Repertoire

Grade 3.5, Cat. No. 4490628, Classical

Grade 2, Cat. No. 4491052

Grade 4

Grade 2, Cat. No. ICB2308

Grade 3, UIL, Cat. No. SO218F

Grade 2, Cat. No. PBW2312, Sea, Sailing

Grade 3, Cat. No. RCB2307

Grade 3.5, Cat. No. WJ-COW2208

Grade 2.5, Cat. No. FCB2106

Grade 2.5

Grade 3.5, Cat. No. RCB2011

Grade 2, Cat. No. 4003345

Grade 2, Cat. No. HJE2204

SATB, Cat. No. SATB2303, Christmas, Sacred

Grade 2.5, Cat. No. ICB1906

Grade 6, Patriotic, March

Grade 4.5

Voicing SATB, Grade 5, a-cappella, Nature, UIL, Cat. No. 8653

Grade 1.5, Cat. No. HCB2203

This unique set of 17 warm-up pieces for the young Jazz Ensemble covers the essential rhythmic and harmonic elements found in two styles of Jazz: “even eighth note” (such as Latin Rock) and Swing music. After the initial two legato warm-ups, the music is divided into four sections: Even eighth note examples in B flat, Swing examples in B flat, even eighth note examples in F and Swing examples in F. Each exercise builds on the previous example so younger jazz students will be introduced to essential rhythms and phrases in a well-sequenced method. The rhythm section parts are carefully crafted to allow maximum flexibility for each player. All the Warm-ups are designed to work at a variety of tempos and with various dynamic shadings, so each one can be used in a multitude of ways.