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 ScalesViola ScalesCello ScalesBass ScalesThe Exercises follow the same chord progression as the Scales, but include more arpeggios and use a broader range of the instrument.
Violin ExercisesViola ExercisesCello ExercisesBass ExercisesThese accompaniments follow the basic blues progression being playing by piano, organ, bass, and drums. Each one starts with a two-measure count-off.
Accompaniment - slowAccompaniment - moderateAccompaniment - fast