Jazz Scat Course

A very real world course on learning how to Jazz Scat sing with great ease. Learn how to apply mouth rhythms to traditional diatonic patterns Learn about developing two bar, four bar, 8 bar phrases with the use of Power tones. Power tones are crucial to the development of jazz phrasing. Power tones form the nucleus of a jazz phrase, harmonically as well as rhythmically. Through the use of power tones applied to the 7major scales/ Modes and chromatic connections you can turn common musical scales into melodic, colorful solos. This series of power tone exercises is composed of four basic two bar phrases. These 2 Bar phrases are then linked together to make four 4 bar phrases. The final 8 bar phrase is composed of the four basic phrase’s linked together. These are sung through a short II-V progression in the key of G Major. However once the patterns are internalized the patterns can be sung through all 12 Keys.