Jazz Musicianship is an integrated curriculum for mastering jazz theory and improvisation. Applicable for all instruments and voice, concepts are taught experientially through singing, playing, listening, writing, composing, and improvising. With creative application activities in every section, students develop their personal voices while mastering the materials of the jazz language step by step. “I think that Jazz Musicianship is an incredibly thorough, very well done, approach to learning jazz from the bottom up, laying strong foundations for further explorations and understanding of the jazz idiom. I am very impressed.” - Marilyn Crispell "What an accomplishment, with a wide scope of information, concisely phrased, addressing original concepts in an accessible format. Your book holds a place of honor, in my jazz library, next to Baker, Coker and Levine - keeping 'fast' company - but much deserved." Steve Crews

Jazz Musicianship: A Guidebook for Integrated Learning Volume 1 (Avivo Publications)

Arts & Photography

Stevens, Bill

Bernard, Meade

Mlotek, Noah

Bessières, Marshall

Music

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Dalton and Grace: Whimsical Short Stories of Life in Charleston

Bless their little hearts...Marriage is a compilation of laughter, tears, and occasional inane spats over nothing. Life in the south is a combination of sass, sophistication, and sticky situations. And when you mix them together, the result is gut-splitting hysterical. In these Southern short stories, the whimsical Williams couple takes readers on the highs and lows of their Southern marriage. Dalton Williams, a well-meaning and kind-hearted gentleman, has ideas that are quirky and kooky-many times going awry. His practical and sensible wife, Grace, keeps him grounded. Embark upon a fun-filled and hilarious journey through the aisles of Publix supermarket to the frustration of Daylight Savings Time. Dalton and Grace are familiar faces experiencing life's oftentimes silly mundanity, and when you add in their adorable and sassy Aunt Toogie, you have a real southern treat!

Literature & Fiction

Stevens, Ann

Humor & Satire

Bublish, Incorporated

Bless their little hearts... 
Marriage is a compilation of laughter, tears, and occasional inane spats over nothing. Life in the south is a combination of sass, sophistication, and sticky situations. And when you mix them together, the result is gut-splitting hysterical. In these Southern short stories, the whimsical Williams couple takes readers on the highs and lows of their Southern marriage.\nDalton Williams, a well-meaning and kind-hearted gentleman, has ideas that are quirky and kooky-many times going awry. His practical and sensible wife, Grace, keeps him grounded. Embark upon a fun-filled and hilarious journey through the aisles of Publix supermarket to the frustration of Daylight Savings Time. Dalton and Grace are familiar faces experiencing life's oftentimes silly mundanity, and when you add in their adorable and sassy Aunt Toogie, you have a real southern treat!

Bublish, Inc.

Melody and Rhythm is a two-year course of study in sight singing and aural skills. This is Semester 3 of 4 (Chapters 13 through 18). Semester 3 is compatible with all systems of pitch and rhythm pedagogy. Rhythmically, Semester 3 covers irregular rhythms (such as quadruplets and three against four) in Chapter 13, changing meters in Chapter 15, and odd and composite meters (such as 7/4 and 2+2+3/8) in Chapter 17. Melodically, Semester 3 begins with basic key relationships (such as modulating to the parallel major/minor and to the dominant) in Chapter 14, more key relationships (such as modulating to the subdominant, supertonic, submediant, and mediant) in Chapter 16, and modes of the major scale in Chapter 18. Distinguishing features: High quality examples: 90 rhythms and 240 melodies; Wide range of styles and composers: from Renaissance counterpoint to funky grooves; Smooth pacing; Ample minor key material; Duets and canons for sing-play activities; Listening examples to ground concepts in music from popular culture; Examples with figured bass, harmonic analysis, and lead-sheet-style chord symbols; Jam sessions for group improvisation; Consistent structure for ease of use; Emphasis on music by women; Text Outline: 13 Irregular Rhythms 1 Three in the Time of Two, Two in the Time of Three 2 Three in the Time of Four, Four in the Time of Three 3 Three Against Four 14 Basic Key Relationships 1 Parallel and Relative Major/Minor 2 Tonicizing the Dominant 3 Modulating to the Dominant 4 More Movement to the Dominant 15 Changing Meters 1 Changing Like Meters 2 Mixing Simple and Compound with a Constant Division 3 Mixing Simple and Compound with a Constant Beat 16 More Key Relationships 1 Tonicizing the Subdominant 2 Modulating to the Subdominant 3 Secondary Key Areas in Major 4 Secondary Key Areas in Minor 17 Odd and Composite Meters 1 Quintuple and Septuple Meters 2 Composite Meters 3 Changing Composite Meters 18 Modes of the Major Scale 1 Lydian and Dorian 2 Mixolydian and Phrygian 3 Modal Melodies Written in the Parallel Major Key 4 Modal Melodies Written in the Parallel Minor Key

Melody and Rhythm: Semester 3

Melody and Rhythm is a two-year course of study in sight singing and aural skills. This is Semester 4 of 4 (Chapters 19 through 24). Semester 4 is compatible with all systems of pitch and rhythm pedagogy.Rhythmically, Semester 4 covers advanced tuplets in Chapter 19, simultaneous meters and unmetered music in Chapter 21, and metric modulations and advanced polyrhythms in Chapter 23. Melodically, Semester 4 explores chromaticism with modes and mode relationships in Chapter 20, symmetrical scales in Chapter 22, and free chromaticism in chapter 24.Distinguishing features:High quality examples: 90 rhythms and 240 melodies;Wide range of styles and composers: from Renaissance counterpoint to funky grooves;Smooth pacing;Duets and canons for sing-play activities;Listening examples to ground concepts in music from popular culture;Examples with figured bass, harmonic analysis, and lead-sheet-style chord symbols;Jam sessions for group improvisation;Consistent structure for ease of use;Emphasis on music by women;Text Outline:19 More Tuplets1 Sextuplets2 Quintuplets3 Septuplets20 Modal Chromaticism1 The Blues Scale2 More Scales and Modes3 Mixing Modes, Preserving the Tonic4 Mixing Modes, Moving the Tonic21 Stretching the Bounds of Meter1 Complex Tuplets2 Simultaneous Meters3 Unmetered Rhythms22 Symmetrical Scales1 The Whole-Tone Scale2 The Hexatonic Scale3 The Octatonic Scale4 Mixing Symmetrical Scales23 Metric Modulation and Advanced Polyrhythms1 Basic Metric Modulations2 Advanced Metric Modulations3 Advanced Polyrhythms

Melody and Rhythm Semester 4

Independently published

Melody and Rhythm Quarter 3

Philosophical coffeehouses, those hotbeds of liberal ideas, poetry readings, strange cigarettes, and all-night jazz sessions, were a hallmark of the Beat era.
Muddy's Java Cafe hosted the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, and virtually all of Denver’s mayors and Colorado’s governors during its illustrious career. As a sometimes-halfway house for runaway teens, Muddy's was also home to jazz musicians who came and jammed after their regular gigs and a place to talk politics or Nietzsche in a convivial, relaxed atmosphere. Muddy’s was more than a coffeehouse: it was a Denver institution for nearly twenty years.
Bill Stevens has created an uproariously funny, nostalgic, and melancholy look at one of the West’s best-known java joints. Places like Muddy’s existed in large cities all across the United States, and its stories are universal.

Muddy's Chronicles: Memoirs from the Last Great Coffeehouse

History

Americas

Centipede Press

Melody and Rhythm is a two-year course of study in sight singing and aural skills. This is semester 1, with pedagogy customized for movable do and la-based minor. Distinguishing features: High quality examples: 90 rhythms and 240 melodies; Wide range of styles and composers; Smooth pacing; Ample minor key material; Lots of duets and canons; Listening examples to ground concepts in music from popular culture; Examples with figured bass, harmonic analysis, and lead-sheet-style chord symbols; Consistent structure for ease of use; Emphasis on music by women; Jam sessions for group improvisation; An essay on effective practice; Course Outline 1 Beats and Divisions of Beats (Rhythm Only) 1.1 Simple Meter 1.2 Compound Meter 1.3 Mixed Examples 2 Learning the Sound of Major and Minor (Simplified Melodic Notation) 2.1 Stepwise Motion in the Major Key 2.2 Stepwise Motion in the Minor Key 2.3 One-Five Skips 2.4 Third Skips in the Tonic Triad 3 Duets, Ties, and Syncopation (Rhythm Only) 3.1 Duets 3.2 Ties in Simple Meter 3.3 Ties in Compound Meter 4 Clefs and Key Signatures (Full Notation) 4.1 Clefs and Major Keys 4.2 Minor Key Signatures 4.3 Key Signatures with More Sharps or Flats 4.4 Sixth Skips in the Tonic Triad 5 Subdivisions in Simple Meter (Rhythm Only) 5.1 Sixteenth Notes in Groups of Two and Four 5.2 Dotted and Syncopated Eighth Notes 5.3 Ties with Subdivisions 6 Basic Diatonic Skips 6.1 Two-Five Skips 6.2 Third Skips in the Dominant Triad 6.3 Diatonic Thirds 6.4 Chains of Third Skips

Melody and Rhythm: Semester 1: Moveable Do, La-Based Minor

Melody and Rhythm is a two-year course of study in sight singing and aural skills. This is quarter 1 of 6, with pedagogy customized for movable do and la-based minor. Distinguishing features: High quality examples: 90 rhythms and 240 melodies; Wide range of styles and composers; Smooth pacing; Ample minor key material; Lots of duets and canons; Listening examples to ground concepts in music from popular culture; Examples with figured bass, harmonic analysis, and lead-sheet-style chord symbols; Consistent structure for ease of use; Emphasis on music by women; Jam sessions for group improvisation; An essay on effective practice; Course Outline 1 Beats and Divisions of Beats (Rhythm Only) 1.1 Simple Meter 1.2 Compound Meter 1.3 Mixed Examples 2 Learning the Sound of Major and Minor (Simplified Melodic Notation) 2.1 Stepwise Motion in the Major Key 2.2 Stepwise Motion in the Minor Key 2.3 One-Five Skips 2.4 Third Skips in the Tonic Triad 3 Duets, Ties, and Syncopation (Rhythm Only) 3.1 Duets 3.2 Ties in Simple Meter 3.3 Ties in Compound Meter 4 Clefs and Key Signatures (Full Notation) 4.1 Clefs and Major Keys 4.2 Minor Key Signatures 4.3 Key Signatures with More Sharps or Flats 4.4 Sixth Skips in the Tonic Triad

Melody and Rhythm: Quarter 1: Movable Do, La-Based Minor

Melody and Rhythm is a two-year course of study in sight singing and aural skills. This is semester 1 of 4, with pedagogy customized for movable do and do-based minor. Distinguishing features: High quality examples: 90 rhythms and 240 melodies; Wide range of styles and composers; Smooth pacing; Ample minor key material; Lots of duets and canons; Listening examples to ground concepts in music from popular culture; Examples with figured bass, harmonic analysis, and lead-sheet-style chord symbols; Consistent structure for ease of use; Emphasis on music by women; Jam sessions for group improvisation; An essay on effective practice; Course Outline 1 Beats and Divisions of Beats (Rhythm Only) 1.1 Simple Meter 1.2 Compound Meter 1.3 Mixed Examples 2 Learning the Sound of Major and Minor (Simplified Melodic Notation) 2.1 Stepwise Motion in the Major Key 2.2 Stepwise Motion in the Minor Key 2.3 One-Five Skips 2.4 Third Skips in the Tonic Triad 3 Duets, Ties, and Syncopation (Rhythm Only) 3.1 Duets 3.2 Ties in Simple Meter 3.3 Ties in Compound Meter 4 Clefs and Key Signatures (Full Notation) 4.1 Clefs and Major Keys 4.2 Minor Key Signatures 4.3 Key Signatures with More Sharps or Flats 4.4 Sixth Skips in the Tonic Triad 5 Subdivisions in Simple Meter (Rhythm Only) 5.1 Sixteenth Notes in Groups of Two and Four 5.2 Dotted and Syncopated Eighth Notes 5.3 Ties with Subdivisions 6 Basic Diatonic Skips 6.1 Two-Five Skips 6.2 Third Skips in the Dominant Triad 6.3 Diatonic Thirds 6.4 Chains of Third Skips

Melody and Rhythm: Semester 1: Movable Do, Do-Based Minor

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Jazz Musicianship: A Guidebook for Integrated Learning Volume 1 (Avivo Publications)

Dalton and Grace: Whimsical Short Stories of Life in Charleston

Dalton and Grace: Whimsical Short Stories of Life in Charleston

Melody and Rhythm: Semester 3

Melody and Rhythm Semester 4

Melody and Rhythm Quarter 3

Muddy's Chronicles: Memoirs from the Last Great Coffeehouse

Melody and Rhythm: Semester 1: Moveable Do, La-Based Minor

Melody and Rhythm: Quarter 1: Movable Do, La-Based Minor

Melody and Rhythm: Semester 1: Movable Do, Do-Based Minor