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JAZZ AUDITION MUSIC > PDF
Complete Chromatic Scale
Improvisation (All instruments except drums)
- - “A Little of This” (F Blues) from “Volume 42: Blues in All Keys” by Jamey Aebersold
  - Brass/Saxophone players: Play the head and solo over 2-4 choruses
IMPROV Bb SHEET MUSIC > PDF
IMPROV BACKING TRACK > AUDIO | MP3 TRACK
STUDENT INFORMATION FORM > FILL OUT > LINK
HONOR BAND GUIDE WITH VIDEO > LINK
MORE INFO/DIRECTOR GUIDE > LINK

How High The Moon (8/15 & 8/22)
- - Chords & Modes > Next week review & improv!
(Next time) Just Friends (Check key w/Chad Lefkowitz-Brown)
Blue Bossa

Please prepare the Concert Ab, G and D Major the FULL RANGE of your instrument, and a chromatic scale one octave > PDF
MAJOR & CHROMATIC SCALES: Aim for all in one breath. One long slur. Fermata on the last note.
1. 1. CONCERT Ab (Your Bb scale) > Start at low Bb . . . play the scale to high F3 . . . continue down to low Bb and hold! > Key signature: Bb, Eb.
  2. CONCERT G > (Your A scale) > Start on low A . . . play the scale to high E3 . . . continue down to low B natural & pivot back to your starting note. | Key signature: F#, C#, G#.
  3. CONCERT D > (Your E scale) > Start on E > play the scale up to high E3 . . . rotate back down to low B natural & pivot back to your starting note. > Key signature: F#, C#, G#, D#.
COMPLETE CHROMATIC SCALE | PDF
Prepare at least 1 unaccompanied chorus of a Jazz Transcription by a Jazz legend who plays your instrument > “Blowin’ for Dootsie” by Dexter Gordon > PDF | YouTube
Improvise over 3 choruses of an F blues (D, F, G, G#, A, C, D )> Backing Track

BLUES SCALES IN ALL KEYS > PDF