Coordinator of Woodwind Studies Instructor of Saxophone

Current Jazz Ensemble Experience: •  Metropolitan Area Youth Jazz Orchestra (MAYJO) •  UNO Boptet

Past Jazz Ensemble Experience: •  University of Nebraska at Omaha Jazz Ensemble II •  University of Nebraska-Lincoln Big Band •  Lenoir Rhyne University Jazz Ensemble •  Davidson College Jazz Combo •  Wingate University Jazz Combo •  East Lincoln High School Jazz Ensemble

•  Instrumentation

•  Style

•  Instrument Ranges

•  Soloists

•  Improvisation

•  Suggested Repertoire

•  “Typical” or “Traditional” Large Jazz Ensemble

•  “Little” Big Band

•  “Other” instruments

•  Swing

•  Latin

•  Funk/Rock

•  Ballad

•  What is the range of my lead trumpet player?

•  How strong is my rhythm section?

•  Other considerations?

•  Who are your strongest jazz soloists?

•  Can the soloist improvise?

•  Solo Feature? Solo within a chart?

•  Blues Tunes

•  Funk/Rock Tunes •  Watermelon Man •  Canteloupe Island

•  32-bar tunes for Advancing Bands •  Take the “A” Train

GRADE 1 and 2

Swing Jumpin’ at the Woodside (arr. Paul Cook)

April in Paris (arr. Mike Sweeney) I Got Rhythm (arr. Ralph Ford)

Ballad Lil’ Darlin (arr. Roy Phillippe)

Latin A Night in Tunisia (arr. Sweeny)

Rock Canteloupe Island (arr. Mike Kamuf)

GRADE 3

Swing Sing, Sing, Sing (arr. Roy Phillippe)

It Don’t Mean A Thing (arr. Mark Taylor) Satin Doll (arr. Mark Taylor)

Ballad A Child is Born (Thad Jones)

Latin St. Thomas (arr. Mike Lewis)

Rock Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (arr. Paul Jennings)

GRADE 4

Swing Basie, Straight Ahead (Sammy Nestico)

Take The “A” Train (Ellington/Berger) Cottontail (arr. Dave Wolpe)

Ballad Georgia On My Mind (arr. Dave Barduhn)

Latin Manteca (arr. Mike Tomaro)

Rock Minuano (Bob Curnow)

GRADE 5

Swing Moanin’ (Sy Johnson)

Don’t Git Sassy (Thad Jones) Satin Doll (Sammy Nestico)

Ballad Samantha (Sammy Nestico)

Latin Caravan (Michael Abene)

Rock Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Phil Wilson)

•  www.ejazzlines.com

•  www.jwpepper.com

•  www.halleonard.com

•  www.alfred.com/jazzensemble/

•  “Jazz Pedagogy: The Jazz Educator’s Handbook and Resource Guide” by J. Richard Dunscomb and Dr. Willie L. Hill, Jr.

•  “Teaching Music Through Performance in Jazz” Compiled and edited by Richard Miles and Ron Carter

Now available:

“Teaching Music Through Performance in Jazz, Volume 2”

“Teaching Music Through Performance in Jazz for Beginning Ensembles”

https://academy.jazz.org/ee/

patrickbrown@unomaha.edu

www.patrickbrownmusic.com

•  Questions?

•  Comments?