Utilizing Jazz Traditions in Marching Band

Let’s review:

The Hey Song teaches jazz traditions:

  • Call and Response
  • The Blues

Developing bass lines teaches improvisation techniques and helps establish foundation for playing songs.

  • 1-2-3-5 or do-re-mi-sol
  • 1-2-3-5-3-2-1-7 or do-re-mi-sol-mi-re-do-ti

 

Jazz Band Camp:

Feeling the backbeat

Circle up

count and clap a 3 pattern, then 5 pattern and 7 pattern

The Clave:

  • 3-2  or 2-3
  • Not Fade Away (Rolling Stones)
  • Ike-Iko (Dr. John)

 

Big 4 Rhythm

The Saints Go Marching In

do-mi-fa-sol   do-mi-fa-sol  do-mi-fa-sol-mi-do-mi-re

mi-mi-re-do  do-mi-sol-sol-fa  mi-fa-sol-mi-do-re-do

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