Jazz Works: Advanced Level Teacher's Book and CD

1. Initial Level Teacher's Book and CD-A comprehensive guide to teaching Jazz to Ensembles the Jazz Works series is an exciting collection of jazz repertoire for classrooms and concerts at three progressive levels - Initial Intermediate and Advanced. This Teacher?s Book and CD accompanies the Initial level book and contains Notes on improvisation and jazz style A step-by-step guide to directing and rehearsing a jazz ensemble A booklet of detailed performance and rehearsal notes on each of the eight pieces in the Score Edition. The CD features complete performances of each piece by a professional jazz ensemble. The Score Edition contains the fullscore a set of four solo parts and parts for a rhythm section. These may be photocopied allowing for flexible ensemble playing. This is an all-embracing series for jazz ensembles full of useful advice on how to teach jazz. Well laid out with clear explanations and illustrations these books contain everything to help directors teachers and performers get the best out of the pieces.  

Jerry Coker's Creative Nudge is an HGH (human growth harmone) for jazz musicians - only legal and void of dangerous side effects. It is an improviser's steroid that stimulates artistic growth by refocusing energy into specific areas of study and practice. Coker speaks candidly to all jazz musicians - from beginners to advanced players - in a manner that is structured, but not pedantic; conversational, yet impassioned. Its 63 pages contain wisdom gleaned by a life dedicated to and enriched by jazz improvisation. -- Steve Crews, master Jazz Pianist and member of the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Quartet I'm all of one chapter into this pamphlet and am blown away by the positive nature of Coker's outlook. I am so glad I bought this and cannot put it down! -- Rick Schrenker, Jamey Aebersold Jazz customer from Massachussetts I love your new book! I just read it and really identified with much of the book - particularly melodies and tunes in my head all day & night. I have also always felt that the pinnacle of playing is not a performance but the practicing. I get a lot more pleasure practicing that I do performing - often because it's my escape into a world all my own and my performances don't compare to what I play at home. I also loved the aesthetics chapter and couldn't agree more. You really brightened up my world! Your teaching guidelines mirror your love of teaching and should be guidelines for all of us! You continue to inspire! -- Rick Simerly, jazz trombonist and Summer Jazz Workshops faculty member Explores the hows, whats, and whys of practice, performance, technique, and musicianship. Sometimes, it only takes a nudge to move your playing to the next level. 6x9 paperback. Why do musicians choose Jazz Improvisation as an outlet for creativity? Why are we creating this music and who are we creating it for? All you need is a little information. Master Jazz Educator Jerry Coker has put together this wonderfully structured text summarizing several important topics regarding Jazz and Jazz Improvisation; giving us all that much needed nudge. Features: Jazz Study Preparation Achieving Maximum Results Vehicle/Tune-Types Instrumental Techniques and Tone Scales and Keyboard Activities Listening and Ear Training Teaching Jazz Repertoire and Much More!

Par SEJOURNE EMMANUEL. The fourth volume of a series of books for percussionists by Emmanuel Sejourne, 5 pieces for Marimba, Vol. 4 is a set of 5 works for 4 to 4. 5 Marimbas. Written for advanced level players and inspired from African rhythms, the three first compositions can be played each after the other or separately. The five pieces are: Balafon Ambira Akadinda Generalife Pretexte The names of these 5 pieces for Marimba, Vol. 4 were given after different African instruments of wooden blades that can be found in various places. While Pretexte is quite jazzy with itsstrong beat, Generalife is more dynamic and should be played with more energy and character. Emmanuel Sejourne (born in 1961) is a French percussionist and composer, who was strongly influenced by Western music and popular music. He wrote a series of books for percussionists including 'Keyboard and Percussions, Vol. 1'./ Répertoire / Marimba Solo

Media : Book/CD Set Author : by Lenny Breau and John Knowles Level : Intermediate-Advanced Date published : 6/11/1997 Style : Jazz Type : Solos Description : The late Lenny Breau was admired throughout the world for his complex fingerstyle jazz stylings. The first part of this text/CD contains Lenny's guitar workshop dealing with Building the Blues Three Against Two, and Harmonics at Work. Section 2 presents three great Lenny Breau solos (5 O'Clock Bells Little Blues, and Freight Train). Written in notation and tablature. Contains Lenny's master class on fingerstyle jazz guitar. ***** 3 songs from book are not on CD.

The Perfect Way To Rediscover The Piano-Did you used to play the piano' Would you like to play again' Play it again: Piano uses real pieces from the piano repertoire to teach specific techniques and tips getting you playing fluently once again. This is the second book which is for the more confident 'former' piano player or for those continuing their journey from Book 1. The level of pieces in this second book progresses from around UK grades 5 to 8 (intermediate to late advanced). 'I used to play the piano''Aimed at 'returning' players who have spent some time away from the keyboard Play it again: Piano gives you the confidence to revisit this fulfilling pastime and go beyond what you previously thoughtyou could achieve.Each of the 21 pieces in Book 2 is accompanied by two full pages of easy-to-understand practice tips all designed to get your fingers speeding comfortably across the keys once again! There are more comprehensive Piano Technique and Theory sections at the front and back of each book so you can also delve deeper to regain a fuller understanding of music and technique. A refresher course for all abilities each book is arranged in 4 progressive sections with Book 1 moving from 'Elementary' to 'Intermediate' and Book 2 taking you from 'Late Intermediate' to 'Late Advanced'. Dip in and out wherever your level of playing suits: this two-book course starts with simple and elegant miniatures and concludes with the famously showy Prelude in C-sharp minor by Rachmaninoff! Confident pianists could start with Book 2 but there is a wealth of delightful repertoire and valuable practice tips in Book 1 it's always useful to go 'back to basics'. From Schumann to shuffles. Baroque Classical and Romantic works sit alongside Jazz Ragtime contemporary or traditional pieces at every level so each lesson brings something different and you'll learn to play in a range of styles some of which may be new to your fingers. If you often find yourself saying 'I used to play the piano'' but wish you still did then Play it again:

500 Fills a All Styles a All Levels-This collection of practical patterns can be used as fills in a wide variety of musical genres and can also be combined into solos. While many of the 500 patterns in this book can be applied to just about any musical style the author has grouped the fills into the specific genres in which they would likely appear. Includes rock jazz funk country blues reggae gospel fusion and odd times. The book has easy fills for the beginner and works its way through intermediate and advanced fils. In addition each fill is demonstrated twice on the audio; once at a typical performance tempo and once at a slower tempo.