Use each part of Jim Mahaffey’s Ten-Minute Jazz Warmup separately, or play it nonstop as a daily warmup in less than 10 minutes. Optional parts included for flute, oboe, clarinet, euphonium and bassoon. Contents:

– Part I. CHORALE Pitch, phrasing, balance, dynamics

– Part II. “DOO-DOTS” Articulation and rhythms

– Part III. SCALES In swing style, around the circle of fourths with M7 arpeggios

– “KICKS” To prepare your drummer and ensemble to enter on various upbeats and downbeats.