• Music Figaro is the well known technical melody from The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Mozart. This etude focuses on scales in the keys of F, Bb, and Eb major. It features the same passage in the three different keys and then a little tag ending that moves through the three keys as well. Visual The purpose of this etude is to teach the students how to read the field. The focus is hitting the yard line and splitting on different counts and different feet. The Music Etudes would also work well for Concert Band skill development. All packages include: Music Scores, Parts & Instructions (PDF) and MP3 files Visual Instructions (PDF) and Drill Video (.mov)
  • Music Elite Syncopations is a ragtime melody by Scott Joplin. This etude focuses on syncopated rhythms and articulation. Learning how to count and/or clap this etude will help the player master the rhythms. Visual The focus of this etude is primary direction changes. A primary direction change is straight forwards to backwards, straight backwards to forwards, left to right, and right to left. The Music Etudes would also work well for Concert Band skill development. All packages include: Music Scores, Parts & Instructions (PDF) and MP3 files Visual Instructions (PDF) and Drill Video (.mov)
  • Music Beethoven 5 is the famous theme from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The music focus for this etude is lip slurs and articulation and also involves some LOUD playing. Visual This etude is all about single time vs half time. The Music Etudes would also work well for Concert Band skill development. All packages include: Music Scores, Parts & Instructions (PDF) and MP3 files Visual Instructions (PDF) and Drill Video (.mov)
  • Music William Tell is the famous theme from William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini. The music focus of this etude is double-tonguing with optional parts for younger players. Visual The focus of this etude is pathways. The students will hit every major pathway. The Music Etudes would also work well for Concert Band skill development. All packages include: Music Scores, Parts & Instructions (PDF) and MP3 files Visual Instructions (PDF) and Drill Video (.mov)
  • ALL 6 ETUDES The COMBINED PACKAGE includes all 6 Etudes at a reduced price. 1 Goin' Home 2 Romanze 3 Figaro 4 Elite Syncopations 5 Beethoven 5 6 William Tell See each Etude for specific information with sample parts and MP3s. All packages include: Music Scores, Parts & Instructions (PDF) and MP3 files Visual Instructions (PDF) and Drill Video (.mov)
  • Just a Breeze is an easy bossa nova utilizing straight eighth notes (the best way to begin the study of jazz,) legato & staccato articulations and simple syncopations, all addressed in the Preparatory Exercises. Every instrument gets a turn at the melody and anyone can solo. Just a Breeze is the first tune in the Jazz Vision Series collection of medium-easy, progressive, educational charts for the young jazz musician. The series is based on research on Multiple Learning Styles realizing that the majority of learners are visual dominant and will learn jazz best by seeing how it is actually played. Click on "Jazz Vision Series Description" for complete information. Every tune in this series includes: - one page of Preparatory Exercises of skills used in the tune - the Tune with an optional open chorus for solos - one page Improvisation Sheet with exercises on scales & chords and sample solos - Appropriate Drum Set patterns for the style of the Tune - Accompaniment Tracks - XML files for use with SmartMusic or MusicFirst Buy all 4 tunes in Collection 1 for the price of 3 - $120. Click here for the Collection 1 package.
  • Jazz Vision Series is a collection of medium-easy, progressive, educational charts for the young jazz musician. It is based on research on Multiple Learning Styles realizing that the majority of learners are visual dominant and will learn jazz best by seeing how it is actually played. Collection 1 - Latin & Rock 1. Just a Breeze - Easy Bossa Nova Click for more information 2. Geology 101 - Easy Rock Click for more information 3. Clear Skies - Rock Ballad Click for more information 4. Real Smooth - Latin Rock Click for more information Click on "Jazz Vision Series Description" below for complete information. Every tune in this series includes: - one page of Preparatory Exercises of skills used in the tune - the Tune with an optional open chorus for solos - one page Improvisation Sheet with exercises on scales & chords and sample solos - Accompaniment Tracks - XML files for use with SmartMusic or MusicFirst Buy all 4 tunes in Collection 1 for the price of 3 - $120.
  • Geology 101 is a simple rock tune with a catchy melody utilizing straight eighth notes (the best way to begin the study of jazz.) Rhythm patterns, articulations and simple syncopations are all addressed in the Preparatory Exercises. Every instrument gets a turn at the melody and anyone can solo. Geology 101 is the second tune in the Jazz Vision Series of medium-easy, progressive, educational charts for the young jazz musician. It is based on research on Multiple Learning Styles realizing that the majority of learners are visual dominant and will learn jazz best by seeing how it is actually played. Click on "Jazz Vision Series Description" for complete information. Every tune in this series includes: - one page of Preparatory Exercises of skills used in the tune - the Tune with an optional open chorus for solos - one page Improvisation Sheet with exercises on scales & chords and sample solos - Appropriate Drum Set patterns for the style of the Tune - Accompaniment Tracks - XML files for use with SmartMusic or MusicFirst Buy all 4 tunes in Collection 1 for the price of 3 - $120. Click here for Collection 1 Package.
  • Clear Skies is a simple rock ballad utilizing straight eighth notes (the best way to begin the study of jazz.) Seventh chords and dynamic shaping are introduced in the Preparatory Exercises. The improvisation approach is based on melodic embellishment. Clear Skies is the third tune in the Jazz Vision Series of medium-easy, progressive, educational charts for the young jazz musician. It is based on research on Multiple Learning Styles realizing that the majority of learners are visual dominant and will learn jazz best by seeing how it is actually played. Click on "Jazz Vision Series Description" for complete information. Every tune in this series includes: - one page of Preparatory Exercises of skills used in the tune - the Tune with an optional open chorus for solos - one page Improvisation Sheet with exercises on scales & chords and sample solos - Appropriate Drum Set patterns for the style of the Tune - Accompaniment Tracks - XML files for use with SmartMusic or MusicFirst Buy all 4 tunes in Collection 1 for the price of 3 - $120. Click here for Collection 1 Package.
  • Real Smooth is a Latin/Rock tune with a bouncy, syncopated lilt utilizing straight eighth notes (the best way to begin the study of jazz.) Rhythm patterns, articulations and simple syncopations are all addressed in the Preparatory Exercises. Anyone can solo in the "Open for Solos" section and there is an opportunity for your drum set player to shine (ad lib or written) on a short feature. Real Smooth is the fourth tune in the Jazz Vision Series of medium-easy, progressive, educational charts for the young jazz musician. It is based on research on Multiple Learning Styles realizing that the majority of learners are visual dominant and will learn jazz best by seeing how it is actually played. Click on "Jazz Vision Series Description" for complete information. Every tune in this series includes: - one page of Preparatory Exercises of skills used in the tune - the Tune with an optional open chorus for solos - one page Improvisation Sheet with exercises on scales & chords and sample solos - Appropriate Drum Set patterns for the style of the Tune - Accompaniment Tracks - XML files for use with SmartMusic or MusicFirst Buy all 4 tunes in Collection 1 for the price of 3 - $120. Click here for Collection 1 Package.

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