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Jazz Arranging Lesson Outline

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Chords:

• types
• inversions
• alterations
• extensions
• polychords
• hybrids

Scales:

• modes of major
• modes of melodic minor
• pentatonics
• synthetic modes

Guide Tones and Color Tones:

• 3rd and 7th

• 9th and 13th

II-V Lines:

• guide tones
• tension release patterns
• stepwise movement

Transpositions and Instrument Range:

• Trumpet
• Trombone
• Saxophones
• Flute
• Clarinet
• Guitar
• Bass

2nd Parts:

• improvising
• guide tone based lines
• color tone based lines
• harmonies in 3rds and 6ths
• harmonies in 4ths and 5ths
• harmonies in 2nds and 7ths
• target notes for melodic lines
• approach notes (following melody)
• counterpoint (when 1 part rests, the other moves and visa versa)
• harmonize the melody, then erase the melody and create a new one

Rhythmicizing:

• 8th note anticipation

• 8th note offset

Melodic writing on existing progressions:

• contrafact study
• following compositional models
• random pitches get the juices flowing

3 Horns:

• constant structures
• 2 lead and 1 harmony
• 1 lead and 2 on 2nd
• rotating 3rd (against 1 lead and 1 harmony)
• Lee Morgan chart study
• Wayne Shorter chart study
• Booker Little chart study
• Hank Mobley chart study
• Freddie Hubbard chart study
• Herbie Hancock chart study
• Horace Silver chart study

4 Horns:

• Low Interval Limits
• doublings
• approach notes
• 4 way close
• drop 2
• drop 3
• drop 2 & 4

5 Horns:

• spread voicings
• chord/scale voicings (for non-doublings)