48 ARPEGGIOS AND RHYTHMIC FIGURES TO BE PLAYED IN STRICT RHYTHM I consider the following studies the most valuable studies ever written to accustom the player to the modern jazz idiom of playing. The first four bars of each study is made up of arpeggios run- ning in turn through all the major and minor, keys. The second part consists of from four to eight bars of a rhythmic melodic figure in the same key as the preceding four bars. By joining together these arpeggios and figures and playing the whole study in strict rhythm, these studies will develop unusual fingering facility. ‘They will also train the ear to modern rhythmic figures based on chords in every key both major and minor, Do not attempt to play these fast until you have mastered them. © Major Repeat each exercise at least 5 times before proceeding to next key. 2 ie ae ee 4 Aa A Minor49 vy r Bb Major ett tape ohh G Minor * 750 Ab Major F Minor 5 Te