Bluesy Scat Licks

Live from Los Angeles, California
YouTube Playlist: Scatting Practice!

MichMusic Now Scatting Practice! sessions offer you a taste of quick and easy practice time along with a few helpful tips. In this session, Bluesy Scat Licks, you’ll be working with 2 bluesy scat singing ideas and will have the opportunity to improvise over the turnaround changes. See links below for accompaniments and other resources.

THEME: Catchy Bluesy Licks
PHRASE LENGTHS: 2 bars
LEVEL: II
STYLE/TEMPO: Med Swing
MODULATION: Circle of 5ths

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LINKS

1. MICH MATERIALS

SCATABILITY iPHONE/iPAD APP
https://www.michmusic.com/scatability/
Exercises, Call & Response and Etudes from great jazz singers. Listen first, then sing along with the singer, and finally mute them to improvise with the track! The record function allows you to record your scatting with the track and export! Super fun, super helpful, super convenient. Free download with in app purchases.

VOCAL IMPROVISATION
https://www.michmusic.com/product-category/books/
Michele’s book/CD set from Advance Music contains much info about syllables, melody, hearing the changes + many exercises, interviews with jazz singers, theory and jazz piano info, and more.