Exercises For The

Jazz Musician

Compiled and Edited

By Charles McNeal
 Exercises For The Improvising Musician

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 b n b b n b b b n b b b b n b b
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 b b n b n b # # b n b b
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 More Scale Exercises

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 6
& 4 b b n b n # n # n # b b n b n
3 3 3 3 3 3

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 b b n b n b b n b n b # n # n
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b b n b # n # n # b b n b n

3 3 3 3 3 3
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 And Now...More Scales

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&
whole tone scale
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 dominant 7th cycle #1
start exercise on any bar and proceed to play through entire cycle

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DOMINANT 7TH CYCLE #2

stqrt exercise on any bar and proceed to play through entire cycle

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 b n b n b # # n b n b b b n # n
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# # n # # n b n b b # # # n
13

# # n b n b n b b n b n b b # # # n n
17

# # n # # # n b n b n b # # # n
21

b n b n b # # n b n b b b n b n b
25
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c
3

&
3

3 3
3 3
3 3 3
3

3 3

&c
3

3 3 3
3 3

5 3 3 3 3 3

b b n # n #
b b b b n
&c # n # b b
9 diminished scale

b # n # # n
&c # n b b
b b b # n #
13
diminished scale

b
& c b b b n n b b b b n n
b
17

b b b n b
b n b b b b
3

&c b n b
3
3

3 3
b n b b
20 3 3
3

b n b b n
b n b n
& c b b n b b n b n b n b b
3

3
3 3

b 3 3
3
3
23
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# # # n # # # # n # n
&c

b b b n b
# # n # b # # # # # n # #
4

b b # # n
# # b b # b # # #
8

b b b n
b b b # # # n # # # # n # n
12

b b b n
# # n # b b # # # # # n # #
16

b b b
# # # n # b # b
20

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 b n b # # n b b n b b # n
&c

b b n b b b n b # # # n b n b b

# # n b b n b b # n # # # # n
9

b n b # # n b b n b b # n
13

b b n b b b n b # # # n b n b b
17

# # n b b n b b # n # # # # n
21

b n b # # n b b n b b
25
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 b n b b n b # # n n # b b b
&c

b n # n b n # # n n # # b n b b n # # n n #

b n b b b n b # # n n # # n # n b n b b n
#
8

# # n n # b n b b n b # # n n # b b b
12

b n # n b n # # n n # # b n b b n # # n n #
16

b n b b b n b # # n n # # n # n # b n b b n
20

# # n n # b n b b n b
24
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 b b
b b n # n # b b b n
5
&4

# #
# n # # # # n # b n
4

# b
# n # b b b n # n #
7

b b # #
b b b n # # n #
10

b b
b b n # n # b b b n
13

# #
# n # # # # n # b n
16

# b
# n # b b b n
19

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