LEO’S MUSIC ASSIGNMENT

AHS JAZZ

  • SOUL STATION > writing a solo
  • FRIED PIES
  • SO WHAT – Work on your solo — OR — memorize your solo!
  • Bb Blues Solo (new as of 10/14/24) — need 2nd chorus!
  • Softly as a Morning Sunrise – Writing a solo

LESSON OVERVIEW

  • LONG TONES > READ DISCUSSION NOTE > LINK
  • ALL 12 MAJOR SCALES – with HB articulations 
  • THE CHANT SOLO > YouTube
  • MARCH OF THE TROLLS > YouTube

AGOURA AUDITION 2025 | SET A

  • TABLEAUX DE PROVENCE > MOVEMENTS 1 & 2. OPTIONAL #3
  • Concert _____________________________
  • Jazz II (Jazz A) – AUDITION REQUIREMENTS 
      • Wind players: complete the classical audition requirements for Wind Ensemble II or Honors 
      • Perform 1-2 choruses of a solo to the tune “Jordu” – LEAD
      • Play the tune “Tenor Madness” and prepare two choruses of a 12 bar Bb blues solo using transcribed licks from a single or several legendary Jazz artists on your instrument.
          • Tenor Madness Lead-sheet Folder HERE
      • “MEMORIZE” a Jazz Transcription > Shaw Nuff, Phil Woods > YouTube
      • Chromatic Scale
          • Jazz A > Concert Ab, G & D > full range
          • Studio > Honor Scales

 

EVERYDAY / WARMUP & DAILY MAINTENANCE

  • MAJOR SCALE STUDIES > FULL RANGE
  • Circle of Fifths | PDF
  • Two Octave Scales | PDF
  • GRAND MASTER SCALE > PDF
  • Modes & Scales > PDF

PRACTICAL STUDIES 

  • Page 4 – Exercises #3, 4, 5
  • Page 5 – Exercise #6, 7, 8

25 DAILY STUDIES > KLOSE BOOK

      • Try a new exercise each day (repeat 2-3x)
      • KLOSE #4 > Aug 2, 2023
      • KLOSE #11 > August 2, October 30
      • KLOSE #12 > Jan 5, 2025 >> Dec 4, 2023
      • KLOSE #14 >
      • KLOSE #16 > Dec 11, 2023

LCMS JAZZ

COMMUNITY BAND

 

TRANSCRIBING

  • 5/29 > Phil Wood’s Doxy > PDF > LINK > MEMORIZING!

ADVANCED JAZZ – 1st Alto parts

  • FUN MUSIC/SOLOS
  • SIMPSONS > PDF
  • FLINTSTONES > PDF
  • STAR WARS > PDF
  • JURASSIC PARK > PDF
  • CHRISTMAS SONGS > PDF

 

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