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I don´t really like to practise. It´s lonely and can be quite boring from time to time. That is one of the main reasons I wrote this book – to make practising more fun!
The concept of the book is simple: Every etude is composed as an improvised jazz solo, written over the chords from a famous jazz standard. And every etude consists of two parts; easy/medium and advanced, each divided into numbered choruses. Two of the etudes are written as a duet for two trombones.
You can play the etudes alone, with a piano player, a full rhythm section or find the relevant songs on a play-along cd (not included). The idea is to let you expand your jazz vocabulary, and play music that really fits the instrument.
I have tried to make sure that every little melodic phrase makes sense. If you break it down, there is (almost) always a good explanation to the notes in the melody in relation to the harmony.
Many of the licks and phrases in my improvised solos has its origin in other great jazz players. After playing and adapting these stolen phrases over time, they have transformed and become a part of my musical language. I love musical cliches and encourage to use cliches as well! Just make sure that you understand them, feel them and hear what you play before you play it – then it will become a part of your musical vocabulary.
I truly believe that you will enjoy the book, and get many hours of fun and rewarding playing out of it!
Yours sincerely
Anders Larson
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In your 56 page etudes book do the advanced porton work it way up in range?
Say do they get up to high C .A more working range for jaxx improv
I just love your web site. My age 80 and playing in a jazz group outhere in South Dakota
thank you Larry Ward
Hi larry!
There are some pretty high notes once in a while in the advanced sections of the etudes, but it is written as optional ova in many places, so it´s up to you where you want to play it.
And thanks for the kind words, Larry!
Merry Christmas
My ebook came today. 10 etudes 58 pages. I want to say their just great!! I read through 40 pages first sitting. I look fordward to book 2 advanced to complete moving on up. Having played trombone over 60 years on name bands etc. This is a wonderful read.Like the working into A Train etc. was fun to play. Keep up the great web site.