Jazz Phrasing: a Workshop for the Jazz Vocalist (book/CD)

A Workshop for the Jazz Vocalist
Publisher: Second Floor Music
Author: Don Sickler
Author: Dr. Gloria Cooper

A great supplement to Second Floor Music's Sing Jazz! book, Jazz Phrasing is a perfect workbook for all jazz vocalists. It covers: Specific Rhythm Phrasing – interpreting 8th notes, specific rhythm figures; Open Phrasing – exploring tempos and styles, working with ballads; Tips on Performance – choosing a tempo and counting off, telling the song's story, working with your ensemble; and more. The accompanying CD lets you: compare transcriptions to recorded examples, listen to vocal and instrumental examples, sing along with the rhythm section, create backgrounds and analyze arrangements.