​Jazz Ensemble Director Resources
Mt. Hood Community College

It is my hope that these resources, which have proven to be useful to me, will give you some additional tools to bring to your bands!

Virtual Jazz Pedagogy 2021: Click here to download the handouts and resources from my presentation at the 2021 Virtual OMEA State Conference.

Recommended Literature for Your Jazz Band 2020: Click here to download the handouts and resources from my presentation at the 2020 OMEA State Conference.

Style & Articulation in the Big Band: Click here to download the handout  from my presentation at the 2019 NAfME All Northwest Conference.

Recommended Literature for Your Jazz Band 2018: Click here to download the handouts and resources from my presentation at the 2018 OMEA State Conference.

Jazz Piano Basics workshop: Click here to download the handouts and worksheets from my presentation on Jazz Piano Basics. Click here to view a virtual presentation of this workshop.

Warm Up Exercises for full Jazz Band: these allow students to work on jazz articulations through major, dominant, dorian, and bebop scales and arpeggios. 

• Full Band Set

Mixolydian Scale & Arpeggio Exercises:

• Alto Sax
• Tenor Sax
• Bari Sax
• Trumpet
• Trombone
• Piano
• Guitar
• Bass

Dorian Scale & Arpeggio Exercises: 

• Alto Sax
• Tenor Sax
• Bari Sax
• Trumpet
• Trombone
• Piano
• Guitar
• Bass

Resources for Drum Set:

• Musical Styles & Fills
• Drumstick, Cymbal & Stick Selection
• Instrument Setup & Fundamental Techniques
• Beyond Basics
• Ensemble Playing

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