Revitalize Your Jazz Band with Diverse Songs from a Multicultural Perspective.

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Here’s How Play The Groove Works.

Here’s How PlayTheGroove Works.

Multi-Cultural Options

PlayTheGroove starts with a roster of dynamic and original multicultural music — Africa, South America, Northern Europe, Asia, and of course, the United States.

Engaging

Musicians are encouraged to select and work through one original tune at a time, from first listen to final performance.

Immensely Flexible

Our content is highly flexible to address a wide range of situations, from “everyone reads” to “everyone plays by ear;” from full instrumentations to partial and mixed groups (a rhythm section is highly suggested).

Process Over Product

With PTG’s student-centric arrangements, we emphasize student-led, voice and choice, leadership, and much more!

Student Focused

Teachers guide this process through inquiry-based instruction.

Summary

PlayTheGroove is completely customizable. PTG’s frameworks include flexible step instructions and guidelines–because we know every teacher and ensemble is different.

What Do Jazz Players Think about Our Method?

"LET'S MEET YOUTH WHERE THEY ARE."

Patrice Rushen believes in PlayTheGroove’s mission:

"MUSIC EDUCATION IS CHANGING. WE NEED TO ALTER THE PARADIGM"

Traditional music education spends days and weeks on fundamentals before ever playing a song – and many students never play the melody. Ever.

WE TEACH MUSICIANS TO PLAY THE SONG FIRST...

then delve into specifics like improvisation and theory.

PlayTheGroove Helps Teachers Around the World!

★★★★★ 5/5
“The world has so much to offer to do the same thing every time. It was incredibly refreshing to learn of the work PlayTheGroove.com is offering. Love it.”
JillTeacher from Canada
“It was a great time! My students had nothing but great things to say about your clinic. They really enjoyed your music too... I'm sure we will perform it at some point this year. I like the freedom of being able to mix it up in so many ways. And the sound was very fresh. Not the typical charts we play. I will definitely check out the other stuff you guys have.”
RyanTeacher from Virginia
“Thanks again for coming. Love that the solo chord progressions are pretty easy. I agree that the tunes are versatile and would be easy for any student to "make their own".
ShellieTeacher from California
“Student buy in when they get to choose their own chart. Shows me that I need to make choice more of a concept in all my ensembles, not just my jazz band.”
MikeTeacher from Illinois
“Adam: great to have short clips to listen to. great to have the levels of difficulty to aid in the choice, for sure!”
AdamTeacher from Washington
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PlayTheGroove’s Song Library Includes Current Jazz and Multicultural Groove Based Music

Listen to Previews of Several Songs From Our Eclectic Library.

Tonia

Artist: Sia Tolno

Genre: Bolero

Challenge Avg: 2.3

Tango Polski

Artist: Tom Bergeron

Genre: Tango

Challenge Avg: 2.3

Sidama De Cali

Artist: Todd Simon

Genre: Ethiopian Jazz, Cumbia

Challenge Avg: 2.7

Serengeti

Artist: Victor Orlando

Genre: Afro-Cuban 6/8

Challenge Avg: 2.3

Na Mi Yone

Artist: Sia Tolno

Genre: Afro Beat

Challenge Avg: 2.8

Jhora Palok

Artist: Krosswindz

Genre: Pop Fusion

Challenge Avg: 2.3

Hoppa

Artist: Transatlantic Chilean Folk Ensemble

Genre: Chilean Folk

Challenge Avg: 2.8

Diane's Faux-Pas

Artist: Peter Kienle

Genre: 2nd Line

Challenge Avg: 2.8

Do You Think Your Jazz Ensemble Could Benefit From What We Have to Offer?

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What Will The 75% Off Discount Code Get Me?

Each song that you purchase comes with a series of charts and teaching methods of current jazz and multicultural jams.

We call these “Platinum Unison Packs.” from here

Each Full Package Includes:

  • Sheet music for any and all instruments – 16 parts for full and mixed ensembles.
  • Master Recording: Complete with count-off.
  • Master Recording: Mix Minus Solos.
  • Worksheets: Blank staffs with chords for theory and composing activities.
  • Teacher Guides to help you do the planning.
  • Fun Ways to Vitalize your Jazz Ensemble – immensely flexible!
  • Quickstart Guide to Improvisation.
  • Complimentary coaching to address questions, 
  • Guides to Explore Global Music Genres in a safe place, along with a variety of teaching modes, 
  • Adapting, Applying and Aligning to modern education thought (4-6 C’s, voice and choice, student-led, inquiry-based,  process-over-product), and more!

What Do Students Think About PlayTheGroove?

★★★★★ 5/5
“I thought that the whole thing was a fantastic experience! It made me feel a bit more comfortable with Jazz Music in general. The improv "solo" was a little awkward but it was pretty cool 🙂 can't wait for Jazz Band this Friday!”
P.D.
“..the experience was a good learning one, it takes the guessing on how things are done out a little bit. First listen to it then have a chance to finger it. You play it twice with the track then you play it without them. The next thing you know, you get the swing of it and you just want to play it over and over. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR COMING!”
A.C. aka The Jumper
“It was probably one of the best times in jazz since sixth grade. I thought he taught us a lot also like different ways to play a song or practice one.”
J.K.
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