Grade 1

Teach your youngest students to swing with ease using this introductory twelve-bar blues chart! Eighth-notes presented in pairs of like pitches will allow students to focus on the swing feel while still moving fingers on...

Teach your youngest students to swing with ease using this introductory twelve-bar blues chart! Eighth-notes presented in pairs of like pitches will allow students to focus on the swing feel while still moving fingers on...

In the first few minutes of rehearsal, Super-Fast and Easy Warm Ups for Big Band helps the band make a satisfying, cohesive sound from the outset, while learning (or consolidating) some of the most important elements of big...

It just so happens that “Supertoots” is the nickname we gave to our youngest daughter Gabby who is a budding young trumpet player (10 years old at the time of writing this piece) and who just loves tooting...

Tricks of the Trade introduces very young big band musicians to some basic but commonly used skills for big band playing – hence the title.Genre: Beginner Jazz Ensemble | # of Players: Standard Level: 1 | Duration:...

Two Scoops provides an opportunity for beginning jazz students to experience a medium tempo swing chart in a laid- back Basie style.Genre: Beginner Jazz Series | # of Players: Level: 1 | Duration: 4:55 InstrumentationAlto...

From a by-chance discussion with my friend, Nick Mulder, searching for a simple bossa for his students to play, the gentle breeze of Zephyr was born. Months later, Rosie, the young pianist in Nick’s band said it was...