Jazz String Workshop Students:

Here you can download the music and accompaniment for Blues Scales and Blues Exercises in D. Click on your part to download and print your part. (You will need the free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the part. You can get it free at http://www.adobe.com ) Then click on an accompaniment (slow, moderate, or fast) and play along.

These Scales are more than just scales. They introduce common accidentals and riff patterns used in improvisation. 

Violin Scales
Viola Scales
Cello Scales
Bass Scales

The Exercises follow the same chord progression as the Scales, but include more arpeggios and use a broader range of the instrument.

Violin Exercises
Viola Exercises
Cello Exercises
Bass Exercises

These accompaniments follow the basic blues progression being playing by piano, organ, bass, and drums. Each one starts with a two-measure count-off.

Accompaniment - slow
Accompaniment - moderate
Accompaniment - fast