Mr. Russo's Lesson Schedule & Practice Tips  

Week of
Lesson Schedule

Week of
Lesson Schedule 

NYSSMA JAZZ IMPROV REQUIREMENTS

Tunes

-Improv - Bb Blues
-Big P - Minor Blues
-Full Rhythm
-Bass
-Drums

Bb- Boogie Stop Shuffle - Solos - mm185
Bb- Boogie Stop Shuffle - Solos - mm200
Bb- Boogie Stop Shuffle - Solos - mm215
Bb- Boogie Stop Shuffle - Solos - mm230
Bb- Boogie Stop Shuffle - Solos - mm245
Bb - Mixolydian Soloing - mm160
Bb- Mixolydian Soloing - mm175
D Dorian Soloing- mm152
D Dorian Soloing - mm175
D Dorian Soloing - mm195
So What Soloing - mm160 - D minor
So What Soloing - mm175 - D minor

Mr. Russo's Listening Examples
 

Mr. Russo's Play-A-Longs
A Doll
A Little Minor Blues
Bird Blues
Blues In
Blues for Alice
Amen
Glow Worm Bb
Glow Worm F
Groove Blues
Grease
Haitian Fight Song
Its Wise to Improvise
Its Wise to Improvise - all parts (pdf)
Lame Duck
Milestones
Mingus Big Band - Haitian Fight Song
Moanin'
Mr. Super Hip
Spiderman
Swing Metronome - 75
Swing Metronome - 95
Swing Metronome - 105
Swing Metronome - 110
Swing Metronome - 120
Swing Metronome - 135
Swing Metronome - 155
Swing Metronome - 160
Three and One
01-4 Measure Cadence

Mr. Russo's Music Tech Class
Ode to D'Voice

Practice Materials  
Scales & Modes

Circles & Modes

Scales

Band Circle

BEADGCF

12 Bar Blues & Variations

Bass Clef Scales.pdf

Blues Scales

Scale Syllabus

Treble Clef Scales

Dominant 7th Scale Choice

Ha-ta-ta
Dorian Modes
D Dorian Soloing
D Dorian Soloing - Piano
D Dorian Soloing - Guitar
Mixolydian Modes
Bebop Dominant Scales
Altered Dominants
Major & Minor Scales - f clef
2nds & 4ths. pdf
5 Note Chromatics

Lists and Info
Tips for Learning tunes

Mr. Russo's Jazz Listening List

Music Technology - Links & Information

Jazz Theory Assignment

Transposition chart
 

Fingering and Trill Charts
Flute
Clarinet
Sax

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