DANIEL’S MUSIC ASSIGNMENTS

JAZZ STUDIES

LESSON OVERVIEW

  • 2023 > HIGH SCHOOL HONOR BAND MUSIC > GLAZOUNOV > PDF
  • METRONOME ONLINE > LINK
  • LONE TONES ON HIGH NOTES!
  • TONE BUILDING > RUBANK (non-stop @60bpm), KLOSE (play 2xs) + MAJOR SCALES FULL RANGE IN CIRCLE OF 5THS.
  • TRANSCRIBING FOR HONOR-JAZZ > F BLUES
  • MELODIOUS & PROGRESSIVE STUDIES:
  • 9/29 – Page 58, #2 > Tonguing Exercise (triplets)
  • 8/3/2021 > Multiple Etudes as follows: 
      • #4, Page 2 > Tempo = 152. Practice and polish ALL + [25] to the end
      • #5, Page 3 > Tempo = 88. Practice & polish. Don’t fall behind in tempo.
      • #6, Page 3 > Tempo = 108. Review. Awkward start with pick-ups.
  • 12/22/20 > #15, Page 9 > Bb Major
      • Tempo = 120-132 > 8th note > set to 3
      • Each measure will equal four measures of 3/4
  • SELECTED STUDIES:
      • SEPT 1 > PAGE 9
  • CHROMATIC SCALE (Honor Band)
      • Practice your chromatic scale with different articulation
  • JAZZ STUDIES
      • HONOR BAND AUDITION 2022 > PDF
      • JULY > CBDA AUDITION MUSIC > GOOGLE DRIVE > LINK or PDF
      • DRUMS AT 132 > LINK
      • JUNE 22 > BARE NECESSITIES | PDF | YouTube
      • JUNE 22 > Solo by Phil Woods “Shaw Nuff” | PDF | YouTube
      • March, April & May:  ACRONYM BLUES | PDF | YouTube
      • Work on sax soli
      • MAY 4 – Page 3 –  Count Bubba’s Revenge | PDF | Audio | YouTube
  • LONG TONES ON LOW NOTES | Tempo = 60
  • PARES SCALES
      • Bb Major > #52, 53, 54 & 55
      • A Major > #56, 57, 58
  • PRACTICAL STUDIES
      • Exercises #28 (116)
      • Exercises #43 >  Tempo _______

BAND MUSIC

    • Major Scales up to 4-sharps & 4-flats | Grand Master Scales > LINK
    • TWO OCTAVE SCALES | PDF

Please alert me to any new assignments!

  • VIBRATO EXERCISE:
      • Concert Bb Scale going up by 1/2 steps.
      • Whole notes with vibrato!
      • 1/2 notes-1/2 steps with continuous vibrato pulse.
        ** If you need to first play the 16th note pulse pattern, you can do that to set the vibrato pattern – with emphasis on the down beats (or)  note 1 of 4.
        *** Work on holding out  “problem notes” out with vibrato.

  • ALL MINOR SCALES | LINK
      • 03/23/2021 – Natural Minors
      • 12/08/2020 – Melodic Minor
      • 10/27/2020 – Harmonic Minor
        – IF you think can play the scales two octaves, give it a try.
        – Play chords for the easier scales.

SCALES: MAJOR, MINOR, CHROMATIC & MODES

    • COMPLETE CHROMATIC SCALE | PDF
    • MAJOR SCALE EXERCISES
        • Circle of Fifths | PDF
        • Two Octave Scales | PDF
        • Grand Master Scales | PDF
    • ALL MINOR SCALES | PDF
        • Natural Minor
        • Harmonic Minor
        • Melodic Minor

    • SCALES/MODES & CHORDS | PDF

JAZZ ASSIGNMENTS

OTHER MUSIC:

CBDA JAZZ TOOLS