Jazz Piano Aural Tests Grades 4-5

Every time jazz musicians play, they will ask themselves such questions as ‘What feel is this in?’, ‘How many beats in a bar are there?’, ‘How does this rhythm go?’ and ‘What’s the tune?’. The process of listening and continually analysing is a fundamental part of jazz performance, and it is this process which is explored in ABRSM’s aural tests. The tests have been carefully devised to develop the portfolio of aural skills you will need for your jazz playing and will form a natural extension to your study. This book provides a set of practice for Grades 4 and 5. Exploring a wide variety of jazz styles, the tests will work on your pulse and rhythm skills and on the recognition of grooves, and teach you to recognize, copy and improvise on commonly recurring jazz patterns and melodic features. An introduction to the book suggests useful ways to extend and develop activities related to the aural tests, details of the exam and what the examiner will be looking for. Aural tests, pieces, scales, CDs, quick studies, how-to book – this set of materials provides a complete progressive method for playing jazz piano from scratch. So ‘give that rhythm everything you got!’