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Jazz Terminology
Defining Chord Terms
Building Basic Seventh Chords
The Seven Possible Note Spellings For All 7th Chords
Triads and Seventh Chords In All 12 Keys
Staff Paper: Note Taking Staff Paper
Identifying Basic Jazz Chord Symbols
Defining Modes
Constructing Basic Scales
The Break Down on Basic Intervals
Interval Cheat Sheets (All intervals listed in all 12 keys)
Extended Chords
Building Basic Extended Chords
Understanding Polychords
Polychords – Making Music Easier (practice tips)
Polychord Cheat Sheets
Building A Great Jazz Piano Voicing With Ease
Base Piano Voicings Using the F to F Rule
Common Jazz Scales And Modes In All 12 Keys
Chord = Scale Cheat Sheets
Staff Paper: Note Taking Staff Paper
Scales/Modes And The Chords They Facilitate
Wilson Number Charts (the e=mc2 of music)
The Wilson Chord Matrix
Number Charts
Number Charts Rational
Practice Tips and Exercises For The Number Charts
Number Chart Exercises
Sight Reading Manual
Sight Reading (the secrets)
Rhythm Sheet Practice Tips
Rhythm Sheet Example Page
Rhythm Sheets (Quarters and Eights)
Rhythm Sheets (Triplets)
Rhythm Sheets (Sixteenths)
Reading Music Like Reading A Book (great suggestion page)
Big Band Terminology
Jazz Articulation Guide
Jazz Articulation Reference Guide
30 Bluesy Articulation Exercises (for C instruments)
30 Bluesy Articulation Exercises (for Bb instruments)
30 Bluesy Articulation Exercises (for Eb instruments)
30 Bluesy Articulation Exercises (for Bass clef instruments)
Memorizing The Perfect Blues-Chorus To Learn The Sounds Of The Resolving 3rds and 7ths.
Bebop Scale Basics
50 Hip Bebop ii-V-I’s
Learning How Easy It Is To Hear A Rhythm Section In Your Head
Writing a Combo Tune With Ease
Transposition Guide Lines & Instrument Ranges For Writing Your Melody Out
Memorizing Tunes: Identifying The Standard Puzzle Pieces
How To Prepare For An Audition (preparation techniques, hints, tips)
Critical Things To Pay Attention To In Big Band Rehearsals (For student’s and directors)
In The Band
In The Written Music
Musical Elements
On The Stage
From The Director
CHEAT SHEET for all of the above.
Practicing Your Music Parts (for musicians: professional techniques, innovative exercises and suggestions that lead to great performances)
The Importance Of Tuning And Professional Tuning Techniques
Staff Paper: Big Band Sample Staff Paper
How To Run A Sectional (professional techniques and innovative and fun exercises)
Defining & Interpreting Cut-offs
Defining The 3 Basic Types Of Cut-Offs
Interpreting Cut Offs (fundamental cut-offs, when to modify the
cut-off, interpreting the cut-off of a note that is tied to an eighth note,
cut-offs on special effects (shake, fall, gliss), and shaping a note
before you cut it off.
Getting A Good Jazz Instructor (and how to find them)
What Information Should Your Date Book Have?
Big Band List (comprehensive resource list that contains over 100 bands and band leaders that contributed to the development of the jazz idiom)