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Resources for Jazz Arranging Techniques

This textbook, which can be studied either individually or in a classroom environment, includes a compendium of resources available online with sixty-one audio examples corresponding to scores in the book, as well as separate PDF files of all the assignments. Jazz Theory and Harmony, principles of jazz voice leading, voicing techniques, rules governing music calligraphy, chord symbol nomenclature, and jazz notation and articulation are presented in a very systematic, step by step approach.  Attention is given to the function of each instrument in the ensemble, including their range, register, transposition, dynamic capabilities, and idiomatic characteristics. Please browse the files available below to access the files referenced within the book. To learn more about Jazz Arranging Techniques, click here.

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PDF Assignments

Audio Tracks

 

Unison Textures and Mutes

Audio Examples from the Book

List of Musicians

Gary Lindsay – Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Tyler Kuebler – Alto Saxophone
Gary Keller – Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Bass Clarinet
Ed Calle – Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Mike Brignola – Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
Jason Carder, Chris O'Farrill, Seth Merlin, Tim Weir – Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Greg Gisbert –Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Tim Pitchford, Dave Lambert, Jeremy Levy – Tenor Trombones

Dante Luciani – Tenor Trombone
Joel Keene – Bass Trombone
Austin McMahon – Drums
Dave Hardman – Drums
Chuck Bergeron – Bass
Jamie Ousley – Bass
Phil Strange – Piano
Andrew Synowiec – Guitar