Unit 1 – It’s cool to swing!

Swing rhythm in jazz means that quavers (eighth notes) written iq are actually played q K e. This is shown at the
beginning of the music. Ask your teacher to play one of the following studies, so you can get a feel for swing style.

Cool fingers 1
Swinging iq = q K e
1

    
Right
 
hand
              

mf
5

      
          
 

Swinging iq = qK e
Teacher                           
   

accomp. 
mf
5
           
        
   
   
p

Cool fingers 2
Lazy iq = qK e

1
Left    
           
hand 
mf
5
            
   
p f

Lazy iq = qK e
Teacher       
accomp.                          
mf
5
            
            
  
p f

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This final concert piece brings together all the jazz techniques you have learnt in this book.

All that jazz

Moderate swing time iq = qK e

   
              
Stamp foot

         
1

 

   
f
   
mf

    5
   


5
   
    FINE
                      
f
   
        
p

       1
  3
5


10

  
                      
 
      


       


      



15
 
  
 
                         
2 2

 
 f
 mp
               
3 3
3

20

               D. al Fine

   
1


1

       f 
f mp
   mf
              
  3 4
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In the groove

With a cool beat q = 120

       
       
    
f

   
     
     
  
      
2

4
         
 
      
    
p
                
     
      

8
  
           
   
  
 
f mp
        
           
 
1  

12
 
     
              
 
 mp
 
  
  fz
     
   
  
  
   


3