Jazz Clues
Jazz Clue 2 question
I’m processing Jazz Clue 2 in my Touch of Jazz book and have a question. Do you use the minor 7th for all chords except Major 7th chords? i.e. 13th chords, 11th chords, diminished, etc. If it says Maj7, play major 7. If it says…
Working with lead sheets and melody
I was trying to help a student with a lead sheet incorporating the melody with harmony (5ths and 7ths). We have not started Jazz yet, sort of jumping ahead, but I was wondering how to approach split chords in this fashion, such as C/Bb? I…
Jazz Clue 2 question
I’m wondering about the solo arrangements with Jazz Clue 2 applied to these songs or any lead sheet. do we typically play the melodies as written or up an octave higher? At times it feels like the LH 7ths are too low or overlap with…
Jazz Clues – Rhythms
In Jazz Clues, the second song in the collection, Solace of the Wind, seems to be the only piece in which the lead instrument plays a very different rhythm from the written score. I think the horn player came in on the second or third…
Reading Rhythm and Reading Notes Expectations
The pacing question has come front and center in my studio as a parent of a private lesson student starting Level 4 (who will soon also begin Reading Rhythm) has continually worried about her son not reading music yet, despite how much she has loved…
Jazz Musician List
A few people have asked for a list of some Jazz to listen to or to have students listen to. This is a very small list but a good place to start if you want to hear a variety of Jazz styles. There are a…
Using The Jazz Program Audio Recording
This program is fantastic and I’m just getting started. I have one question though. How is the Audio Recording used? The Jazz Band audio recording is absolutely the best part! Once you can play the various chords easily in each project for each song the…
Jazz Program Questions
I just watched most of the Jazz program teacher training. I cannot find the answers to some questions in Simpedia. I have a question about using Jazz clue 2. For example, in the Mirron there is Chord that is just ‘F’ and no 7th. What does the student…
Jazz Clue Questions
I have a question for all you wonderful Jazz experts!! Is it possible to look at a piece of music and predict which Jazz Clue would work better? Do you mean for dropping in, specifically? Do you mean what notes to use in the LH…
Jazz Chord Questions
See individual questions with accompanying answers below. Q. What does the dash in “7-5” or “7-9” chords mean? A. The dash (I think of it as a minus) means to flat the relevant note, so a C7-5 would have a flatted fifth (Gb instead of…
