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Elevate your mind

What's even better than collecting great jazz recordings, learning jazz history, and sitting in on smokin' concerts and jam sessions? Composing jazz music yourself, of course. If you've been known to dabble with horn playing, percussion, or the sax, but aren't sure how to get started putting together your own songs, pay a visit to Doug Bristol's Jazz Arranging Tutorial site. Bristol's been studying, teaching, and playing jazz for years, and the scope of his knowledge comes through loud and clear with this website. Click on "Tutorial Topics Page" to access the mother lode of information. Bristol covers instrument ranges, section voicings, compositional techniques, harmony, and much more, for a number of different instruments. There's lots of info here, so be prepared to stay a while or come back often--before you know it, you'll be organizing your first group rehearsals.

Thu, 16 Mar 2000 07:42:02 -0800