Education Links
- A Jazz Improvisation Primer, by Marc Sabatella Information on topics relating to jazz improvisation: history, theory, practical advice on playing in a group.
- SoYouWanna Learn About Jazz? Full length article discusses the fundamentals of jazz appreciation, including history, styles, and personalities.
- Jazz Logic Step-by-step jazz improvisation method book, containing four play-along CDs, written for both group and individual instruction.
- Jazz Chord Studies for Saxophone Tim Price introduces a series of exercises, aiming to build improvisation skills. Also available for download in .PDF format.
- Learn Jazz Piano by Scot Ranney Free online jazz piano lessons with graphical and audio examples of different styles and approaches. Also includes jazz piano discussion forums.
- Jazz Resource Center JRC offers many music theories for jazz musicians and students. The site includes a systematic approach to piano voicings and scales as well as transcriptions.
- Onlinemusiclessons.com Organist/educator Eddie Landsberg's lessons in jazz improvisation, blues and jazz changes, and tetrachord usage.
- Jenny's Jazz Forum Some archived articles on jazz improvisation and transcriptions.
- UrsinPerson Sax Zone Plus Saxophone technique, daily exercises, commentary, books, and recordings.
- WNUR Links to Jazz Education WNUR's page of links to jazz education sites, university courses, and jazz charts.
- Articles on Jazz Improvisation Some articles about jazz improvisation and harmony by professor Joan Wildman of the University of Wisconsin.
- Jazz Transcriptions Offer free solo transcriptions to musicians, educators, and music enthusiasts.
- Jazz Arranging Tutorial Doug Bristol's site is a good reference for those interested in learning the basics of jazz ensemble arranging.
- Selmer: Musical Instrument Newsletter Contains some quite useful and detailed articles on jazz woodwind and brass playing.
- Swing and Jump Blues Guitar Matthieu Brandt's free instructional swing guitar method.
- Just Jazz An extensive discussion group dealing with jazz theory, harmonization, arranging, and other topics related to playing jazz.
- Free Jazz Improvisation Shares masters' methods and techniques used to play improvisational avant garde jazz.
- Jazz Guitar Improvisation in One Lesson Jazz guitar online diagrams outline limits of classical jazz harmony in major with improvisation options. More than isolated chords or single key area map. No previous theory required.
- Jazz Solo Transcriptions Resource for recorded transcriptions found in major music magazines, indexed by title, performer, and instrument.
- Psyching Out Improvisation Demons Roger Freundlich shares his experience in teaching jazz improvisation to adult students.
- Brent D. Stuntzner's Jazz Guitar Site A jazz guitar site featuring several free transcriptions of solos by some of jazz guitar greats. Formats include standard notation, TAB, MIDI, and Jam Tracks.
- Orchestration for Saxophones Paul R. Coats' tutorial in orchestration for small wind instrument combos, and saxophone ensembles.
- Basic Jazz Improvisation Primer A basic primer on jazz improvisation by Michael Furstner. Deals with using chord root tones and chord guide tones.
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