VOCALISTS - This page contains some basic ideas to help you get started!
Listening is first! - Below you will find many references for specific recordings to study. This is how you absorb the vocabulary and begin to formulate your style preferences. Voice is as about as personal as it gets so be prepared to spend many hours listening to the greats so you can begin to determine the direction and approach you'd like to take.
MELODY STATEMENT & SCAT SOLOS
Here are some resources that can help you in your quest for jazz vocal study. Below, you will find several recorded excerpts that are divided into two categories. I have selected these particular examples because I feel they exemplify the art form! Hopefully, you will feel the same. Check back as I will periodically add new content.
Melody Statement (Standards)
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Scat Solos
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