Essential Elements For Jazz Ensemble: A Comprehensive Method For Jazz Style And Improvisation - Alto Saxophone
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Item number 1100213JE, 32 pages, $14.95

Welcome to the exciting world of jazz! This book will help you get started by introducing the important elements of jazz style and improvisation. You'll also learn basic jazz theory and some highlights of the history of jazz. The exercises and compositions in this book can be played by a full jazz ensemble, or individually with the two CDs included with the book (each book includes the CDs except for the conductor's score). Listening to good jazz players is an extremely important way to learn, and playing along with the CD is an excellent way to hear how jazz is played. The full band arrangements in this book include "sample" improvised solos for study and reference. "Essential Elements For Jazz Ensemble: A Comprehensive Method For Jazz Style And Improvisation" is available for: flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba, guitar, bass, drums, C treble/vibes, piano, and conductor.

Published By: "Essential Elements For Jazz Ensemble: A Comprehensive Method For Jazz Style And Improvisation - Alto Saxophone" was published by Hal Leonard Corporation.


Song Titles
London Bridge
Ja-Da
Rhythm Workout
Melody Workout
Rhythm Workout
Melody Workout
Rhythm Workout
Melody Workout
Rhythm Workout
Melody Workout
Runnin' Around
"Jazzin' Up" Jingle Bells
Quarter Notes
Questions And Answers
Building Jazz Chords
Building Jazz Chords
Make Up Your Own - 2-Bar Solos
Make Up Your Own - 2-Bar Solos
Attacks And Releases
Accenting 2 And 4
Doo And Bah
Dit And Dot
Doo, Bah, Dit, And Dot
Swing 8th Notes
Quarters And 8ths
More Quarters And 8ths
Swingin' The Scale
Movin' Around
Tradin' Off
Syncopating By Anticipating The Beat (Playing Early)
Syncopating By Delaying The Beat (Playing Late)
When The Saints Go Marching In - Without Syncopation - Composed by: James Black and Katherine Purvis
When The Saints Go Marching In - With Syncopation
Rhythm Study For Ja-Da
Ja-Da - Full Band Arrangement - With Syncopation - Composed by: Bob Carleton
Reading Swing Rhythms
Swing Rhythm Workout #1
Swing Rhythm Workout # 2
Swing Rhythm Workout #3
Swing Rhythm Review
"Jazzin' Up" A-Tisket A-Tasket
Swingin' With Jack - Full Band Arrangement
Major Seventh Chord Workout
Dominant Seventh Chord Workout
Minor Seventh Chord Workout
Listen To The Blues Progression - B Flat Concert
Blues Workout - Roots And Sevenths
Blues And Workout - Roots, Thirds, And Sevenths
Make Up Your Own - 2-Bar Solos Using Roots, Thirds, And Sevenths
Blues Workout - Dominant Scale
Blues Workout - Scale Steps 1, 2, And 3
Blues Workout - Scale Steps 1 Through 5
Blues Workout - Scale Steps 1 Through 5, And Flat 7
Our First Blues - Full Band Arrangement With Solos - Composed by: Mike Steinel
Listen To The Chords For St. Louis Blues
Blues Workout For St. Louis Blues - Roots, Thirds, And Sevenths
Blues Workout For St. Louis Blues - Scale Steps 1 Through 5, And Flat 7
"Jazzin' Up" St. Louis Blues - Adding Rhythms
St. Louis Blues - Add Your Own Rhythms
St. Louis Blues - Original Melody
St. Louis Blues - Changing Rhythms
St. Louis Blues - Repeating Parts Of The Melody
St. Louis Blues - Filling In The Skips
St. Louis Blues - Adding "Wrong" Notes (Chromatic Ornamentation)
St. Louis Blues - Full Band Arrangement - Composed by: W.C. Handy
Demonstration Solo For St. Louis Blues
Building The Blues Scale
The Blues Scale - With The Blues Progression
Blues Workout - Blues Scale (1, 3, And 4)
Blues Workout - Blues Scale (1, 3, 4, And 5)
Blues Workout - Blues Scale (1, 3, 4, 5, And 7)
Rhythm Workout #1
Rhythm Workout #2
Common Riffs - Using Notes Of The Blues Scale
More Common Riffs - Using Notes Of The Blues Scale
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Sheet Music Format: Instrumental Solo
   Difficulty 3 on a scale of 1 to 6 with 6 being the hardest.
   A CD is included with this book.
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