Creative Jazz Education: Theory

Book and CDCreated by two of the country's leading jazz educators the book and CD is designed as a practical guide for teachers at all levels with hundreds of musical examples. It provides practical guidance for GCSE Standard Grade a comprehensive view of jazz incorporating swing Latin rock and African music written vamps for keyboard accompaniments a step-by-step approach to teaching improvisation guidance in arranging for the classroom clear discussion of jazz harmony in various styles along with hints on directing. The accompanying CD gives a clear idea of how some of the music examples should sound.