Animated Sheet Music to “So What” by Miles Davis
August 23, 2011 in Videos
I can’t imagine how long this took……
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Wither and die sheet music/music stands?
November 4, 2010 in Articles
There are already several apps for the iPad for viewing sheet music PDFs, including apples iBooks. It makes sense, the iPad is just about the right size for viewing a page of music.
Now, there is a mount for iPads.
$39.95. Now we just need a Bluetooth foot peddle page turner…..for that price….
And for saxophone players, if you use this with a microphone stand, this also solves the problem of how to hear yourself….as in the iPad should provide some reflection of the sound back at you if you have it just above the bell. Wonder if that would mess with the microphone capturing one’s sound correctly…..I should get one and try it out….
UPDATE: Oh, the foot switch is coming!
Charlie Parker, Formulaic Improvisation, Bebop Motives, and other related materials
October 29, 2010 in Articles
Dear all,
I am writing to share some materials and references with you.
1. Formulaic Improvisation and Charlie Parker’s Ornithology Motive, a short note on formulaic improvisation and Parker’s Ornithology motive used in his Now’s the Time. Exercises in PDF and Band-in-a-Box files are provided.
2. Charlie Parker’s Nickname and Bebop Lick, some fun-fact regarding the origin of Parker’s nickname “Bird” and the so-called “Bebop Lick” used in Parker’s Now’s the Time. Same as the first item, exercises in PDF and Band-in-a-Box files are provided.
3. The Annotated Bibliography of Analytical Studies of Charlie Parker’s music, with a somewhat outdated list of study materials about Parker’s improvisation technique with references to transcriptions of Parker’s solos.
4. The Charlie Parker Omnibook Reference Chart, a simple reference list that was created to help myself locating the recordings to study with the transcriptions.
I hope some of you would find these materials interesting:-)
Regards,
JK
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iPad Sheet Music Page Changer
From Engadget:
“If you carry your sheet music in a laptop, AirTurn’s got a USB dongle for that, but if you’ve migrated your musical cues to an certain slate, never fear, Bluetooth is on the way. The AirTurn BT-105 will bring the company’s page turning technology to iPad, using a transmitter that attaches to standard professional footswitches, allowing you to turn full pages and half pages of sheet music while keeping hands firmly affixed to your instrument. Though there’s no word on price, we imagine it’ll cost close to the existing 2.4GHz version, which runs from $40 for a dongle to $100 for a package with two Boss pedals, and when it surfaces in Q4 of this year, we’re hoping it will extend bicycling input to all the other wild and crazy apps you dream up. PR and video after the break. “
Opens up a LOT of doors. For what it is worth, I have put a lot of stuff I practice on to my iPad, and it works great.
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Eubanks Global Citizen Theme
July 14, 2010 in Sheet Music
Václav Greif just finished transcribing a Dave Holland Quintet song, Eubanks Global Citizen theme off the album Not For Nothin’. No transcribed solos, just the chart. Good stuff. Check it out.
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Miguel Zenon – Ulysses In Slow Motion
September 6, 2009 in Sheet Music
Vasik sent in this great transcription of Miguel Zenon on Ulysses in Slow Motion. Great stuff and great work!
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50 MINOR II-V-I BEBOP LINES & Advanced Sight-Reading Etudes for Saxophones Vol. I
July 28, 2009 in Sheet Music
Finally, after few long days of struggling against my sluggish computer, I was able to get an old project “50 Minor II-V-I Bebop Lines,” about 100 pages, uploaded to my little website at www.jkchang.com. The project focuses on II-V-I in minor and the lines are transposed to all twelve keys as usual. These lines were originally released around 2004. The new release gathers everything into a single, easy access PDF file:-)
Additionally, the first volume in the Advanced Sight-reading Etudes for Saxophones series is also ready for access. This projec, comprising sixty pages of studies to enhance the sight-reading proficiency of saxophonists, is designed to facilitate the coordination of the intermediate to advanced saxophonists in the situation that requires great concentration and mental awareness. The benefit of the studies is not limited to the plain sight-reading circumstances, as the familiarity of accidentals will also argument saxophonists’ capability to sight-read and improvise on uncommon keys.
As always, I hope these materials will be useful to some of you:-)
Jazz Improvisation Series: II-V-I Jazz Lines in Fourths VOL. I
July 17, 2009 in News, Sheet Music
The first volume of “Jazz Improvisation Series: II-V-I Jazz Lines in Fourths” is finally up in www.jkchang.com. This volume of the jazz improvisational lines focuses upon the linear constructions based upon the intervallic value of the perfect fourth, and sporadically, the augmented fourth. The non-triadic formula generates ambiguous tonal emphasis, producing comparatively invigorating sonority. The unremitting sequence of the perfect fourths and its inverted version, the perfect fifths is used infrequently to avoid the predictable linear construction. It is recommended that users start the exercises in a comfortable speed and gradually build up the facility to satisfy the technical demands in faster tempos.
I also managed to load these lines into Band-in-a-box .mgu files as it might be useful to some of you to hear the lines before the workout session. Additionally, some of you might notice that there are some changes in the “Downloads” page. The huge banner of “MWF Downloads” should be pretty eye-catching:-) I am currently working on 10 Bebop Blues etudes in the style of Charlie Parker and files will be ready in one-two weeks. I did some studies on Parker’s performances of “Now’s the Time,” (20+ different versions:-) so it is really fun to have the chance to put analytical information into practical use:-) The files for the second volume of “II-V-I Jazz Lines in Fourths,” and two other sight-reading projects are ready, all I need is to find some time to upload them:-) As usual, I hope these materials will be helpful to some of you.
Finally, if you have some awesome ideas for new jazz improvisational materials, please leave your ideas and suggestions in the “comment” board in the “Downloads” main page (instead of sending them through “Contact” page). As to suggestions to existing materials, please leave them in the corresponding page.
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Super Mario Medley
April 17, 2009 in Sheet Music
Ok, I decided to put this up. It’s an arrangement of Super Mario music I did last year. It is cool. Perhaps even cooler than Tank! Damn it, it is. It is MARIO.
Scored for 5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, guitar, piano, bass and drums. I make no promises on how good the guitar part is (my band does not have a guitar player).
Enjoy (donations are always welcome and an added incentive to put more stuff up!)
Super Mario Medley for Jazz Band (1.6 MiB, 870 hits)You do not have permission to download this file.
Look at all the downloads (41 as of 4/29). Not a single contribution. And people wonder why there isn’t more stuff up.
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Save The Last Dance For Me
April 15, 2009 in Sheet Music
This is a transcription/arrangement I did for a Big Band I play with. The original Michael Buble arrangement this is based off of has guitar and a string section. This arrangement has no guitar and the string parts are in various instrument sections. If you enjoy this and want to see more arrangements up here, please consider making a donation (look down on the left).
Big Band and Vocals…..Score, 5 saxes, 4 Trombones, 4 Trumpets, Piano, Bass and Drums. I’ll have an audio clip of us playing it at some point. Enjoy!
Save The Last Dance For Me (1.4 MiB, 268 hits)You do not have permission to download this file.
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Norbert Stein
March 15, 2009 in Articles, Sheet Music
I came across German Saxophonist Norbert Stein’s website today.
He has a TON of stuff up there for FREE. A comprehensive saxophone workbook (more like a book for free), compositions, CDs for sales (of course) and more.
Highly recommended. Check it out. He’s getting a place on my “sites” links.
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Bolling Suite For……Soprano Sax
January 11, 2009 in Sheet Music
I recently transposed and modified 2 movements of the Bolling Suite for Flute and Trio for Oboe. It was a simple click of a button to make a version for Soprano Sax. Enjoy.
Baroque And Blue (127.4 KiB, 113 hits)
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Sentimentale (106.6 KiB, 118 hits)
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Javanaise (123.6 KiB, 115 hits)
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Fugace (107.8 KiB, 58 hits)
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Zinn Practice Regimen For Saxophone
December 25, 2008 in Articles, Sheet Music
Ok, I think this is the FINAL version of this. Last updated in 2005, this version took out some stuff I had in there, and put in some stuff I have been practicing lately (triad things). 32 Pages of Saxophone goodness.
It is FREE and available here
Zinn Practice Regimen For Saxophone 2009 version (1.8 MiB, 613 hits)
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and via Lulu here
Plus you can buy a copy for about $13 if you want something already bound and what not. Expect an update to the II-V patterns soon…..it is gonna be HUGE.
Oh, and that is a Conn-O-Sax on the cover. Why? I dunno, it looks cool….thats why!
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II-V-I Patterns
April 1, 2006 in Sheet Music
I have updated the II-V-I patterns yet again. I consolidated some of the other patterns I had (like the Ray Brown ones). There are now 286 pages (or 286 4 bar patterns) to enjoy. Also gone is the Jazz Font in favor of a more clean, professional look using Bill Duncan’s Fonts for Finale.
These patterns were designed to be used with Aebersold Vol. 3, Track 2. Also included is a 24 page reference of the patterns.
If you want some more patterns, I highly recommend Jerry Bergonzi’s Inside Improvisation Vol. 5. There are some really great patterns in there. Enjoy!
- II-V-I Patterns Reference (600.9 KiB, 11,506 hits)
You do not have permission to download this file. - II-V-I Patterns in Bb (4.6 MiB, 11,686 hits)
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You do not have permission to download this file. - II-V-I Patterns in Bb Pages 101 to 200 (1.9 MiB, 10,709 hits)
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You do not have permission to download this file. - II-V-I Patterns in Eb Pages 1 to 100 (1.7 MiB, 10,342 hits)
You do not have permission to download this file. - II-V-I Patterns in Eb Pages 101 to 200 (1.9 MiB, 10,284 hits)
You do not have permission to download this file. - II-V-I Patterns in Eb Pages 201 to 289 (1.6 MiB, 10,631 hits)
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Zinn Practice Regimen For Saxophone III
December 16, 2005 in Sheet Music
NOTE – An updated version of this Regimen is available here
One of the most downloaded things on Jazz-Sax.com is the Zinn Practice Regimen. It was inspired by Daniel Zinn, master saxophonist/woodwindist when he took over saxophone instruction at CSUH about 10 years ago.
I updated it a couple of years ago, and I’ve updated it again. Changed the font, clean it up and came up with some new ideas to maim, I mean break, I mean develop fingers and skills. This is probably the last revision of it, as I think it encompasses all that I want it to, and takes about 30 minutes to play through. Enjoy
Zinn Practice Regimen III (592.7 KiB, 52,228 hits)You do not have permission to download this file.
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