This resource is all about improvisation! All the songs provide improvisation opportunities for elementary schoolchildren. The medium is elemental jazz; the jazz stylings are designed to show how even your
Styles that groove like dixie, swing, bebop and hard bop are introduced in a sequence that reflects the overall history of jazz as well as levels of difficulty. Scat singing is optional, but can add a
Most of the pieces are layered ostinati with a melody; you decide when to layer in parts, how many times to repeat a section, when to begin improvised solos, and what instrument combination to use. Each