Jazz Improvisation: 9102

Jazz Improvisation II - C instruments

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On the printed sheet, complete the exercises below.
Press the play button, you will hear the accompaniment track played four times.
With your instrument, practice playing all lines with the accompaniment.

See Three P.O. Box

1. Practice playing this melody along with the accompaniment.

b 3 C min7 F min7 C min7 F min7 C min7

Jazz Waltz
&bb 4 ∑ .. Œ j ..
œ œ œ œ œ. . œ ˙ œ ˙. ˙.

2. Practice playing these jazz patterns with the accompaniment.

b 3 C min7 F min7 C min7 F min7 C min7

Jazz Waltz
&bb 4 ∑ .. œ œ œ œ œ œ .. ˙ .
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
3. Using the notes from the jazz patterns above, write an embellished version of the melody.
Practice playing your embellished melody with the accompaniment.

b 3 C min7 F min7 C min7 F min7 C min7

Jazz Waltz
&bb 4 ∑ .. ..

4. Write your own melody. Use the notes from the melody and patterns above. Practice your new melody with the accompaniment.

b 3 C min7 F min7 C min7 F min7 C min7

Jazz Waltz
&bb 4 ∑ .. ..

5. write an embellished version of your melody. Practice your embellished melody with the accompaniment.

b 3 C min7 F min7 C min7 F min7 C min7

Jazz Waltz
&bb 4 ∑ .. ..

6. Practice your own improvisations.

b 3 C min7 F min7 C min7 F min7 C min7

Jazz Waltz
&bb 4 ∑ .. ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ .. |
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Jazz Improvisation: 9103

Jazz Improvisation III - C instruments

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On the printed sheet, complete the exercises below.
Press the play button, you will hear the accompaniment track played four times.
With your instrument, practice playing all lines with the accompaniment.

Sir Tater Totsalot

1. Practice playing this melody with the accompaniment.

# 4 D7 G7 D9
'50s Rock
& 4 ∑ .. Œ Œ Œ Œ œ nœ ..
œ. œ. œ. n œ- œ. œ. œ. œ- œ. œ œ. n œ
œ. œ. œ- œ. - œ. - . œ- œ. œ. w
-
2. Practice playing these jazz patterns with the accompaniment.

# 4 D7 G7 D9
'50s Rock
& 4 ∑ .. ‰ œ œ œ n œj # œ . nœ #œ œ œ œ
œ œ bœ nœ
œ n œ œ .. w
œ œ nœ #œ ˙
3. Using the notes from the jazz patterns above, write an embellished version of the melody.
Practice playing your embellished melody with the accompaniment.

# 4 D7 G7 D9
'50s Rock
& 4 ∑ .. ..

4. Write your own melody. Use the notes from the melody and patterns above. Practice your new melody with the accompaniment.

# 4 D7 G7 D9
'50s Rock
& 4 ∑ .. ..

5. write an embellished version of your melody. Practice your embellished melody with the accompaniment.

# 4 D7 G7 D9
'50s Rock
& 4 ∑ .. ..

6. Practice your own improvisations.

# 4 D7 G7 D9
'50s Rock
& 4 ∑ .. ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ .. |
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Jazz Improvisation: 9104

Jazz Improvisation IV - C instruments

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On the printed sheet, complete the exercises below.
Press the play button, you will hear the accompaniment track played four times.
With your instrument, practice playing all lines with the accompaniment.

Technicolor Coated
1. Practice playing this melody with the accompaniment.
b b
4 .
.. Œ b œ ^œ œ^ œ^ œ^ . Cw
Show Rock E B F C
œœœ œ œ
&b 4 ∑ œ ˙ œ œ ˙. .
>
2. Practice playing these jazz patterns with the accompaniment.
b b
4
Show Rock E B F C C
&b 4 ∑ .. ‰ œ .. w
bœ œ œ œ ˙ œ bœ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
3. Using the notes from the jazz patterns above, write an embellished version of the melody.
Practice playing your embellished melody with the accompaniment.
b b
4
Show Rock E B F C C
&b 4 ∑ .. ..

4. Write your own melody. Use the notes from the melody and patterns above. Practice your new melody with the accompaniment.
b b
4
Show Rock E B F C C
&b 4 ∑ .. ..

5. write an embellished version of your melody. Practice your embellished melody with the accompaniment.
b b
4
Show Rock E B F C C
&b 4 ∑ .. ..

b b
6. Practice your own improvisations.

4
Show Rock E B F C C
&b 4 ∑ .. ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ .. |
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Jazz Improvisation: 9105

Jazz Improvisation V - C instruments

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On the printed sheet, complete the exercises below.
Press the play button, you will hear the accompaniment track played four times.
With your instrument, practice playing all lines with the accompaniment.

Burro Picante
1. Practice playing this melody with the accompaniment.
b
4 F maj7
j
D 7( 9) G min7
> C >œ >œ
7 7

Œ œ œ œj œ.
Bossa Nova F maj
&b 4 ∑ .. œ . œ ˙ ‰ j œ ‰ J ‰ J ‰ j .. w
œ œ- b œ. œ œ J œ œœ

2. Practice playing these jazz patterns with the accompaniment.

b
4 F maj7 D 7( 9) G min7 C7 F maj7
Bossa Nova
&b 4 ∑ .. œ œ œ œ œ œœ‰ j œ œ ..
œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œœœ w
3. Using the notes from the jazz patterns above, write an embellished version of the melody.
Practice playing your embellished melody with the accompaniment.
b
4 D 7( 9)
Bossa Nova F maj7 G min7 C7 F maj7
&b 4 ∑ .. ..

4. Write your own melody. Use the notes from the melody and patterns above. Practice your new melody with the accompaniment.
b
4 F maj7 D 7( 9) G min7 C7 F maj7
Bossa Nova
&b 4 ∑ .. ..

5. write an embellished version of your melody. Practice your embellished melody with the accompaniment.
b
4 F maj7 D 7( 9) G min7 C7 F maj7
Bossa Nova
&b 4 ∑ .. ..

6. Practice your own improvisations.

b
4 D 7( 9)
Bossa Nova F maj7 G min7 C7 F maj7
&b 4 ∑ .. ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ .. |
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