Steinel, Mike: Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble

A Comprehensive Method for Jazz Style and Improvisation

Designed to teach jazz basics to students with 1-2 years playing experience (but no prior experience playing jazz), Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble is great for individual or classroom use. • Teaches the basics of swing style in a step-by-step approach, using well-known songs • Improvisation made easy, starting with simple two-measure phrases • Scales and basic theory introduced in an easy-to-understand format • Access to online recordings of all exercises and arrangements • Seven full band arrangements • Sample solos • Jazz history and people