Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble Book 1 – A Comprehensive Method for Jazz Style and Improvisation

Designed to teach jazz basics to students with 1-2 years playing experience (but no prior experience playing jazz), Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble is great for individual or classroom use.• Teaches the basics of swing style in a step-by-step approach, using well-known songs• Improvisation made easy, starting with simple two-measure phrases• Scales and basic theory introduced in an easy-to-understand format• Play-along tracks for every exercise included• Seven full band arrangements• Sample solos• Jazz history and people