Jazz Skills Evaluation
Level 1
- plays at a professional level
- builds and controls well shaped vocabulary patterns
- plays with excellent time
- has a great sound
- plays with a mature personal style.
Audio Reference:
- sound is great, warm and personal.
- time has definitely arrived.
- phrasing is well nuanced and tells the story.
- careful attention playing embellishments, nice.
- solid grasp of the vocabulary, no funny notes.
Shed Time Suggestions
- Expand vocabulary - 6-Pack, Dim 3-Pack, Half Dim 2-Pk.
- Explore Immersion Zone, Level 1-3
- Master Chromatic Drills, 1-4
- Work through Making Music Series
Level 2
- adequate vocabulary
- shaping phrases
- Play rhythms w/reasonable precision
- Time settling in
- Play what you hear
- decent sound and style
Audio Reference:
- the sound is solid, would like to hear a little vibrato
- time and rhythmic consistency are on the way,
- shaping phrases is starting to tell your story
- vocabulary needs refinement
- strong energy in your style and concept
Shed Time Suggestions
- Pentatonic Power Pack
- Immersion Zone 1-2
- Chromatic Drills, 1-4
- Making Music Series
- Vocabulary Workout
- Develop jazz repertoire w/Let The Music Teach
Level 3
- limited vocabulary.
- developing phrase concept.
- plays in and out of beat.
- weak rhythm concept.
- rough articulation and style.
Audio Reference:
- the sound is solid, the vibrato is almost there
- time and rhythmic consistency are on the way
- shaping phrases is starting to tell your story
- vocabulary needs refinement and expansion
- good energy
- style and concept developing nicely
Shed Time Suggestions
- Pentatonic Power Pack
- Immersion Zone 1-2
- Chromatic Drills, 1-4
- Making Music Series
- Vocabulary Workout
- Develop jazz repertoire w/Let The Music Teach
Level 4
- solid sound
- conscious of the beat
- shaping rhythms and melodies
- basic jazz style concept
- commitment to the shed!
Audio Reference:
- nice sound, vibrato is coming
- beat feel is there rhythmics on the way
- early phrase shaping on progress
- limited vocabulary needs expansion
- style and concept are developing nicely
Shed Time Suggestions
- Intermediate Corner Lesson 8, work through Lesson 12
- Pentatonic Power Pack
- Immersion Zone 1-2
- Chromatic Drills, 1-4
- Tune Time
