A comprehensive resource for educators, students, and professional vocalists designed to assist in interpreting musical notation and enhancing performance.
Contents include:
- An explanation of why an eighth note may not always be perceived as an eighth note
- Insights on when a quarter note may not function as a quarter note
- Identification of 'hidden' rests within the music
- Guidance on selecting syllables for scat singing
- Strategies for beginning to improvise
- Examples of reinterpreted jazz standards
- Exercises focused on phrasing and rhythm
- Techniques for effective rehearsals
- Listening assignments to develop musicality
- A sample CD featuring practice exercises
"This instruction will help all musicians, both singers and instrumentalists, to refine their rhythmic abilities." - Dr. John Kuzmich, Jr., Jazz Educators Journal (IAJE)