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JazzWorks ... Pass It On

Study resources for Dec 6, 2008 November

 

Recap from previous session

• Milestones of Jazz History
• Common song forms
• Blues song form
• Blues progression
• Blues scale

 

In this session we will learn about:

• How chords are formed and used in jazz
• How to recognize the most common chords: Maj7, min7, and dom7
• The   ii - V – I  progression

 

Scales to learn for this session: C, F, Bb, and G major

 

We encourage you to practice scales in all 12 keys.  Please see the Scale Practice page for some fun practice aids.

 

Jam session tunes:

 

Look at the lead sheet for O Tannenbaum. Can you find the three places where we have a ii - V - I progression?  (Hint: In the concert key of Bb, this sequence is Cm7 - F7 - Bb.)

Likewise, find the ii - V - I progressions in Let It Snow. That progression happens once in each of the “A” sections. It also happens once in the “B” (bridge) section. However, don’t be misled. The bridge is in a different key, so the ii - V - I is relative to the bridge key.

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