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Jazz Improvisation Using Simple Melodic Embellishment teaches
fundamental concepts of jazz improvisation, highlighting the
development of performance skills through embellishment techniques.
Written with the college-level course in mind, this introductory
textbook is both practical and comprehensive, ideal for the
aspiring improviser, focused not on scales and chords but melodic
embellishment. It assumes some basic theoretical knowledge and
level of musicianship while introducing multiple techniques,
mindful that improvisation is a learned skill as dependent on hard
work and organized practice as it is on innate talent. This
jargon-free textbook can be used in both self-guided study and as a
course book, fortified by an array of interactive exercises and
activities: musical examples performance exercises written
assignments practice grids resources for advanced study and more!
Nearly all musical exercises-presented throughout the text in
concert pitch and transposed in the appendices for E-flat, B-flat,
and bass clef instruments-are accompanied by backing audio tracks,
available for download via the Routledge catalog page along with
supplemental instructor resources such as a sample syllabus, PDFs
of common transpositions, and tutorials for gear set-ups. With
music-making at its core, Jazz Improvisation Using Simple Melodic
Embellishment implores readers to grab their instruments and play,
providing musicians with the simple melodic tools they need to
"jazz it up."
Jazz Improvisation Using Simple Melodic Embellishment teaches
fundamental concepts of jazz improvisation, highlighting the
development of performance skills through embellishment techniques.
Written with the college-level course in mind, this introductory
textbook is both practical and comprehensive, ideal for the
aspiring improviser, focused not on scales and chords but melodic
embellishment. It assumes some basic theoretical knowledge and
level of musicianship while introducing multiple techniques,
mindful that improvisation is a learned skill as dependent on hard
work and organized practice as it is on innate talent. This
jargon-free textbook can be used in both self-guided study and as a
course book, fortified by an array of interactive exercises and
activities: musical examples performance exercises written
assignments practice grids resources for advanced study and more!
Nearly all musical exercises-presented throughout the text in
concert pitch and transposed in the appendices for E-flat, B-flat,
and bass clef instruments-are accompanied by backing audio tracks,
available for download via the Routledge catalog page along with
supplemental instructor resources such as a sample syllabus, PDFs
of common transpositions, and tutorials for gear set-ups. With
music-making at its core, Jazz Improvisation Using Simple Melodic
Embellishment implores readers to grab their instruments and play,
providing musicians with the simple melodic tools they need to
"jazz it up."
Written by an experienced and diverse lineup of veteran jazz
educators, Teaching School Jazz presents a comprehensive approach
to teaching beginning through high school-level jazz. Thoroughly
grounded in the latest research, chapters are supported by case
studies woven into the narrative. The book therefore provides not
only a wealth of school jazz teaching strategies but also the
perspectives and principles from which they are derived. The book
opens with a philosophical foundation to describe the current
landscape of school jazz education. Readers are introduced to two
expert school jazz educators who offer differing perspectives on
the subject. The book concludes with an appendix of recommended
audio, visual, digital, and written resources for teaching jazz.
Accompanied by a website of playing exercises and audio examples,
the book is invaluable resource for pre- and in-service music
educators with no prior jazz experience, as well as those who wish
to expand their knowledge of jazz performance practice and
pedagogy.
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