G2g Jumbie Jam Steelpan Etudes, Exercises & Warmups Book 1 (Print)

G2g Jumbie Jam Steelpan Etudes, Exercises & Warmups Book 1 Perfect for anyone who plays or inspires to play the Jumbie Jam Steelpan. From the classroom to the practice room, these 100 Etudes, Exercises, and Warmups and backing tracks are sure to make you or your students better players. The entire book consists of rhythms from whole notes down to eighth notes and includes some dotted rhythms. Each section begins with a few exercises that include note names but past that it is up to the player to play by reading in real-time or using the Jumbie Jam Note Reading Chart to help them write in the names. Time Signatures include 4/4 and 3/4. · Warmups - These warmups start very simply as single-pitched rhythms with lots of rests and quickly move to include multiple notes and increasingly more complex rhythms in full phrases. · Exercises - These exercises are all scale-based and move from large spaces between notes to rolled exercises and faster rhythms with less rests. These are perfect speed builders and a perfect way to learn the notes across the whole Jumbie Jam. · Etudes - These short musical ideas and phrases will challenge the players at a variety of levels. Note and Rhythm reading all the way to phrasing and tone production. There are no tempo markings, so all 100 phrases can be played at whatever tempo is most helpful. Shake up practicing utilizing the free backing tracks! Free audio files available to download at purchase