Klarinet Archive - Posting 000446.txt from 1996/11

From: fred cicetti <cicetti@-----.COM>
Subj: How To Swing
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 15:55:21 -0500

The following is a message I sent to Michael Cassara of the Klarinet
list. After I mailed it, I realized I should post it to all. Any ideas
would be greatly appreciated. By the way, you should all visit Michael's
Web site; it's wonderful. Go to

http://www.en.com/users/cassara/clarinet/index.htm

> Michael:
>
> I read about your Jazz clarinet homepage on the Klarinet mailing list.
> I've visited a couple of times.
>
> I have a question you probably can help me to answer. I'm a self-taught
> clarinetist. My goal is to be able to play Swing and Dixie. I've done a
> lot of reading and practicing. Most of what I've read and worked on seems to
be designed to get you up to Bebop proficiency.
>
> While I like Bop, I want to be able to play traditional jazz. Here's my
> question: how should I focus my study to reach my specific goal?

> F'rinstance, I've worked with Dan Haerle's "Scales for Jazz
> Improvisation." Which of these scales is really important to play
> traditional jazz?
>
> Any advice or direction to reference sources would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> fred cicetti
> cicetti@-----.com