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Practice your reading, phrasing, and technique along with the david berger jazz orchestra. The book, which can be studied either individually or in a classroom environment, includes a cd macpc with sixtyone audio examples corresponding to scores in the book and separate files of all the assignments. S alto is the 5th or substitution s tenor is the 3rd s bass is the root or substitution drop 2 voicing s melody note is in the soprano s fill in alto, tenor, and bass using descending families but skip the second. I am now toying with the idea of writing a textbook on the subject. Points of resolution or target notes are approached by independent lines, often using contrary motion, derived from related chord scales. Saxophone weekend at university of louisville school of music 012020. Techniques of melody harmonization, linear writing, and counterpoint. We will also cover several different modulation techniques that you can use to move between keys.
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