica) e di una parte d’accompagnamento. L’avventura può iniziare! VFormare un gruppo è sempre una sfida accattivante. E’ sufficiente trovare e riunirealcuni musicisti appassionati e con gli stessi gusti e l’avventura può iniziare. D’accordo, ma cosa si suona? I gruppi formati da musicisti con una limitata esperienza strumentale, hanno bisogno di un repertorio adatto: brani semplici concentratisull’esecuzione in gruppo e che permettano di raggiungere rapidamente l’obiettivo: esibirsi in pubblico. Begin the Band è stato concepito per soddisfare queste esigenze. Ogni raccolta di questa collezione contiene quattro superbi arrangiamenti ecomposizioni originali adatti all’improvvisazione. Ogni brano comporta una parte vocale, tre parti di accompagnamento e una versione strumentale della linea melodica (versione semplificata della parte vocale), il tutto nelle tonalit Do, Sib, Mib eDo �. Sono incluse anche le parti per tastiera/chitarra basso, chitarra (con accordi), batteria e percussioni. Combinando le varie parti a scelta, otterrete un gruppo rock, un combo jazz o altre formazioni. La strumentazione minima ècostituita dalla parte vocale (o versione strumentale della linea melodica) e di una parte d’accompagnamento. L’avventura può iniziare!
SKU: GI.G-10833
ISBN 9781574635614.
From philosophy, auditions, and lesson planning to improvisation and literature selection, this diverse group of nationally recognized educators at all levels discuss these topics and more. Each director practically walks you through a rehearsal! Whether you are a seasoned vocal jazz director or someone looking to get started, the authors’ concepts on running an outstanding vocal jazz program has something for everyone. There are different vocal timbres that we expect to hear in different styles, and I believe that there are ways to produce a variety of sounds in a healthy way with sound technique. —Andrew Dahan   Niles North High School, Skokie, IL When starting a vocal jazz ensemble, I keep the literature on the easy side so concepts of style, tone, vibrato, balance, and blend can be focused on without pounding out notes. —Roger Emerson   Professional Composer and Arranger As with any language, one of the fastest ways to learn about different styles, genres, and other idiosyncrasies is to immerse ourselves in the language. —Daniel Gregerman   Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, IL I think of the audition process as a necessary means to help me ‘cast’ the ensemble. —Greg Jasperse   Western Michigan University My overall philosophy is that teaching jazz is extremely important. The creation of this music is unique to America, and it is imperative that we keep our youth informed. —Connaitre Miller   Howard University We don’t really ever ‘finish’ a piece or arrangement, do we? We work on the repertoire and the music arrives to an artistic place. —Kate Reid   University of Miami, Frost School of Music Jazz is a genre that has to be primarily learned from listening. Exposing students to a wide variety of jazz and contemporary styles is one of the most important things we need to do. —John Stafford II   Kansas City Kansas Community College My jazz singers are the best music readers in the department, and I never do any sight singing with the jazz choirs. That is all done in the traditional choirs. —Janice Vlachos   Fairview High School, Boulder, CO It takes a good amount of work to achieve a unified sound, however, within working on the minute details and repetition, it is those moments of victory during the rehearsals that make it all worth it. —Gaw Vang Williams   Sacramento State College Vocal jazz encourages personal expression through which improvisation has become a hallmark trait of the genre. —Natalie Wilson   Grass Valley Elementary School, Camas, WA.