IN ENGLISCHER SPRACHE"An excellent textbook…The exercises are vocalist-friendly yet challenging, and the accompaniment is superb. The brief historical and theoretical segments are a fine addition providing a solid foundation."
--Darmon Meader; Vocalist and arranger for Grammy Award winning New York Voices
Hear It And Sing It is an effective way to learn to improvise – and it's fun for almost every level, beginner to professional . Designed for jazz singers, seeking improvisation or ear training, it's an easy way to learn the modes thoroughly and their possibilities.
- Vocal warm ups suitable for all levels
- Exercises in each mode of the major scale
- Rhythm section tracks without vocals for your improvisation.
- Transcriptions of the warm-ups
- A brief history of modal jazz
- Theory basics
- The modes of the major scale
- Scat syllables
- Transcriptions of the modal workouts
- Using "Hear it And Sing It " in the classroom