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Jazz  for  “Non-­‐Jazzers”  

Dr.  Chad  West  

Some  Basic  Jazz  Styles  

LaBn  Bop  Blues  Swing  

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Opening  Thoughts  

Why  have  a  jazz  band  as  part  of  your  music  program?  

Why  do  some  people  not  have  jazz  bands  as  part  of  their  programs?  

The  single  most  important  thing  in  teaching/learning  jazz  

is  listening  to  jazz.  

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Swing  ArBculaBon  

ü     APack  with  a  “doo”  syllable  rather  than  “tah”    ü     Release  the  note  with  the  tongue  

ü     Quarter  notes  are  generally  played  detached  (staccato)  

ü     8th  notes  are  generally  played  connected  (legato)  

ü     Accent  quarter  notes  on  2  and  4  

Swing  ArBculaBon  

ü  Accent  8th  notes  on  the  upbeats    ü  Swing-­‐  2nd  eighth  note  played  like  last  third  of  a  triplet  

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Swing  ArBculaBon  ü  8th  then  quarter  is  played  long-­‐short  

ü  DoPed  quarter—zabadoo-­‐dot    

Beginning  Method  Books  

Jazz  Ensemble  

Jazz  Combo  

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Jazz  Solfège  

Jazz  Solfège  

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Jazz  Solfège  

Jazz  Solfège  

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Jazz  Solfège  

Rock  ArBculaBon  

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LaBn/Rock  Style  

ü  APacks  and  releases  are  similar  to  swing  ü  SBll  accenBng  2  and  4  ü  Same  arBculaBon  syllables    ü  Straight  8ths  ü  8th  then  quarter  is  played  as  wriPen  ü  Drummer  uses  snare  and  bass  drum  for  pulse  

Did  I  menBon  that  it  is  important  to  listen?  

You  could  explain  it…or  you  could  just  let  your  students  hear  

Pancho  Sanchez  

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Jazz  OrnamentaBon  

Jazz  OrnamentaBon  

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Importance  of  Listening  Without  listening  your  bands  will  sound  “s=ff”  

Let’s  Listen  to  the  Basie  Orchestra  play,  Night  in  Tunisia  

Listen  to  a  well-­‐known  brass  quintet  play  Night  in  Tunisia  

Importance  of  Time  

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Rhythm  SecBon  Roles  

Time  Provide  rhythmic  and  harmonic  foundaBon  

Style  and  Color  Set-­‐up  horn  secBon  and  control  dynamics  

Wi1y  Conversa4onalist  Fill  in  the  rhythmic  and  harmonic  gaps  

Magic  Triangle  Bass  Locks  in  with  2  &  4  from  hi  hat  

Ride  Cymbal  Locks  in  with  bass  player’s  bass  line  

Hi  Hat  Locks  in  with  ride  cymbal  

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Rhythm  SecBon  NotaBon  

ü  Place  3rd  or  7th  in  the  bass  ü  Add  9th  or  13th  to  make  3-­‐note  chord.    ü  Move  between  chords  smoothly  by  step  

and  keeping  chord  tones  when  possible.  

Swing  Comping  PaPerns  

Piano  

LaBn  Comping  PaPerns  

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ü  Voice  chords  in  upper  four  strings  ü  Start  with  3rd  and  7th  then  add  9th  or  13th  to  

make  3-­‐note  chord.    ü  Freddie  Green  Style—play  on  each  down  

beat  OR  comping  paPerns  below  

Swing  Comping  PaPerns  

Guitar  

LaBn  Comping  PaPerns  

Bass  

ü     1,2,3,5,  8,7,6,5  ü     Try  to  approach  by  step  or  5th  ü     Use  chromaBcs  for  smooth  lines  

Blues  Progression  

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Bass  

ü  “Two-­‐Feel”  or  “Two-­‐Beat”  ü     Roots  on  beat  1  and  5ths,  and  3rds  on  beat  3  ü     Alternate  3rds  and  5ths  for  smooth  lines  

ii-­‐V-­‐I  Progression  

Two-­‐Feel  

Walking  

LaBn  

Drum  Set  NotaBon  

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Drum  Set  

ü  Always  keep  2  and  4  on  the  high-­‐hat  ü  “Hot  Steak  and  Cheese”  on  ride-­‐cymbal  

Swing  

Drum  Set  

ü  Steady  8ths  on  hi-­‐hat  with  right  hand  ü  Add  bass  drum  ü  Add  rim  clicks  on  snare  with  lej  hand  

LaBn—Basic  Bossa  Nova  

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Drum  Set  

Setups  

An  Aural  Approach  to  Beginning  ImprovisaBon    

1.  Learn  the  Tune  2.  Rhythmic  ImprovisaBon  on  roots  3.  1st  5  notes  of  each  scale  4.  Improvise  on  the  Tune  

Based  on  Chris  Azzara’s,  “Developing  Musicianship  Through  Improvisa=on”    

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7th  Grade  Jazz  Band  (6:30  a.m.)  

Rehearsal  Set-­‐Up    

Students  can  hear  each  other  

II    I   III   IV  

II    I   III   IV  

A  I  

A  II  

T  I  

T  II  

Bari  

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Stage  Set-­‐Up    

II    I   III   IV  

II    I   III   IV  

A  I  A  II  T  I   T  II   Bari  

Do’s  and  Don’ts  

ü  Play  too  many  notes  when  improvising  

ü  Allow  you  guitar  player  to  use  distorBon  or  the  whammy  bar  

ü  Conduct  your  ensemble  like  a  concert  band  

ü  Bring  in  guest  clinicians  ü  Have  a  concert  with  the  community  

jazz  ensemble  ü  Have  your  ensemble  listen  to  jazz  ü  Allow  all  instruments  to  join  jazz  

band