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Workshops and Master Classes - Instructional Materials

 
Order "Sing Your Story"

Jay Clayton  - "Sing Your Story"  

A practical guide for learning and teaching the art of jazz singing.  
 What new songs/material are you working on? Can you talk down arrangements easily and briefly?
Do you vocalize every day? Do you have good promo material?
When is your next performance?
 This book received a rave review in Downbeat Magazine, Nov. 2000. It has been updated since that review. Now available in Japanese and, soon, Italian.
Book and CD  $30.00 plus S&H.  International orders will receive a quote by e-mail for shipping and handling charges. I will wait for your reply before proceeding.  
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Jay Clayton's Jazz Vocal Practice Series  CD  Vol. 1  $17.95  Add to Shopping Cart   Check out
      There are two exercise workouts on this CD. Both sequences of exercises have been designed for warming up, improving breath control, widening your range, and improving accuracy and intonation.
      Developing a good daily routine of working with the CD will help you develop control, strength, delicacy and flexibility,
      Your goal is to sing anything you fell and hear with ease.  Sample Tracks - 3 - 4 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11
Jay Clayton's Jazz Vocal Practice Series  CD  Vol. 2  $17.95 Add to Shopping Cart   Check out
Vamps to improvise over including 3/4 time, bebop, dorian, latin, 5/4, phrygian, and major and minor blues. Randy Halberstadt on piano.  More details about Vol. 2

For questions concerning ordering, or the status of your order, send e-mail to rking@worldjazzscene.com,. 
or send check or money order to: Ron King, 23792 Prairie Road, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284     
1-360-854-9658
 

Jay is available for the following Master Classes/Workshops
 Workshops and Master Classes - Instructional Materials

Singing the Jazz Standards

Developing a Personal Repertoire
Talking Down a Tune 
Performance

The Business of Music
Getting Gigs, Promoting Gigs, Preparing for the Gig

Improvisation

"Scat Lab"
A practice approach to soloing over changes.

"Free Sing"
 Exploring vocabulary and developing
solo and group improvisation skills.