25 jazz etudes is a book aimed at intermediate jazz students wanting something authentic to play over well known jazz standards.

It has long been recognised that to develop jazz vocabulary we should copy the masters of the music but what if our favourite player is simply too advanced for where we currently are in our musical development?

The 25 jazz etudes have been created with limited tricky passages, no high sustained playing but still uses great, authentic vocabulary.
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The book has 25 etudes and each etude is in concert pitch, Bb. pitch, Eb pitch and bass clef.

The etudes are -

Alfie ? 60 bpm
Almost like being in love ? 135 bpm
Bye bye blackbird - 135 bpm
Caravan ? 180 bpm
Doxy ? 100 bpm
East of the sun ? 135 bpm
Fascinating rhythm ? 160 bpm
Fly me to the moon ? 140 bpm
Four - 170bpm
Giant steps ? 185 bpm
Have you met miss Jones? 135 bpm
How high the moon ? 175 bpm
I remember you ? 165 bpm
I'll close my eyes ? 160 bpm
I'm coming Virginia ? 131 bpm
I've got rhythm changes ? 175 bpm
Line for Lyons ? 140 bpm
Makin' whoopee ? 90 bpm
Night in Tunisia ? 170 bpm
Scrapple from the apple ? 160 bpm
Song for my father ? 135 bpm
Star eyes ? 115 bpm
Summertime ? 105 bpm
Tempus fugit ? 200 bpm
There will never be another you ? 160 bpm
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Dixieland delights features 10 popular numbers from this fantastic period of music. The etudes include - Ain't misbehaving, All of me, Big Butter & Egg man, I can't give you anything but love, Just a closer walk with thee, Stardust, Struttin' with some babecue, The Sehik of Araby, When the Saints go marching in & When you're smiling! All the etudes have 2 choruses except Stardust, which has 1, When the Saints and Just a closer walk with thee have 4. Although the etudes are written over the chord changes of Dixieland classics, the etude itself is written to challenge intermediate players, using a good variety of jazz language. This book would suit Bb Trumpet, Clarinet, Treble clef Trombone, Soprano sax & Tenor sax (may need to transpose small sections into a more comforstble playeying range). Check out www.jazzetudes.net.

The 6 virtuoso jazz pieces in this booklet, each dealwith a fundamentally important element of jazz piano playing. That is why thepieces are called Jazz - Etudes. However, they serve not only as teachingmaterial, but are composed primarily for concert practice.

Performing the booklet does not require you to have anyin-depth experience in jazz music. All pieces are to be played "aswritten" and without any special jazz playing techniques, (such as "swing- triplets" etc.).

From the composer: "What are Morphs? Morphs are tiny compositions. I wrote them as springboards for improvisation. Most Morphs are under four measures; a few are longer. I wrote these little pieces on piano, but any instrumentalist or vocalist can adapt them. They can also be played in groups. Morphs can be played as written -- with no improvisation -- to practice rhythmic dexterity and keeping a steady pulse. However, you'll have the most fun with these pieces if you have some knowledge of improvisation, scales, modes and chord symbols, or if you have an experienced improviser to work with. As you can see, Morphs are not just in major and minor scales; they are also in some of the various modes and occasionally a pentatonic scale. The time signatures also vary. Try playing the Morphs as written for a few cycles, then branch out and start improvising. There are no rules. In fact, you can change meter or key as desired. These pieces are meant to spark your own improvisations. Musically yours...Mikael Elsila (composer), melsila@hotmail.com". Watch Morphs in action at www.bitly.com/morphsetudesforimprovisation . Morphs are (c) Mikael Elsila and registered with ASCAP. Contact the composer at melsila@hotmail.com.

Jazzy scales & patterns in all 12 keys - jazz etudes

Have you ever found yourself struggling to play in certain 'tricky keys'? Why are these keys so tricky? Simply because we've not played them as much as the easy ones! That's it, no other reason. By practicing enough in ALL keys we can really take our playing and improvising to the next level, always executing what ever ideas we hear or come up with, perfectly.

Jazzy scales & patterns in all 12 keys is aimed at intermediate players to develop their jazz technique in all 12 keys. The scales and patterns are written in such a way, that you could use parts of them within your solos. By developing your playing in the key centers and in a jazzy way, we can develop our technique along with our listening skills. The book culminates with a section on playing II-V-I's in the key centre. An etude of the famous standard 'Cherokee' has also been added as a bonus to show how you can use many of the exercises in the book in real life playing situations!



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ISBN 9781619119475.

This collection of ten jazz etudes with accompanying audio provides intermediate to advanced tenor sax students with a fun and effective way to learn to play in the specific odd meters: 3/4, 5/4, 7/4, and 9/4. Each etude is based on the chord progression of a different jazz standard, and includes an in-depth analysis of the melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic devices used. The addition of the odd-time ingredient, along with completely original melodies and improv lines, converts what would be mere academic etudes to a delightful jazz listening and playing experience.If you want to improve your fluency in reading, performing, and improvising in odd time signatures, this is the book for you! A generous number of preparatory exercises gradually introduce the student to not only reading music, but also ahearing how phrases land within a measurea of odd time.Play-along audio tracks featuring a professional rhythm section (piano, bass, and drums) minus the sax track allow you to play as the soloist. Includes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781619119468.

This collection of ten jazz etudes with accompanying audio provides intermediate to advanced alto sax students with a fun and effective way to learn to play in the specific odd meters: 3/4, 5/4, 7/4, and 9/4. Each etude is based on the chord progression of a different jazz standard, and includes an in-depth analysis of the melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic devices used. The addition of the odd-time ingredient, along with completely original melodies and improv lines, converts what would be mere academic etudes to a delightful jazz listening and playing experience. If you want to improve your fluency in reading, performing, and improvising in odd time signatures, this is the book for you! A generous number of preparatory exercises gradually introduce the student to not only reading music, but also ahearing how phrases land within a measurea of odd time. Play-along audio tracks featuring a professional rhythm section (piano, bass, and drums) minus the sax track allow you to play as the soloist. Includes access to online audio.

Volume II presents the performing components of jazz such as the performance of eighth notes in jazz, the creation of jazz phrases in the format of the blues and the jazz standards. There are 7 different blues formats that are presented with Preparatory Studies that include preset jazz phrases and the typical type of chord changes used in each format. The next part of the study includes Jazz Etudes that are modeled after several of the jazz standards, The chord changes are designed to be used as in an original standard but in an etude form. If one has mastered Volume I of this study or the equivalent, then they will be able to work through the material in Volume II as well. This completes the study of "The Jazz Improvisation Workshop."

15 Really Easy Jazz Duets for Clarinet and Alto Saxophone, are exciting original compositions by David McKeown, arranged in easy keys and within a suitable range for one Clarinet and one Alto Saxophone. These duets are written with players of a few months? experience in mind. Click the YouTube link above to listen to samples of several of the duets played on Clarinet. 15 Really Easy Jazz Duets for Clarinet and Alto Saxophoneare all in a jazz swing style and each duet presents and reinforces a new rhythmic challenge. 15 Really Easy Jazz Duets for Clarinet and Alto Saxophone? are; Perfect for concert performances large and small.Fun for younger players with the cat titles theme.Fully articulated to help develop that sense of jazz style.Great for helping with jazz rhythms.Road tested with scores of students.Fun to play.Playable with piano, guitar or even full rhythm section.Chords in concert pitch are included throughout. The fifteen titles are, The Bossy Bobcat, The Careful Caracal, The Chatty Cheetah, The Cosy Cougar, The Lazy Leopard, The Leaky Lion, The Lucky Lynx, The Magnificent Margay, The Operatic Oncilla, The Outrageous Ocelot, The Polite Puma, The Porky Panther, The Selfish Serval, and The Timid Tiger.

15 Really Easy Jazz Duets for Flute and Trumpet, are exciting original compositions by David McKeown, arranged in easy keys and within a suitable range for one Flute and one Trumpet. These duets are written with players of a few months? experience in mind. Click the YouTube link above to listen to samples of several of the duets played on Clarinet.

15 Really Easy Jazz Duets for Flute and Trumpet are all in a jazz swing style and each duet presents and reinforces a new rhythmic challenge.

15 Really Easy Jazz Duets for Flute and Trumpet are;

Perfect for concert performances large and small.Fun for younger players with the cat titles theme.Fully articulated to help develop that sense of jazz style.Great for helping with jazz rhythms.Road tested with scores of students.Fun to play.Playable with piano, guitar or even full rhythm section.Chords in concert pitch are included throughout.
The fifteen titles are, The Bossy Bobcat, The Careful Caracal, The Chatty Cheetah, The Cosy Cougar, The Lazy Leopard, The Leaky Lion, The Lucky Lynx, The Magnificent Margay, The Operatic Oncilla, The Outrageous Ocelot, The Polite Puma, The Porky Panther, The Selfish Serval, and The Timid Tiger.

Arpeggios abound in this jazz waltz with a quasi-classical flair. Maybe this would be too sophisticated for a beer drinking crowd but in a jazz club, it would suit the venue. The Vienna part is the fact that a jazz waltz and a Viennese Waltz are kissing cousins. 4 pages, 1 min. 48 sec. One of 12 intermediate arpeggio studies from the collection "Delicious Licorice".