[Dixielandjazz] Teaching kids to solo on trad tunes.

[Kent Murdick]

I don't know how original this is, here’s a  really (IMO) nice way to 
start kids soloing in trad music. Take the slightly modified version of 
“MY Bucket’s Got A Hole In It” below. ( I added the G7 and the C7 for 
more interest.)


| Bb7 // ||: Eb /// | //// | Bb /// | G7 /// | C7 /// | F7 /// | Bb /// 
| Bb7 /// :||

Solos for this tune an be played on several levels. Give the kids a Bb 
6/9 scale (Bb, C, D, F, G. Bb) and have them honk on it all the way 
through. When they get use to that, they can modify this scale by 
filling wholes steps (Bb, B, C, C#, D, F, F#, Bb). Next they can try to 
play some of the altered tones in the G7 and C7 chords, etc. It’s a 
great study. The above is in concert pitch, BTW, the kids will probably 
be doing this in C or G.