FREE RESOURCES
Here are some free resources for educators to use:
National Jazz Festival - Kamuf Reading Session Handout
Making Good Choices Clinic Outline
Small Steps: Improvisation for the Beginning Jazz Ensemble Clinic Outline
From the clinic “Now What: Tips and Strategies for the Middle School Jazz Band”:
Effective Warm-Ups For Developing Jazz Ensembles
Free score and parts to the warm-ups that are discussed and previewed in the Now What clinic. These exercises are geared toward middle school and developing high school jazz ensembles and they focus on chord studies, call and response listening exercises and developing proper articulations. Directions are well scripted out for the conductors. This set of exercises works well for young musicians!
Color Instrument Parts For Warm-Ups:
Flute
Clarinet
French Horn
Bass Clarinet
"Start Your Engines: Building Confidence with less experienced Rhythm Section Players"
Clinic Outline
“But It Sounded Great On My Computer!”:
Clinic Outline
Free String Orchestra arrangement:
I Know Where I'm Going (grade 1.5)
Audio link: https://audiomack.com/album/mikekamuf/i-know-where-im-going