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The Berklee Book of Jazz Harmony—
Tom Hojnacki & Joe Mulholland. Learn jazz harmony, as taught at
Berklee College of Music. This text provides a strong foundation in
harmonic principles, supporting further study in jazz composition, arranging,
and improvisation. It covers basic chord types and their tensions, with
practical demonstrations of how they are used in characteristic jazz
contexts and an accompanying CD that lets students hear how they can
be applied.
10423880 Book & CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.99
Berklee Music Theory - Book 1 (Second Edition)—
Paul Schmeling. This essential method features rigorous, hands-on,
"ears-on" practice exercises that helps students explore the inner workings
of music, presenting notes, scales, and rhythms as they are heard in pop,
jazz, and blues. Students learn and build upon the basic concepts of music
theory with written exercises, listening examples, and ear training exercises.
The online audio examples will help reinforce lessons as students begin to
build a solid musical foundation. Now available with an answer key.
10281308 Book with Online Audio Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.99
Berklee Music Theory - Book 2 (2nd Edition)—Paul Schmeling.
This volume focuses on harmony, including triads, seventh chords,
inversions, and voice leading for jazz, blues and popular music styles. You'll
develop the tools needed to write melodies and create effective harmonic
accompaniments from a lead sheet. This revised edition includes an answer
key for all exercises and lessons to check your progress. The price of this
book includes access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming,
using the unique code inside each book.
10284883 Book with Online Audio Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99
The Essential Jazz Harmony Book
(For All Instrumentalists and Arrangers)—Dan Haerle.
Jazz has evolved its own harmony apart from other genres of music. In
order to improvise and compose in the idiom, a basic understanding of
this harmony, how chords move and connect with each other, is essential.
In this book, noted author and educator Dan Haerle explains all the
fundamental chord/scale theory and harmony you need to know. At the
end of the book are voicings to over 20 standard chord progressions so
that you can clearly see and hear how the various rules apply in real world
situations. Written for all musicians, no keyboard skills are required, but
knowing the names of the notes on a keyboard will be helpful.
10590270 Spiral-Bound Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.95
Jazz Educator's Handbook—Jeff Jarvis & Doug Beach.
The second edition of The Jazz Educator's Handbook has been revised
and updated by co-authors Doug Beach and Jeff Jarvis. First published
in 2002 this new edition has been streamlined and modernized for the
contemporary classroom. Whether you are a veteran jazz educator or a
band director with minimal jazz experience this resource offers field-tested
strategies to help you offer the best possible training for your students. In
addition to the many printed music examples in the book there are over
150 mp3 audio recordings that complement the text available for download.
"Doug Beach and I co-authored the 1st edition of Jazz Educators Handbook
to assist band directors with disparate levels of jazz experience. Since
that time, educators around the world have used our suggestions to help
their students learn and enjoy jazz music. But since the original publishing
date of 2002, teaching strategies have been continually transformed by
daily advances in music technology. What hasn't changed is the human
dynamic; jazz educators are still driven by passion for the music and the
insatiable desire to teach. We hope the 2nd edition's updated information,
combined with your experience and instincts, will help jazz music to evolve
for years to come." -Jeff Jarvis, co-author
2471446 Book & Online Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00
The Jazz Ensemble Director's Manual—Rick Lawn.
This should be the "Bible" for every jazz educator! It covers all aspects
of conducting and instructing a jazz band. Including a wealth of practical
methods and materials, Rick Lawn covers such topics as beginning a jazz
education program, funding the program, improvisation, size, scheduling,
performance, philosophy, and much more. Don't miss it!
2075240 Book & CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.00
Listening Excerpts to Develop Jazz Musicianship—
Jim Childers. Imagine an art teacher saying, "Today, we are going to paint
in the impressionistic style" and then using only words to describe that style
- a frustrating activity for all! Displaying classic art by Monet or Degas would
be a far better way to grow students' visual concept of impressionism.
Similarly, the best way to develop a young jazz musician's understanding
of how jazz is supposed to sound is through great listening examples. This
resource for experienced and novice jazz educators organizes hundreds
of great jazz recordings into tables and provides companion Spotify and
YouTube playlists to showcase specific jazz concepts, styles, characteristic
tones, genres, emotions, and more. What can Charlie Parker teach
students about alto saxophone? What is Miles Davis' characteristic trumpet
sound? What is the difference between bebop and swing? What separates
a slow wide scoop from a quicker, shorter scoop? Use focused listening to
great musicians playing great pieces of music to convey musical concepts,
improve student musicianship, and inspire a love for jazz!
11536900 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.95
Patterns for Jazz
(A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and Improvisation)—
Jerry Coker, James Casale, Gary Campbell & Jerry Greene.
A monument among jazz educational materials. Condensed charts and
pertinent explanations are conveniently inserted throughout the book to give
greater clarity to the application of more than 400 patterns built on chords
and scales from simple (major) to complex (Lydian augmented scales).
922153 Paperback Book Treble Clef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.99
Rehearsing the Jazz Band—
Mary Jo Papich & Ryan Adamsons.
Want to have a better jazz ensemble? If so, this book is for you! It provides
one huge "room" where everyone can gather to ask questions on the art
of rehearsing the jazz band and then listening to answers from people
who know. Included are chapters by Caleb Chapman, John Clayton, Jose
Antonio Diaz, Curtis Gaesser, Antonio Garcia, Gordon Goodwin, Roosevelt
Griffin III, Sherrie Maricle, Ellen Rowe, Roxanne Stevenson, Steve Wiest,
and Greg Yasinitsky. In addition, suggested jazz charts are included from
each author.
11173595 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
The Rhythm Changes Guide—Lukas Gabric.
A comprehensive guide to rhythm changes, offering a wealth of information
for beginners and professionals alike. Written in the language of the
working musician and clearly laid out. Takes the reader from the absolute
essentials to advanced improvisational concepts, all supplemented
with examples from legendary players. 70 pages of tradition-derived
improvisation concepts and exercises, with dozens of examples from
legendary players like John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Hank Mobley, Don
Byas, Michael Brecker, and many others. Features unexplored concepts
for improvisation such as Schenkerian theory. Useful for beginners,
intermediate-level performers, professionals, and musicians interested in
diverse styles such as bebop, hardbop, modern contemporary, and more.
11335993 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.00
First-year and seasoned directors alike can continue to learn
from these top jazz pedagogy resources. These books will help
you to achieve your goals for your jazz ensemble!
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