Jazz Viola Wizard Junior 2 is a continuation of Jazz Viola Wizard Junior (Mel Bay, 2002) and is designed for upper middle school and high school string students. Jr 2 uses the same basic approach as Jr; students learn mainly through imitation, the same way we learn to speak our native tongue. It also introduces very easy optional chord theory but only AFTER the student has experienced improvising with chords aurally. The books come in three versions: violin, viola, and cello/bass; designed to be used together in studio and classroom situations. This volume introduces three basic concepts that are prerequisites to advanced jazz improvising: solo development, modes, and inner melodies - the single most potent technique to get students to improvise on advanced progressions immediately. Includes access to online audio.

Lesson 1: Question and Answer Phrases

(audio track number)

•  Tuning note A 440

•  Play-along: The G major scale

•  Play-along: Scale step numbers

•  Q & A: Answer starting on the same note

•  Q & A: Play answer phrases only

•  Q & A: Play question phrases only

•  Play-along: Play both question and answer phrases

•  Play-along: Play an entire solo ending with an

    answer phrase

•  Play-along: Empty back up track using Turnaround

   Town solo progression

Lesson 2: Improvising with Rhythm and Pitch

•  Q & A: Answer in the same register

•  Play-along: Play an entire solo in various registers

•  Q & A: Answer with similar note values

•  Play-along: Play an entire solo with various note

   values

• Play-along: Play an entire solo using all story- telling

  devices, followed by example

  solo by Martin Norgaard

Turnaround Town:

• Performance: Martin Norgaard (vln) and Paul

Nelson (vcl) play all parts and solo

• Play-along: Empty back up track

Lesson 3: Inner Melodies

• Play-along: Inner melody in whole notes

• Play-along: Inner melody with rhythms

• Play-along: Inner melody with improvised rhythms

• Q & A: Inner melody with embellishments

• Performance: Example solo by Martin Norgaard

• Play-along: Empty back up track using Northern

Light solo progression

Advanced: How did we find the inner melody?

Written exercise: Find new inner melody

Northern Light:

• Performance: Martin Norgaard and Paul Nelson play

all parts and solo

• Play-along: Empty back up track

Lesson 4: Changing Scales Using Inner Melodies

• Play-along: Inner melody in whole notes

• Play-along: Inner melody with rhythms

• Play-along: The D Mixolydian scale

• Play-along: Inner melody on one-measure phrases

•  Play-along: Improvise one-measure figure and

   apply inner melody

• Play-along: Copy and improvise two-measure lick

and apply inner melody

• Play-along: Four-measure blues phrases

• Performance: Example solo by Martin Norgaard

• Play-along: Empty back up track using Lazy Note

Blues solo progression

Advanced: How did we find the inner melodies on the

blues?

• Written exercise: Find new inner melody

Lazy Note Blues:

• Play-along: Martin Norgaard and Paul Nelson play

all parts and solo

• Play-along: Empty back up track

Lesson 5: Aeolian Minor

• Q & A: Latin rhythms

• Play-along: The A Aeolian minor scale

• Play-along: The A Aeolian minor scale with

rhythms

• Q & A: Repeat or answer phrases

• Q & A: Play answer phrases only

• Q & A: Play question phrases only

• Play-along: Play both question and answer phrases

• Performance: Example solo by Martin Norgaard

• Play-along: Empty back up track using La Luna

   solo progression

La Luna: 5

• Play-along: Martin Norgaard and Paul Nelson play

all parts and solo

• Play-along: Empty back up track