Jamey+Aebersold+Jazz,+Inc.+-+FREE+Jazz+Handbook

=Title and URL of the Web Page= Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc. - FREE Jazz Handbook http://www.jazzbooks.com/jazzhandbook/Default.htm

=Authority=
 * The domain of this site is a .com site and is appropriate because this page sells many items that would help someone experience jazz.
 * Jason A. Lindsey designed this site, but all of the content comes from a book by Jamey Aebersold called __Jazz Handbook__, which he hands out, free of charge.
 * Mr. Aebersold is one of the primier improvisation teachers in the world. He has written numerous methods and produced CDs that can help people learn how to improvise.

=Instructional Content= Standard 3 - Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments
 * This site features and introduction to improvisation, suggested musical examples, scales, ear training instruction, interval study, as well as many more aspects of improvisation that one would need to know.
 * The source of the instruction material is from a book that Mr. Aebersold wrote from many years of improvising professionally.
 * National Standards that can be used with this lesson:
 * This site is up to date with techniques that teachers still use to teach improvisation.

=Purpose, Viewpoint=
 * The purpose of this page is to inform players about jazz improvisation. It also gives excercises on jazz improvisation for almost every instrument.
 * Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc. hosts this page on its site where it sells other various jazz materials.
 * There are links to other views about this topic. This site is part of a larger site, which contains methods, recordings, and examples of other styles and ideas of improvisation.

=Reputation=
 * This site is linked to many jazz musician's websites along with many schools, forums and blogs. There are some other muiscal resource websites that offer additional services like Stanton's Music.
 * Educators believe that this is a site that would be helpful for students that want to learn improvisation. Many professional jazz performers suggest this method when teaching.

=Overall Evaluation=
 * This page is is very imformative about jazz music and the skill of improvisation. It contains Aebersold's entire "Jazz Handbook" in PDF format so that one can view whatever section that they may find most useful. Aebersold is also one of the top jazz instructors today, and his methods have been proven over and over again with young players. This free book would be a great resource for anyone who wants to attain a better understanding of jazz music and the skill of improvisation.
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Johm Blasko Adam Albright 4/5/07
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