Jazz Trumpet Scales Grades 1-5

• Jazz scales will develop the skills required in playing jazz
• Introduces patterns characteristic of the idiom, such as modes, the blues scale and the minor pentatonic
• Explores these on roots and in key centres commonly found in jazz
• Regular and flexible practice of these forms, and using them as the basis for improvisation, will give you fluency and technical control, making your playing sound effortless
• As an accompaniment to the Board's jazz trumpet syllabus, this book sets out the scales by Level/Grade and gives a table of recommended speeds
• It covers playing scales in both swing and straight 8s, and provides details of what the examiner will be looking for in your playing

Pages: 12
Language: English
Publisher: ABRSM