Prairie Rose Shuffle
Annie Booth’s middle school level piece, "Prairie Rose Shuffle" offers a bluesy call-and-response melody with elegant interludes interspersed throughout. A fun breakdown begins at Letter E, built up by adding sections of the ensemble one by one. The solo section takes place over two dominant chords a whole step apart - bluesy without being a 12-bar blues form - and everyone in the ensemble is given chord changes. Included is an Improv Resource with two written solos that students can play and expand upon, along with questions to prompt discussion and exercises to help students take their improvisational skills to the next level.
“Prairie Rose Shuffle” was commissioned by the Southeast Middle School Jazz Studio in Iowa City, IA under the direction of Jonah Prall.
Included: PDF digital downloads of transposed full score, all parts, optional additional parts, improvisation resource, and reference mp3.
Level: Middle School
Instrumentation: Standard jazz band with optional parts - vibraphone, flute, clarinet, horn in F, euphonium tc, and tuba
Improv Resource: Includes two choruses of written solos for students to explore, plus additional questions to spark discussion in rehearsals and to help students take their improvisational skills to the next level.
Piano, Bass, and Drum parts written out
Highest note on trumpet = Concert C5 (written D in the staff)
Highest note on trombone = Concert D4
Annie Booth’s middle school level piece, "Prairie Rose Shuffle" offers a bluesy call-and-response melody with elegant interludes interspersed throughout. A fun breakdown begins at Letter E, built up by adding sections of the ensemble one by one. The solo section takes place over two dominant chords a whole step apart - bluesy without being a 12-bar blues form - and everyone in the ensemble is given chord changes. Included is an Improv Resource with two written solos that students can play and expand upon, along with questions to prompt discussion and exercises to help students take their improvisational skills to the next level.
“Prairie Rose Shuffle” was commissioned by the Southeast Middle School Jazz Studio in Iowa City, IA under the direction of Jonah Prall.
Included: PDF digital downloads of transposed full score, all parts, optional additional parts, improvisation resource, and reference mp3.
Level: Middle School
Instrumentation: Standard jazz band with optional parts - vibraphone, flute, clarinet, horn in F, euphonium tc, and tuba
Improv Resource: Includes two choruses of written solos for students to explore, plus additional questions to spark discussion in rehearsals and to help students take their improvisational skills to the next level.
Piano, Bass, and Drum parts written out
Highest note on trumpet = Concert C5 (written D in the staff)
Highest note on trombone = Concert D4
Annie Booth’s middle school level piece, "Prairie Rose Shuffle" offers a bluesy call-and-response melody with elegant interludes interspersed throughout. A fun breakdown begins at Letter E, built up by adding sections of the ensemble one by one. The solo section takes place over two dominant chords a whole step apart - bluesy without being a 12-bar blues form - and everyone in the ensemble is given chord changes. Included is an Improv Resource with two written solos that students can play and expand upon, along with questions to prompt discussion and exercises to help students take their improvisational skills to the next level.
“Prairie Rose Shuffle” was commissioned by the Southeast Middle School Jazz Studio in Iowa City, IA under the direction of Jonah Prall.
Included: PDF digital downloads of transposed full score, all parts, optional additional parts, improvisation resource, and reference mp3.
Level: Middle School
Instrumentation: Standard jazz band with optional parts - vibraphone, flute, clarinet, horn in F, euphonium tc, and tuba
Improv Resource: Includes two choruses of written solos for students to explore, plus additional questions to spark discussion in rehearsals and to help students take their improvisational skills to the next level.
Piano, Bass, and Drum parts written out
Highest note on trumpet = Concert C5 (written D in the staff)
Highest note on trombone = Concert D4
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