Jazz Viola Wizard Junior, Book 2
by Martin Norgaard
Product Number: 20868BCD
ISBN: 0786666536
Publisher: Mel Bay Pub., Inc.
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Format: Book/CD Set
Jazz Viola Wizard Junior 2 is a continuation of Jazz Viola Wizard Junior (Mel Bay, 2002) and is designed for upper middle school and high school string students. JVWjr 2 uses the same basic approach as JVWjr; students learn mainly through imitation, the same way we learn to speak our native tongue. It also introduces very easy optional chord theory but only AFTER the student has experienced improvising with chords aurally. The books come in three versions—violin, viola, and cello/bass—designed to be used together in studio and classroom situations. This volume introduces three basic concepts that are prerequisites to advanced jazz improvising: solo development, modes, and inner melodies - the single most potent technique to get students to improvise on advanced progressions immediately.
CONTENTS
Lesson 1: Question and Answer Phrases
01 Tuning note A 440
02 Play-along: The G major scale
03 Play-along: Scale step numbers
04 Q & A: Answer starting on the same notes
05 Q & A: Play answer phrases only
06 Q & A: Play question phrases only
07 Play-along: Play both question and answer phrase
08 Play-along: Play an entire solo ending with an answer phrase
09 Play-along: Empty back up track using Turnaround
Town solo progression
Lesson 2: Improvising with Rhythm and Pitch
10 Q & A: Answer in the same register
11 Play-along: Play an entire solo in various registers
12 Q & A: Answer with similar note values
13 Play-along: Play an entire solo with various note values
14 Play-along: Play an entire solo using all story telling devices
Followed by example solo by Martin Norgaard
Turnaround Town:
15 Performance: Martin Norgaard (vln) and Paul Nelson (vcl)
play all parts and solos
16 Play-along: Empty back up track
Lesson 3: Inner Melodies
17 Play-along: Inner melody in whole notes
18 Play-along: Inner melody with rhythms
19 Play-along: Inner melody with improvised rhythms
20 Q & A: Inner Melody with embellishments
21 Performance: Example solo by Martin Norgaard
22 Play-along: Empty back up track using Northern Light solo progression
Advanced: How did we find the inner melody?
Written exercise: Find new inner melody
Northern Light:
23 Performance: Martin Morgaard and Paul Nelson play all parts and solo
24 Play-along: Empty back up track
Lesson 4: Changing Scales Using Inner Melodies
25 Play-along: Inner melody in whole notes
26 Play-along: Inner melody with rhythms
27 Play-along: The D Mixolydian scale
28 Play-along: Inner Melody on one-measure phrases
29 Play-along: Improvise one-measure figure and apple inner melody
30 Play-along: Copy and improvise two-measure lick
and apply inner melody
31 Play-along: Four-measure blues phrases
32 Performance: Example solo by Martin Norgaard
33 Play-along: Empty back up track using Lazy Note
Blues solo progression
Advanced: How did we find the inner melodies on the blues
Written exercise: Find new inner melody
Lazy Note Blues:
34 Play-along: Martin Norgaard and Paul Nelson play all parts and solo
35 Play-along: Empty back up track
Lesson 5: Aeolian Minor
36 Q & A: Latin rhythms
37 Play-along: The A Aeolian minor scale
38 Play-along: The A Aeolian minor scale with rhythms
39 Q & A: Repeat or answer phrases
40 Q & A: Play answer phrases only
41 Q & A: Play question phrases only
42 Play-along: Play both question and answer phrases
43 Performance: Example solo by Martin Norgaard
44 Play-along: Empty back up track using La Luna
Solo progression
La Luna:
45 Play-along: Martin Norgaard and Paul Nelson play all parts and solo
46 Play-along: Empty back up track
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