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Teaching improv in your jazz ensemble : a complete guide for music educators

Title
Teaching improv in your jazz ensemble : a complete guide for music educators / Zachary B. Poulter.
Author
Poulter, Zachary B.
Publication
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2008.

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MENC, the National Association for Music Education (U.S.)
Description
vii, 233 p. : music; 24 cm.
Subjects
Note
  • "Published in partnership with MENC, the National Association for Music Education."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-232) and indexes.
Contents
Background information. The nature and value of improvisation ; The evolution of jazz in education ; What is successful improvisation? ; Limitations of current resources and practices ; Improvisational versus written difficulty -- Teaching jazz improvisation. Scales, chords, progressions, and forms ; Sequence of instruction : an aural hierarchy ; Integrating improvisation instruction with performance charts ; Instructional techniques and activities ; Suggested standards and assessments for improvisation ; Jazz improvisation resources -- Catalog of jazz ensemble charts.
Call Number
JME 09-245
ISBN
  • 9781578868179 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1578868173 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9781578868186 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1578868181 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2008003249
OCLC
191881969
Author
Poulter, Zachary B.
Title
Teaching improv in your jazz ensemble : a complete guide for music educators / Zachary B. Poulter.
Imprint
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-232) and indexes.
Added Author
MENC, the National Association for Music Education (U.S.)
Research Call Number
JME 09-245
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