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Best Middle School Jazz Literature List
Directors,
This is a list that I have put together over my many years of judging jazz bands throughout our wonderful Nation. The list is unique, in that it only includes literature for Grades 1-3. This list is also a compilation of dozens of lists from college jazz education classes, jazz educators and jazz musicians from across our country and across the Internet. This should give everyone a great place to start and as with all of the membership generated lists on MSBandDirector.com, each member should add to the forums and agree, discuss or disagree with any of the items on this list. The end result will be a membership generated list that reflects the EDUCATORs' opinions on how these pieces actually work with young people. Please post your top 10 selections in each category and they will be discussed and potentially added to the list. One member, one piece, one vote. Choose only pieces that should endure and that you would take to adjudicated events! Simply put, the finest.
click here for list
This is a list that I have put together over my many years of judging jazz bands throughout our wonderful Nation. The list is unique, in that it only includes literature for Grades 1-3. This list is also a compilation of dozens of lists from college jazz education classes, jazz educators and jazz musicians from across our country and across the Internet. This should give everyone a great place to start and as with all of the membership generated lists on MSBandDirector.com, each member should add to the forums and agree, discuss or disagree with any of the items on this list. The end result will be a membership generated list that reflects the EDUCATORs' opinions on how these pieces actually work with young people. Please post your top 10 selections in each category and they will be discussed and potentially added to the list. One member, one piece, one vote. Choose only pieces that should endure and that you would take to adjudicated events! Simply put, the finest.
click here for list
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Permalink Reply by Russ Weaver on -
Directors,
You may have noticed some empty boxes in this list. If you have any of these charts out and can help "fill in" the ranges for these pieces, it will become more collaborative. Please include any comments or sort options. Don't forget, this is the only jazz list out there that is director (not publisher) generated and if you click the title you get taken to a recording of that piece. If you find a recording, shoot me a message and I will add it, if one does not function, let me know and I can change it.
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Permalink Reply by Russ Weaver on
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Directors,
Here is yet another list generated by a jazz group (not a publisher) that may be of some use in choosing quality literature. As none of these folks are members yet, this content is not reflected in the MSBandDirector.com list, however much of it is similar! Pretty cool.
http://www.public.asu.edu/~rwh111/charts.html
Russ Weaver said:Directors,
You may have noticed some empty boxes in this list. If you have any of these charts out and can help "fill in" the ranges for these pieces, it will become more collaborative. Please include any comments or sort options. Don't forget, this is the only jazz list out there that is director (not publisher) generated and if you click the title you get taken to a recording of that piece. If you find a recording, shoot me a message and I will add it, if one does not function, let me know and I can change it.
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Permalink Reply by Russ Weaver on
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Directors,
Here is the updated smartmusic jazz list. Although it is industry generated, it could be yet another resource for ease of teaching. Many of these titles also appear on the MSBandDirector.com list.
http://www.smartmusic.com/findmusic/printbylevel.aspx?MCatID=14
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Permalink Reply by Russ Weaver on
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The list is accessible from the main page and contains links for listening.
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Permalink Reply by Dawane Ledbetter on -
Blue Monk (Sweeney)
Heart and Soul (Berry)
Mood Indigo
All of Me
Christmas Waltz
A Night in Tunisia
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Permalink Reply by Russ Weaver on
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Will need arrangers for the last few pieces in order to check them out.
thanks,
RW
Dawane Ledbetter said:Blue Monk (Sweeney)
Heart and Soul (Berry)
Mood Indigo
All of Me
Christmas Waltz
A Night in Tunisia
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Permalink Reply by Russ Weaver on
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Your vote for the Sweeney has been posted.
thanks, list will be updated on the site by Friday.
RW
Russ Weaver said:Will need arrangers for the last few pieces in order to check them out.
thanks,
RW
Dawane Ledbetter said:Blue Monk (Sweeney)
Heart and Soul (Berry)
Mood Indigo
All of Me
Christmas Waltz
A Night in Tunisia
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Permalink Reply by Dawane Ledbetter on
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All of Me (Holmes)
Caravan (Sweeney)
A Night in Tunisia (Sweeney)
Chameleon (Sweeney)
Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Nowak)
The Christmas Waltz (Nowak)
Moon River (Stitzel)
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (Nowak)
Boogie Down (Sweeney)
Fly Me to the Moon (Sweeney)
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Permalink Reply by Rob Buckley on -
Ghost Writer--Doug Beach Music--Shutak (sp?). Great piece--makes your band sound great and it is not too technically difficult. Our middle band played it this past year and the kids loved it!
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