Don’t Fall In (Grade .5)

Want to help your beginning jazz band develop strong rhythmic reading skills and also teach them important lingo? Musicians sometimes refer to playing in a rest as “falling in a hole,” and Don’t Fall In! offers plenty of “holes” (rests) for students to practice avoiding. This chart also features clearly-written rhythm section parts, reasonable ranges for the woodwinds and brass, and an accessible solo section for beginning improvisers. Your students will fall in love with Don’t Fall In!