AC Muzik http://acmuzik.com Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:16:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 Bluesette – FREE ARRANGEMENT http://acmuzik.com/products/compositions-and-arrangements/bluesette-free-arrangement/ http://acmuzik.com/products/compositions-and-arrangements/bluesette-free-arrangement/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:16:36 +0000 acmuzik http://acmuzik.com/?p=457 Toots Theilemans’ well-known waltz recreated as a burning samba.  Solos for tenor and trumpet.  Two choruses of whole-band unison that are VERY demanding.  Lead trumpet to E’s.  Mature rhythm section REQUIRED.

To listen to an excerpt, click below.

Bluesette

Like it???  Print right restrictions prevent me from being able to sell the chart, so click the link below, download the score and parts for FREE and have a ball.

Bluesette PDF

]]> http://acmuzik.com/products/compositions-and-arrangements/bluesette-free-arrangement/feed/ 1 Prelude To A Kiss – FREE ARRANGEMENT http://acmuzik.com/products/compositions-and-arrangements/prelude-to-a-kiss-free-arrangement/ http://acmuzik.com/products/compositions-and-arrangements/prelude-to-a-kiss-free-arrangement/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:58:57 +0000 acmuzik http://acmuzik.com/?p=453 One of Duke’s most well known ballads redone as a samba featuring lead trombone, the trombone section and guitar.  Lead trumpet goes to a high E, lead alto doubles flute and lead trombone goes to a high B.

Sound like fun???  Due to print right restrictions, I can’t sell the chart so click the link below, download the score and parts and knock yourself out.

PreludePDFs

]]> http://acmuzik.com/products/compositions-and-arrangements/prelude-to-a-kiss-free-arrangement/feed/ 0 Yesterdays – FREE ARRANGEMENT http://acmuzik.com/products/compositions-and-arrangements/yesterdays-free-arrangement/ http://acmuzik.com/products/compositions-and-arrangements/yesterdays-free-arrangement/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:47:13 +0000 acmuzik http://acmuzik.com/?p=448 My favorite Jerome Kern tune done in a ballad setting featuring tenor sax.  The solo section goes into a QUADRUPLE time swing feel that requires a mature rhythm section and the lead trumpet goes to an extended high G at the end of the “shout”.

Listen to a sample by clicking below.

Yesterdays

Like it???  Due to print right regulations, I can’t sell the chart, so click the link below, download the score and parts and ENJOY!

Yesterdays PDF

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$45.00

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Allen rehearsing the Arizona All-State Jazz Ensemble

Allen rehearsing the Arizona All-State Jazz Ensemble

Welcome to Allen Carter’s AC Muzik website!

This website is for students, teachers and lovers of the jazz art form.  To that end, I’ve created a number of varied teaching tools, some free, some not, that have proven to be of value as well as my CD “Gifts” recorded by some of the finest jazz/studio players in Los Angeles.

There’s over three hours of FREE instructional videos here for drums, bass and guitar along with examples of my writing.  A number of my charts are available directly from me now and more will be posted in the near future; some of them for free!!!  There are other teaching/learning materials available for purchase as well.

The whole idea here is to be of service to the jazz and jazz education community and I hope you will frequently avail yourself of the many things I have here for students, teachers, and lovers of jazz.  Spend some time clicking around.  Drop me a comment and let me know what you think.  While you’re at it, bring me up to date with what’s going on in your “neck of the woods”.

Keep swingin’,

AC

]]> http://acmuzik.com/news/finally/feed/ 0 Iroquois http://acmuzik.com/products/compositions-and-arrangements/iroquois/ http://acmuzik.com/products/compositions-and-arrangements/iroquois/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:04:39 +0000 acmuzik http://acmuzik.com/?p=243 This chart is “Cherokee” meets “Cute”.  The changes to Cherokee with a swinging but half-time swing feel beneath them featuring the drummer with brushes a la Cute.  Along with the drums, solos for piano, trombone and a short bass solo.

To hear an excerpt from the “Gifts” CD, click below.

Iroquois

$40

]]> http://acmuzik.com/products/compositions-and-arrangements/iroquois/feed/ 0 Riding The E-Train http://acmuzik.com/products/compositions-and-arrangements/riding-the-e-train/ http://acmuzik.com/products/compositions-and-arrangements/riding-the-e-train/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:45:20 +0000 acmuzik http://acmuzik.com/?p=230 The changes from Duke’s tune about that other train changed into the minor mode for this medium-up swinger.  Solos for lead alto and trumpet.  Lead trumpet to a high E.  An “a cappella” chorus and an exciting shout chorus.  Listen to an excerpt from the “Gifts” CD by clicking below.

Riding The E-Train

$40.00

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SAXES
Dan Higgins, Greg Huckins, Brian Scanlon, Rusty Higgins, Tom Peterson
TRUMPETS
Wayne Bergeron, Gary Grant, Warren Luening, Bob Summers
TROMBONES
Andy Martin, Alex Iles, Alan Kaplan, Bill Reichenbach
PIANO
Christian Jacob
GUITAR
Gary Solt
BASS
Ken Wild
DRUMS
Allen Carter

Here are short excerpts from each of the tunes on the CD.  Click on them to hear them.

  1. Who’s Bob?

  2. Iroquois

  3. Riding The E-Train

  4. Yesterdays

  5. St. Louis Blues

  6. Whipple’s Retaliation

  7. The Gift

  8. Bluesette

  9. Schizo

  10. When The Saints Go Marching In

  11. Hey, That’s No Lady!

$12.00

direct from AC Muzik.

Gifts is also available on iTunes, Dig Station, and CD Baby.

]]> http://acmuzik.com/products/recordings/gifts/feed/ 0 The Developing Jazz Guitarist http://acmuzik.com/products/instructional-videos/the-developing-jazz-guitarist/ http://acmuzik.com/products/instructional-videos/the-developing-jazz-guitarist/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:29:36 +0000 acmuzik http://acmuzik.com/?p=108 GuitarPic

The Developing Jazz Guitarist is an interactive video designed for use by music educators as well as beginning and intermediate level guitar students. By clicking on the appropriate links, the student or educator can, at their discretion, view the whole video or any individual section they choose just by a click of the mouse. Most music educators are not guitarists themselves and have little if any training on how to teach the instrument. Most beginning and intermediate level jazz guitar students are unaware of how to develop all of the areas of jazz guitar performance so as to become complete players. Tom Hynes has combined his years of experience as both a player and teacher to create a complete approach to teaching and learning the instrument.

Many of the concepts spoken of are enhanced by charts that appear both on the screen and in a supplemental textbook that can be downloaded as a PDF file below. All of the important issues facing the young jazz guitarist are dealt with thoroughly.

Watch Videos:

  1. How To Get The RIGHT Sound

  2. Chord Shapes I

  3. Chord Shapes II

  4. Swing Rhythm Guitar

  5. Modern Jazz Comping

  6. Latin/Funk Rhythm Guitar

  7. Scale Shapes I

  8. Scale Shapes II

  9. Tips On Technique

  10. Soloing

  11. Final Thoughts

Download the accompanying text HERE…….Developing Guitarist Supplement.pdf

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The Developing Drummer is an interactive video designed for use by music educators as well as beginning and intermediate level drum set students. By clicking links that appear on the computer screen, the student or educator can, at their discretion, view the whole video or any individual section they choose just by a click of the mouse. Most music educators are not drum set players and have little if any training on how to teach the instrument. Most beginning and intermediate level drum set students are unaware of how to develop all of the areas of drum set performance so as to become complete players. The appropriate integration of existing materials is the “key” to success for both groups of people and that is the focal point of The Developing Drummer.

Very impressive and well organized…full of useful information for music educators and your musicians alike.
Peter Erskine, Master Drummer, Teacher, and Clinician

View the videos:

  1. Setup And Movement

  2. Tuning And Cymbal Selection

  3. Snare Drum

  4. Jazz/Rock Coordination

  5. “Latin” Styles

  6. How To Read Drum Parts

  7. Brushes

  8. Solos

  9. Listening

  10. Choosing A Teacher

  11. Final Thoughts

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