SAXOPHONE
DRUMS TRACKS
LA JAZZ SOCIETY
- MUSIC > G-DRIVE
- You Gotta Shake That Thing > “Shout Chorus“
- Ain’t Misbehavin’ > Audio
- Second Line > Audio
- The Jazz Me Blues > Audio
- Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans > Audio
- When the Saints > Backing Track > YouTube
- CANTALOUPE ISLAND
- NOW’S THE TIME (F CONCERT BLUES)
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- Alto Sax Lead Sheet > PDF1 > PDF2 > Charlie Parker Solo, PDF
- Rhythm Section Lead Sheet > PDF
- YouTube1
- YouTube2 (Original)
- F Blues Backing Track
- F Blues Backing Track – Slightly Faster
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Blue Bossa (Alto Lead Sheet) > Backing Track > YouTube
WARM-UP
- EVERY DAY:
LESSON ASSIGNMENTS
- LINDERO SHUFFLE > PDF
- SOUTH SIDE BLUES
- APRIL IN PARIS > PDF > YouTube
- BIG NOISE FROM WINNETKA >PDF > YouTube
- DANCE BIG’UN DANCE > PDF > YouTube
- EL GATO GORDO > PDF > YouTube
- ACT YOUR AGE > PDF > YouTube
- SWANEE RIVER > PDF > Audio
- MAMBO JAMBO > PDF > YouTube
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- 80 bpm > Audio
- 88 bpm > Audio
- 96 bpm > Audio
- MAMBO JAMBO: ALTO SOLO > PDF > RHYTHM TRACK
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- 8/9 > BASIE’S BLUES > PDF > Mp3 (Rhythm only)
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- Write out counting. Then count & clap to a metronome multiple times.
- When you feel you have it, THEN play it!
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ONGOING STUDIES
- SHAW NUFF, PHIL WOODS TRANSCRIBED SOLO > PDF > YouTube
- FIRST PRACTICAL STUDY | SIGHTREADING:
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- Page 7, #11 = Cantabile @112, 120, 126, 132
- Page 7, #12 – Grazioso @92bpm
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JAZZ BACKING TRACKS
- Harvest Moon | Melody & Rhythm Track | PDF | Track with Sax | Track no Sax
- The Milky Way | Melody & Rhythm Track | PDF | Track with Sax | Track no Sax
- BASIE’S BLUES > PDF > Mp3 (Rhythm only)
POSSIBLE SONGS FOR JAZZ A > LINDERO
- LITTLE BROWN JUG > PDF > YouTube
- SOUTH SIDE BLUES > PDF > YouTube > Audio
- BASS OF OPERATIONS > PDF > YouTube
- LISTEN & CHECK OUT (no music available):
LINDERO JAZZ B
- DANCE BIG’UN DANCE > YouTube > PDF
- REBOOT > AUDIO > PDF
- Boogie Stop Shuffle > PDF > YouTube
- My Funny Valentine > PDF > YouTube
- Killer Joe (Michael Sweeney) > PDF > YouTube
- DRESSED IN BLACK > PDF > AUDIO
- FROSTY THE SNOWMAN > PDF > Audio
- BEN’S BLUES >PDF > Audio
- A ROCK > PDF | Audio
- Bb BLUES > G, A, Bb, C, C#, D, E, F > YouTube
- SUMMER BAND:
- KILLER JOE > AUDIO > PDF
- BLUES FOR MR B > PDF > AUDIO
- STRUTTIN’ WITH SOME BARBECUE > AUDIO
- BEEN THERE, DONE THAT > PDF > Audio
- SHOW AND TELL > PDF > Audio
CLARINET
WHAT TO PRACTICE
- PRACTICAL STUDIES. Play 2-4 short pieces.
- KLOSE (saxophone book)
- MEMORIZE ALL 12 MAJOR SCALES
CLARINET MUSIC RESOURCES
- GRAND MASTER SCALES | PDF
- CHROMATIC SCALE (ms) | PDF
- CLARINET FINGERING CHART | PDF
- CLARINET MAJOR SCALES (High School level) | PDF
- GLOSSARY OF TERMS | PDF
EXTRAS