Innovative Improvisation™
Innovative Improvisation™ is a program that helps students learn how to improvise music.
Music Motivation® is proud to present “Variations on Mary Had a Little Lamb”, from the Innovative Improvisation™ series by Jerald M. Simon.
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"Variations on Mary Had a Little Lamb" is the first book in the Innovative Improvisation™ series. In the book are nine arrangements by Jerald M. Simon of the song Mary Had a Little Lamb. Each one teaches different music styles and how to apply them to other songs. The arrangements are: the original "Mary Had a Little Lamb", "Mary Took Her Lamb to a Swingin' Jazz Club", "Mary's Lamb Had the Blues", "Mary Took Her Lamb to a 50's Rock Concert", "Mary and Her Lamb Live With Indians", "Mary's Lamb Starred in a Western", "Mary and Her Lamb Dance the Waltz", "Mary's Lamb Meets Mozart", and "Mary Took Her Lamb to a Funeral".
Music Motivation® is proud to present “Playin' Around and The Jazz Song”, from the Innovative Improvisation™ series by Jerald M. Simon.
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"Playin' Around and The Jazz Song" are two jazz piano solos written by Jerald M. Simon which teach students about jazz music. Playin' Around is a jazz piano solo that teaches a barrel house blues pattern with the left hand while the student plays major and minor sixth and seventh chords with the right hand. The Jazz Song is a jazz piano solo that teaches students how to play a walking bass pattern with the left hand while the right hand plays major blues scales with sixth and seventh chords. Both are upbeat and fun jazz pieces to challenge the students and let them have fun playing around at the piano. |
