Jazz Technology Resources
Dr. Andrew Stonerock, Marshall University
APPS
1300 jazz standards
Easily change keys
Create your own charts
Export charts/midi/audio for students
Practice techniques
Play-Along app that features real, professional musicians playing the backing tracks
Gives background information on tunes including historical and other important information
Ability to change keys and tempo; also ability to loop specific measures
Play-Along app that features real, professional musicians playing the backing tracks
Ability to change keys and tempo
Play-Along app that features real, professional musicians playing the backing tracks
Mix individual instruments, transpose to any key, and adjust tempo to match practice needs
Play-Along app that features the melody to many tunes represented by numbers
Includes reference recordings for many tunes
Provides a Riff of the Day to encourage learning language
Real drum sounds, references specific recordings to match drum patterns
Adjust tempo slightly
Many, many styles
No harmony, just drums
Amazing scale repository
Display in multiple clefs with note names or scale degrees
Plays given scale to allow students to hear the sound of different scales
Songwriting app / backing track generator that lets you create and play any chord progression in a variety of musical styles
Easily change time signatures to create odd time signature music
Change instruments and comping patterns
Excellent for practicing time without relying on a metronome
Randomly removes beats based on user settings
Develops time independence
Excellent for intonation
Plays sounds to create drones
Monitors pitch over time
Develops intonation
Useful for individual practice
Great for transcribing solos
Isolates specific parts of recordings
Change tempo/pitch
Syncs with Apple Music
Transcription software
Available as both an app and on computer
Adjust mix
Change tempo/pitch
Guitar chord finder
Vocal stems isolation
Separate, mute, or download any instrument
Audio speed changer, key detector, BPM finder, chord finder
24 hour streaming jazz radio
Includes jazz podcasts and news
Streaming jazz music with a diverse selection of channels
Some stations are run by independent DJs
WEB BASED PROGRAMS
Music theory tutorials
Ear training exercises
Jazz chord progressions
Jazz handbook
Digital audio tracks
Subscription service to stream entire Aebersold playalong library
Gives students feedback on performance
Standard of Excellence Jazz Ensemble Method available
Creates unlimited sightreading exercises for students
Can create full ensemble sight reading exercises
WEBSITES
Chord charts for C, B-flat, E-flat
Playlist for standards
Play-Alongs (YouTube videos)
Great information on jazz standards
Includes 1000 standards
Musical/lyrical analysis
Excellent resource for history
Resources for jazz educators, including a grant program and a free online community for K-12 jazz educators
Advisory board comprised of well-known jazz musicians and educators
Includes a student support section that is separated by instrument and contains online video lessons, sheet music, and other great resources
Specific jazz playlists
Instruments, styles, “cities,” major jazz figures, ensemble examples
Live and archived performances
Modern New York jazz musicians/performances
Cross-referenced by musician and instrument
Information on multiple genres of music
Jazz music has great information on sub-genres
Playlists – YouTube and Spotify
Great historical information
Many jazz standards in C, B-flat, E-flat, and bass clef and ability to transpose
Search by song title
Includes backing track on the website
Subscription service allows for downloads, edits, and creation of new charts
Resources for educators revolving around International Jazz Day
Videos of masterclasses/performances