Instructional Resources for Vocal Jazz Singers
Books, videos, CDs, plus some packages that pair books and CDs - everything you need to learn to sound like your heroes is right here in our vocal jazz instructional section. Whether you're at the beginner level or have been singing jazz for a while and want to improve your abilities, there's something here for you. These are world-class, internationally-renowned educators, and it's a can't-miss opportunity to learn from them without having to pay tens of thousands of dollars in tuition to Berklee, Western Michigan, UCLA
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Finally, a clear, step-by-step approach for serious singers who want to improve their grasp of jazz harmony and gain a deeper understanding of music fundamentals. Learn to accompany yourself, write lead sheets, understand the structure of the music, and improve your scatting. The Jazz Singer's Guidebook covers all the instrumental, theoretical and ear training requirements that you need in order to gain control of the music you are singing! The Jazz Singer's Guidebook will change how you hear music and make you a better singer, as well as give you the tools to develop your singing in directions you may not have thought possible. Subjects covered include:- The harmonic basis of the melody of songs, How to vary melodies, How to develop a greater awareness of the important harmonic details of songs, How to write a lead sheet and how to evaluate the chord changes that are on a lead sheet, How to hear tensions and chord tones on chords, How to know and hear the appropriate chord scale for each chord change, How to improvise from chord scales, Ways to improve your intonation for scatting. Plus hundreds of suggestions and exercises for scatting, composing, transcribing, understanding jazz vocabulary and increasing what you have to say as an improvising musician.
| 7084 BOOK & CD $24.95 |
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Jazz Standards The Nature of Jazz Singing The Story of the Text Text Delivery Coloring the Melody Phrasing is Your Friend! It Don't Mean A Thing If... Preparing to Sing A New Tune Writing a Lead Sheet Creating an Arrangement Organizing a Gig Book Rehearsing a Rhythm Section Rhythmic Grooves and Playing Styles Sitting In Appendix I: Music Fundamentals Appendix II: Jazz Chords Library Appendix III: Professional Resource Guide Appendix IV: Index |
The book vocal jazz artists have been waiting for! Finally, here is a substantial definition of what vocal jazz artists actually do physically and vocally. The findings are based on over three decades of teaching and almost four years of acoustic research including a study of 20 jazz artists from the first generation of modern jazz singers. Learn 9 different uses of vibrato. Learn how to practice and execute appropriate vowels, diphthongs and text treatment so as to sound more authentic. Study 10 common elements of 6 complete transcriptions of scat/improvised solos that can improve your artistry and authenticity as a jazz vocalist. Diana Spradling teaches graduate and undergraduate jazz voice and vocal pedagogy at Western Michigan University. She is also the founding Director of the Applied Studio Technology Laboratory (ASTL), a state-of-the-art lab that acoustically analyzes sound and measures vocal behaviors such as vowel clarity, vibrato rate and width, presence and absence of legato, onsets, releases, resonance, nasality and laryngeal freedom to name a few. Students who have studied with her during the last decade include several university-appointed jazz voice professors, seven Downbeat Award winners, two Monk Institute finalists, one Monk Institute graduate scholar, two JAS Aspen participants, on and off Broadway performers, members of national touring companies, recording artists, club singers, studio musicians, jingle singers, cabaret performers, and a Grammy nominee.
| 6667 BOOK $59.95 |
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This vocal jazz book absolutely has it all! From the ensemble audition process to the final performance and everything in between, this book truly covers every aspect of what it takes to begin and maintain a vocal jazz group. An absolute must for novice directors and singers and equally valuable for those with years of experience, this text provides a wealth of material on the full spectrum of vocal jazz education and performance. The enclosed CD includes recorded vocal examples.
| 6851 BOOK & CD $24.95 |
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Jazz Standards The Nature of Jazz Singing The Story of the Text Text Delivery Coloring the Melody Phrasing is Your Friend! It Don't Mean A Thing If... Preparing to Sing A New Tune Writing a Lead Sheet Creating an Arrangement Organizing a Gig Book Rehearsing a Rhythm Section Rhythmic Grooves and Playing Styles Sitting In Appendix I: Music Fundamentals Appendix II: Jazz Chords Library Appendix III: Professional Resource Guide Appendix IV: Index |
The Jazz Singer's Handbook provides an inspiring and practical window of insight into the world of professional jazz singing. Drawing upon an impressive career as an arranger, teacher, singer, pianist, and clinician, Michele Weir has distilled her experiences and observations into two handbook sections: the artistry and the mastery of singing jazz. Also included is a jazz chord library, a professional resource guide, a review of music fundamentals, and an index of terms and symbols. The CD includes sing-along tracks for standard songs, many of which are in two keys for different voice ranges, plus recorded examples of the performance and arranging concepts presented in the text.
| 6041 BOOK & CD $19.95 |
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Part One: Jazz Fundamentals Chords and Scales Chord Progressions and how They Work Other Basics Jazz Keyboard Part Two: Beginning Improvisation Rhythm and Syllables Creating Melodies Diatonic Chord Progressions Learning to Hear the Changes Part Three: Intermediate Improvisation Articulation Melodic Structure Non-Diatonic Chord Progressions Hearing the Changes Part Four: Advanced Improvisation Other Aspects of Rhythm More About the Bebop Language Hearing the Changes Even Better! Improvising on Jazz Standards Creating and Retaining Interest Practice Part Five: Vocal Improvisation In The Classroom Working with Groups of Students Group Activities and Games |
Calling all current and would-be jazz musicians‚you have some serious reading and woodshedding (practicing) to do, 232 pages worth! A former member of the Grammy-nominated Phil Mattson Singers, Michele Weir currently teaches at UCLA, and has taught at USC, CSU Long Beach and the Phil Mattson School. "Vocal Improvisation" is designed for singers, students and teachers of vocal jazz. There is a CD that contains vocal examples with rhythm section background. The exercises are appropriate for all levels of experience, from beginning to advanced, and also be useful to instrumentalists for developing jazz articulation. A tremendous resource of information for any jazz musician!
| 6012 BOOK & CD $29.95 |
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Chapter1: Jargon Chapter 2: Preparing Songs "Ed The Dog" Lead Sheet Example Chapter 3: Chord Voicings Chapter 4: Scat Singing Major And Dominant Chord Voicings Blues Voicings The II/V7/I Progression Voicings Scatting By Ear (No Knowledge Of Harmony) Chapter 5: Scales and Chords For Scat Singing Chapter 6: Ear Training Chapter 7: Tips Chapter 8: Pitch Pipe Ten Preperatory Patterns Ear Training / Interval Charts Intro To The Scale Syllabus Scale Syllabus Nomenclature Soloing By Jamey Abersold Practice Prcedure For Memorizing Scales / Chords To Any Song |
This book and CD examines some of the problems that vocalists encounter and how to deal with them. For the vocalist that feels alone in the world of instrumentalists. Includes chapters on Jargon, Preparing Songs, Chord Voicings, Scat Singing, Scales and Chords For Scat Singing, Ear Training and Tips . . . all supported by actual examples on the demonstration CD. A great introduction and way to give you the solid knowledge so you are able to "hold your own" with the other musicians.
| 6319 BOOK & CD $9.95 |
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Chromatic Scale Exrecises Major And Minor 2nd Intervals Major And Minor 3rd Intervals Perfect 4ths, Augmented 4ths, And Perfect 5th Intervals Major And Minor 6th Intervals Major And Minor 7ths And The Octave Chord Qualities And Arpeggios Major Triads, Root Postion Minor Triads, Root Position Major And Minor 7th And 9th Chords - Modern Voicings - 4 Bars Each Mixed Major 7th, Minor 7th, And Dominant 7th - Random Movement - 3 Bars Walking Bass Line - Major, Minor, Dominant - 4 Bars Major To Minor Or Vice Versa - 2 Bars Each Half Diminished 7th Chords - 2 Bars Each Diminished 7th Chords - 4 Bars Each Whole Tone Chords And Scales Random Qualities - 2 Bars Each (Final Exercise) |
A no-nonsense approach consisting of two hours of recorded ear training exercises with aural instructions before each. Beginning to advanced. Starts very simply, with intervals gradually increases in difficulty until you are hearing chord changes and progressions. All answers are listed in book.
| 6336 BOOK & CD $14.95 |
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Outline |
How to integrate jazz and to jazz rhythm into chordal and solo repretoire. An exciting an innovative guide to learning to sing jazz. Stephanie Nakasian is listed in the Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz as one of the world’s leading jazz singers. She first came to international attention in the mid-80s when she sang and toured with the vocal jazz master Jon Hendricks and Company – her “vocal jazz apprenticeship.” She teaches jazz voice and vocal jazz improvisation at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg. She has directed and coached vocal jazz ensembles and gives numerous workshops each year to schools and conferences. Find out things like Why an 8th note is not an 8th note, or Where are the hidden rests? A great resource for any jazz singer. Includes sample CD with practice exercises.. "All musicians (singers and instrumentalists) will sharpen their rhythm skills through this instruction." Dr. John Kuzmich, Jr. Jazz Educators Journal (IAJE)
| 6329 BOOK & CD $34.95 |
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Can Jazz Singing Be Taught? |
Are you trying to learn the art of jazz singing, but don't know where to start?
Pick up Jay Clayton's Sing Your Story! This practical guide will keep you in
check as you begin to put your voice out there. Clayton offers an insightful
look on how to find the best material for you to sing and the short-cuts in
"talking down" your arrangements to your rhythm section. She also gives suggestions
for a successful practice session and where to begin with improvisation. This
book also comes with a CD full of instrumental accompaniments for you to practice
with. Any aspiring jazz vocalist would benefit from this book.
| 6064 BOOK $24.95 |
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Take private lessons with the highly respected Jay Clayton. There are two Exercise Workouts on this CD. Both sequences of exercises have been designed for warming up, improving breath control, widening your range, and improving accuracy and intonation. Developing a good daily routine of working with the CD will help you develop control, strength, delicacy and flexibility. Your goal is to sing anything you feel and hear with ease.
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Vamps are one or more chords repeated over and over again. Since the harmony doesnÕt change much, you have time to hear ideas and develop a solo as well as find new ways to articulate and build your personal vocabulary. There are eight piano vamps on this practice CD. Each one has a different feel and character and chord progression.
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Warm-Ups |
This great book/CD pack is an effective and fun way to improve your vocal technique
and internalize the basic scales used in jazz. Designed for jazz singers, students
of improvisation or ear training, choir directors and teachers of vocal jazz,
it's an enjoyable way to learn the modes thoroughly and discover their possibilities.
The CD includes vocal warm-ups suitable for all levels, exercises in each mode
of the major scale, rhythm section tracks without vocals for improvisation,
and more. The book includes transcriptions of the warm-ups, a brief history
of modal jazz, theory basics, the modes of the major scale, scat syllables,
transcriptions of the modal workouts, and more.
| 6056 BOOK & CD $17.95 |
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Basic Swing |
In this 2nd edition, the study of 18 basic vocal jazz inflections is made easy for the soloist or choral ensemble: basic swing, fall-off, smear, shake, doit, etc. The beginning or more experienced performer can find clear-cut desciptions and study examples for each inflection. Excellent tool for vocalists. Demonstration CD also available.
| 6362 BOOK $14.95 |
| 6362 BOOK & CD $34.95 |
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Transposition |
The definitive text used for the time-honored Chord Scales course at Berklee College of Music, this book concentrates on scoring for every possible ensemble combination and teaches performers and arrangers how to add color, character and sophistication to chord voicings. Topics covered include: selecting appropriate harmonic tensions, understanding jazz harmony, overcoming harmonic ambiguity, experimenting with unusual combinations and non-traditional alignments, and many more. The accompanying CD includes performance examples of several different arranging techniques.
| 6282 BOOK & CD $24.95 |
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The Rehearsal As Sacred Time |
Phil Mattson, director of the School For Music Vocations, shares his wealth of knowledge and experience on this information-rich video. With the aid of the mixed sextet, VoicesIowa, who perform selections such as "Embraceable You," "Body And Soul" and "Dancing In The Dark," Phil gives an overview of harmony, melody and phrasing. Also, he expounds on the importance of quality literature, and gives the viewer a brief introduction to the chief contributors to the development of the jazz idiom. Phil also dispenses his philosophy throughout, and his integrity and insight into the process of musical performance - a process requiring the body and the soul - shows remarkable wisdom and clarity.
| 6001 DVD $29.95 |
| 6001 VHS $29.95 |
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The Jazz / Show Choir Scene Making It Happen Organizing The Choir Rehearsing The Choir Making Your Own Arrangements Rhythmic Understanding Voice Production And Tone Color Improvisation Ballad Interpretation Accompianment Amplification The Presentation Festivals Retreats Travel, Trips, Tours Summer Camps Listen! Common Jazz Rhythms Conducting Patterns |
This is a re-publication of Doug's famous "Red Book," Jazz and Show Choir Handbook, published by Hinshaw Music, which has been expanded from 150 pages to over 330 pages. Doug Anderson is among the pioneers in vocal jazz development in the Pacific Northwest with 30 years of high school teaching experience. He is the past National Chairman of the ACDA Jazz and Show Choir Committee and a frequent judge at vocal jazz and show choir festivals across America. In this book Doug shares his experiences and wealth of knowledge and includes Kirk Marcy's Soundsation CD, "Simple Gifts," mounted in the back with a listening guide cross-reference throughout the book. This wonderful book is also written to be a supplemental text for a college choral methods class or as a guidebook for the school jazz or show choir.
| 6449 BOOK & CD $29.95 |
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Specific Rhythm Phrasing |
Jazz Phrasing: A Workshop for the Jazz Vocalist is a hands-on approach to fine-tuning important elements of jazz phrasing. The book (with an 85-track CD included) allows you to see how the music you hear is notated; hear the melody played instrumentally, accompanied by an experienced jazz rhythm section; hear many of the examples sung; and lets you experiment on your own with rhythm section tracks. It covers: Specific Rhythm Phrasing interpreting 8th notes, specific rhythm figures; Open Phrasing exploring tempos and styles, working with ballads; Tips on Performance choosing a tempo and counting off, telling the song's story, working with your ensemble; and more. The accompanying CD lets you: compare transcriptions to recorded examples, listen to vocal and instrumental examples, sing along with the rhythm section, create backgrounds and analyze arrangements. Jazz Phrasing is a perfect workbook for all jazz vocalists.
| 6043 BOOK & CD $16.95 |
This book in the Ramon Ricker Jazz Improvization Series is for the Advanced singer. The interval of a fourth is an integral part of jazz Improvisation and the sixty pages of reading and exercises will give the musician a good understanding of the interval's uses. The serious student should use this book as a supplement to aid and expand his harmonic and melodic vocabulary. When fourths mare mastered, They can ce applied directly to jazz improvisation and ultimately increase musicianship.
| 6331 BOOK $12.95 |
Jazz Conception is a method which includes scat singing, jazz phrasing,
interpretation and improvisation that helps singers at all levels to learn the
language of jazz! This book/CD set features 21 solo etudes based on standard
chord progressions and blues, demonstrated by Amy London, accompanied by one
of todays finest, swinging New York rhythm sections: Mike LeDonne on piano,
Dennis Irwin on bass, and Kenny Washington on drums. See and hear how the solist
phrases and articulates, sing along with or without the vocalist on the CD and
learn the language of jazz first-hand. Start out fairly easy, then get progressively
more difficult. Use the etudes as a bridge to solos of the masters that are
usually more complicated and involved. Learn melodies and lines that will give
you a solid jazz vocabulary and musicality. The Jazz Conception Series is also
perfectly suited for the class room. It can be used to develop younger students
jazz style in a big band or small group. In an improvisation class the teacher
can use the etudes as studies in improvisation. The Study Guide provides an
analysis of each etude, along with practice assignments for each.
| 6068 BOOK & CD $17.95 |
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Billlie' Bounce |
Approaching the Standards for Jazz Vocalists is an innovative, user-friendly approach to vocal jazz improvisation. Designed for the individual or group and male or female vocalists, this book and sing-along CD contains ten classic jazz songs selected from and correlated to Approaching the Standards Volumes 1, 2 and 3. Included are the same essential features as the instrumental books: CD demo, clearly written improvisation examples, jazz vocabulary, transcription opportunities, informative composer insight and a useful discography. Whether beginning their studies or improving their vocal jazz skills, all serious singers must have this book!
| 6340 BOOK AND CD $17.95 |
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Scat Blues |
If you have ever wanted to learn to scat, try this book! Dr. Scott Fredrickson
presents the basics of vocal improvisation in his book Scat Singing Method.
This detailed book and two accompanying CDs include step by step instructions
and exercises on how to use syllables, melody and rhythm for jazz singing. At
the end of the method are eight arrangements for voices (solo with back up),
piano, bass and drums. This book is great for individuals as well as the classroom.
This new approach is based on the technique of theme and variation. By using
the elements of vocal improvisation: syllables, melody, and rhythm, and applying
the techniques, musical objectives can be met and instant success achieved.
| 6016 BOOK &2 CDs $29.95 |
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Rhythmic Considerations |
Bob Stoloff is an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music. This book
is a comprehensive how-to on vocal jazz scat technique. Beginning with an introduction
to the history of scat and its evolution, it contains a virtual library of scales
and exercises. Rhythmic, melodic and harmonic concepts, including modes, are
discussed, with recommended methods for practice given. Also, vocal bass and
percussion routines are explained. The accompanying CD allows the student to
listen to examples, and then work on the exercises with rhythm-section accompaniment.
"Scat!" is an intensive program, based upon application, not dry theory. Fundamental
sight-reading ability is required to do the exercises. This book is an excellent
resource for the jazz vocalist seeking to develop their style.
| 5321 BOOK & CD $24.98 |
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Introduction |
Eight famous scat solos over standards, transcribed and notated with the original verbal syllables over each note. These vocal solos are wonderful pieces to use for the study of phrasing, scat vocabulary, and be-bop lines.
| 9157 BOOK $14.95 |
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What Is Vocal Jazz? |
Dr. Stephen Zegree is one of the most respected vocal jazz educators in the world. As a professor in the School of Music at Western Michigan University, Dr. Zegree teaches classical and jazz piano and directs Gold Company, WMU's internationally regarded vocal jazz ensemble. He is in demand as a pianist and conductor around the world, and his students are among today's leaders in jazz and pop performance, Broadway, recording studio production, writing, arranging, singing and music education. Included is a comprehensive CD that Dr. Zegree uses to illustrate points he makes in the book. This is a must-have book for the music educator, performer - basically anyone who is serious about Vocal Jazz!
| 6014 BOOK & CD $29.98 |
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What is a Vocal Jazz Ensemble |
A complete guide for the jazz and swing director, covering topics such as Defining your Vocal Jazz Ensemble, The Rhythm Section, The Vocal Ensemble with the Jazz Band, The Set Up and Sound System, Rehearsal and Improvisation. Carl Strommen's contributions to jazz band and vocal music make him one of the most performed composer/arrangers, nationally and internationally. His music is heard regularly in concert settings, television, and film. Mr. Strommen is in constant demand as a clinician and commission writer. His prolific and varied output has consistently earned him the annual ASCAP Standard Writers Award.
| 6528 BOOK $7.95 |
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Major Scale Pattern in Thirds Scale Pattern Ending with Sharp Ninth Chromatics Half Steps Minor 7 Chord Arpeggios Three Against Four "Doubling Up" Circle of Fifths Diminished Triads Diminished Scales Flat Nine Chords Diminished Pattern Diminished Scale Pattern Minor I and IV Chords Arpeggios- Minor 1 to Major IV Blues Scale Perfect 4ths The Flat Fifth Whole Tone Scale Long to Short Notes II-V7-I Progression |
This book/CD pack by noted arranger and composer Steve Rawlins is both a warm-up collection and a manual for bebop phrasing. Its tasty and sophisticated exercises are designed for vocalists interested in further developing their proficiency with jazz interpretation. It concentrates on practice in all twelve keys "moving higher by half-step" to help develop dexterity and range. The companion CD includes all of the exercises in 12 keys.
| 6026 BOOK & CD $17.95 |
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Birth Of Jazz - India Vocal Institute Plucking Sargams Introduction And Background Historic Notes Some Features Of "Khyal" Harmonic Verses Modal Improvisation Use Of Lyric Verses Vocalese The Indian Octave Breathing The Drone Alankars Complex Alankar SRUTIS (Microtones) Embellishments, Ornamentations MEEND MURKHI KHATKA Vocal Rhythms |
This unique book is a breakthrough by one of the world’s experts in applying East Indian vocal techniques to jazz and other modern music. Contains discussions of East Indian techniques and how to apply them to traditional and modern jazz harmonies, plus a sing-a-long CD of exercises and examples.
| 6318 BOOK & CD $29.95 |
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Preface: Definitions Forebears: The Birth and The Blues Mr. Satch and Mr. Cros: Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby The First Generation: The Late Twenties and Early Thirties Cult of the White Goddess: Mildred Bailey, Connee Boswell, and Lee Wiley Sing Me A Swing Song! - Canaries of the Hellenic Era Lady Day and Lady Time: Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald Brothers and Sisters: The Early Hot Vocal Groups The Conquest of the Crooners: Pop Singing in the Postwar Era Modernism I: Sing A Song of Bebop Modernism 2: Ballads, Baritones, and B. Modernism 3: Torme, O'day, and the Vo-Cool School Sinatra! - And Other Swingin' Lovers Singing Horns: Jack Teagarden to Chet Baker Revolt of the Philistines: Problems and Answers in the Sixties Present Tense: The Past Predicted, the Future Re-Created Selected Discography: Further Definitions Aknowledgements: "Additions to Further Definitions" Index |
This comprehensive study of jazz singing is a revelation to anyone who owns at least one jazz recording and a must for the serious jazz enthusiast. Friedwald traces the growth and development of jazz, discusses performers who have never been thought of as jazz singers, and looks at contemporary artists who have incorporated jazz into their music. 16-page insert. "It's not often that a critic manages to redefine a field, but that's just what Will Friedwald accomplishes. There is simply no better guide to the art of jazz singing." - Entertainment Weekly. "Jazz Singing, indispensable as a reference source, is also a highly readable account of the dazzling phenomenon of an American popular song tradition of the past seven decades. Refreshing, offbeat - and it swings." - Boston Globe
| 5287 BOOK $21.95 |
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Preface I Hear Music That Rhythm Man You Don't Learn That In School Fine and Mellow Let The Good Times Roll How Do They Do It That Way? How High The Moon Stairway to The Stars Nice Work If You Can Get It A Hundred Years From Today |
Singing Jazz looks at the ups and downs of this tough profession through the eyes of legendary jazz singers, well-established performers, and some newcomers. Drawing on accounts from vocalists of yesterday and today in all major jazz styles, the book explores the musical influences of jazz singing; the learning process, whether on the road or in training; the challenges of building a repertoire, getting gigs, traveling, and performing under sometimes difficult circumstances; and the ongoing struggle for artistic recognition and financial security in the competitive world of popular music. To reveal the roots and evolution of this unique art form, authors Crother and Pinfold revisit the lives, words, and stylistic innovations of great singers in jazz history, including Carmen McRae, Dinah Washington, Mel Torme, Shirley Horn, Ethel Waters, Anita O'Day, and many more. Plus - interviewed especially for Singing Jazz - some of today's best performers illustrate the contemporary view of jazz singing. Kitty Margolis, Mark Murphy, Helen Merrill, Mark Porter, Christine Tyrrell, and many others discuss the influences and experiences that have shaped their singing careers, and share insights on how their art is still evolving today.
| 5199 BOOK $17.95 |
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Vocal Technique: Breathing and Posture Range Expansion & Strengthening High Notes Warming Up Correctly Vibrato Development and Control Building Better Intonation Stylizing Technique: Phrasing & Ornaments Pentatonic Riffs Melodic & Rhythmic Alterations Scat Singing Lyric Interpretation Texture & Timbre Changes Making Smart Vocal Style Choices Songs: It Don't Mean A Thing Stormy Monday • Baby Baby All the Time Honeysuckle Rose • Good Morning Heartache Ain't Misbehavin’ • Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me Our Love is Here To Stay • Cry Me a River Lullaby of Birdland • So Nice (Summer Samba) |
A 3 CD set with almost four hours of material that teaches good singing technique and how to stylize, using eleven standards played by a jazz trio. The Vocal Warm Up Section includes the songs with vocals and instructional tracks. The Vocal Style Section includes the songs with more stylized vocals and instructional tracks. CD #3 has the same songs minus the vocals so singers can work "without the training wheels." These tracks without vocals can be used as a vocal warm up, or for practicing different vocal style concepts. The Vocal Warm Up and Vocal Style sections can be used independently of each other. The songs progress from very easy to fairly difficult. Low to high alto range: Eb- Eb (two octaves)
| 6426 3CDs $23.95 |
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Breathing |
Ward Swingle was the product of an unusually liberal musical education. In
his hometown, Mobile, Alabama, he grew up with the sound of jazz and played
in one of the great Big Bands before finishing high school. He graduated Summa
Cum Laude from the Cincinnati Conservatory and studied piano with the celebrated
Walter Gieseking in postwar France. In Paris in the sixties he was a founding
member of the fabled Double Six of Paris, then took to the scat singing idea
and applied it to the works of Bach, hence The Swingle Singers ("The Mod Squad
of Baroque Music"), whose early recordings won five Grammies. In this video
Ward Swingle shares his world-renowned 'Swingle Singing' methods by conducting
an a cappella master class with eight talented singers from the San Francisco
Bay Area. With his instruction, guidance and example they learn and perform
four of his arrangements, giving the at-home viewer practice and insight into
these techniques -- techniques that have made Ward one of the most influential
figures in vocal music in the Twentieth Century.
| 4810 VHS VIDEO $12.98 |
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Rhiannon, a founding member of a cappella ensembles Voicestra (with Bobby McFerrin), SoVoSo, and Alive, has compiled this 2-disc educational vehicle for enhancement of vocal improvisation, breathing technique, lyrical visualization, and blending for common pitch, tone, volume and texture. It is a fantastic vessel for establishing a sense of musical freedom and instinct while also allowing for exploration within oneÕs own unique style. Rhiannon uses meditation techniques to intensify relaxation in effort of releasing inhibitions. The exercises are intended to expand creativity with courage, teaching the singer the need to explore and stretch all realms and limits of individual ability without the fear of failure. Rhiannon.s mission is based on the theory that music is the greatest outlet for self-expression, transformation and healing that will ultimately enrich the natural experience of life.
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Kirby keeps busy writing arrangements for Hal Leonard. Somehow, he still finds time to sing and tour with the jazz quartet, Just 4 Kicks, and do side projects, like this video, produced under the auspices of the newly inaugurated A Cappella Foundation. His delightful presence is a great complement to his years of experience as a music educator, and helps the medicine of knowledge go down as sweet as sugar. With an introduction reflecting back to his youth listening to the radio, Kirby vividly illustrates the difference between the white music he first heard, and the black radio he then fell in love with: soul! Along with the studio audience, who demonstrate each example, we are shown how to "mess with the melody," using vocal ornaments such as the appoggiatura, upper and lower neighbor et cetera. In that context, Kirby also imparts information about chord structure, picking out notes within a chord and commenting on their function, right on the fly. All along he reassures us that taking risks is what itÕs all about. Sixty minutes of fun!
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