|
MTonal
Music News
Information
for the News Media
CD's
Posters
Books
Arrangements
Coming
Soon
MTonal Music News, Vol 2.,
No. 1
Performances
· Friday, February 25, 6:30-11:00pm. The Mark Tonelli
Group returns to one of its favorite spots, Kirby's-
Southlake. Come out and enjoy some of the best steaks
in the Dallas area and live jazz to go with it.
· Thursday, March 17, 6:00-8:00pm. For St. Patrick’s
Day, The Mark Tonelli Group is performing at the Dallas
Museum of Art, as part of its Jazz in the Atrium Series.
The group will be performing Mark’s original compositions
in a quartet setting. Sponsored by 107.5 The Oasis.
· Friday, April 1, 8:00-10:00pm. Mark will be performing
with the Collin County College
Faculty Jazz Group, with special guests, drummer Greg Bissonette
and saxophonist Denis DeBlasio.
· Friday, May 5, 6:30-11:00pm. If you can’t
catch them in February, you’ve oodles of time to plan
for another evening at Kirby’s- Southlake with The Mark
Tonelli Group.
Have you considered the excitement and elegance of a live
jazz group for your next event? The Mark Tonelli Group is
available for private parties, corporate events, and festivals.
Recent clients include American International Group (AIG),
Jazz By The Boulevard Festival (Ft. Worth), City of Richardson,
and Multiview, Inc. If you know someone who would enjoy jazz
at their next event, let them know about The Mark Tonelli
Group. Contact
Mark for details.
Publishing
Mark’s transcription of saxophonist Kenny Garrett’s
solo on “Equinox” will be published in the March
issue of Downbeat magazine.
Guitar Player will
publish Mark’s article, “The Fast Track to Bebop
Chops” in the June issue. The article teaches guitarists
an easy method to play bebop lines. The
Instrumentalist magazine invited Mark to write a follow-up
to his October 2003 article on implementing a jazz small group
program. This new article, tentatively titled “Getting
the most out of your jazz combo program,” will discuss
taking the next steps once a combo program has gotten off
the ground.
Education
Mark continues to teach guitar at Collin County College and
North Lake College.
He is accepting a limited number of jazz guitar students at
his home studio. Contact
Mark for details.
Information for the News Media
Press
Releases
News
Stories and Features
Press
Reviews
Sign
up to receive the MTonal Music Newsletter or an MTonal Music
Press Kit
About
MTonal Music
Products
CD's
Chasing The
Myth, The new CD by the Mark Tonelli Group.
Features 6 new compositions by Mark. With Aaron Irwinsky,
Ken Edwards, Tim Polster, and Danny Lueck. Visit the Musical
Samples page to hear excerpts.
The Mark Tonelli
Group, The debut CD
by the Mark Tonelli Group. Features 5 original pieces by Mark.
With Paul Tynan, Akira Sato, Jeff Fort, Chris Riegger, Tito
Charneco, Dave Winslow, Dan Haerle, Matt Wigton, and Brad
Boal. Visit the Musical Samples page to hear selections.
Posters
A full-color poster of the cover artwork from
Chasing The Myth, designed
by award-winning graphic artist Dan Larsen. Each player is
also listed. Poster is 11 1/2 x 17, printed on high quality
card stock. Perfect for framing or hanging as is. Very cool.
Books
 
MTonal
Guitar Method, Learn to play guitar the easy
way. Complete with pictures, diagrams, in-depth explanations,
and many, many string and chord studies, The MTonal Guitar
Method will take you step-by-step through the basics of learning
the guitar.Topics include: chords, scales, technique, tuning,
single-string playing, strum patterns, fingerpicking, specialized
techniques such as hammer-ons and pull-offs, rhythms, parts
of the guitar, accessories, and more. There is also a special
section on successful practicing. The book includes a CD that
contains every exercise and study in the book, a built-in
metronome with each selection, and the option to play along
with one or both. Discover what students who have used the
MTonal Guitar Method already know: it's fun and it works!
Click
here to view a page from the MTonal Guitar Method and
hear
a corresponding musical example.
Arrangements
These are jazz combo arrangements
for varying instrumentations of rhythm section (piano/guitar,
bass, drums) and horns (trumpet, flugelhorn, soprano sax,
alto sax, tenor sax, trombone). Each arrangement includes
a full score, individual parts, lead sheet, solo changes for
each player, performance notes with tips on creating a successful
performance, and a glossary of helpful terms used by jazz
professionals.
-
" Free",
composed and arranged by Mark Tonelli- medium straight
eighths, jazz-rock feel, modern sound, for sextet: flugelhorn,
soprano sax, lead guitar or voice (scat syllables), piano
or rhythm guitar, bass, drums.
-
" Nine
Miles From Home", composed and arranged by Mark Tonelli-
folksy jazz ballad, modern sound. Features a cappella
section for horns. Also ideal for featuring alto sax.
For sextet: alto sax, tenor sax, trombone, piano or rhythm
guitar, bass, drums.
-
" Sluppy",
composed and arranged by Mark Tonelli- medium-up jazz
calypso, traditional sound. Ideal for featuring a drum
solo or adding percussion. For quintet: trumpet, alto
sax, piano or rhythm guitar, bass, drums.
-
"G.S. Blues", composed
and arranged by Mark Tonelli- medium swing blues, traditional
sound, for quintet: trumpet, tenor sax, piano or rhythm
guitar, bass, drums.
-
"Sunny Day, Windy Night",
composed and arranged by Mark Tonelli- medium funk with
bossa nova-rock bridge for sextet: trumpet, tenor sax,
trombone, piano/guitar, bass, drums.
-
"1965", composed and arranged
by Mark Tonelli- medium-up hard bop for quintet: trumpet,
tenor sax, piano/guitar, bass, drums.
Click
Here To Order Arrangements
Coming
soon!
Be on the lookout for these new
products from MTonal Music:
Total Jazz
Guitar, by Mark Tonelli. A comprehensive approach
to learning the basics of jazz guitar playing. Divided in
three sections: (1) Chords, (2) Single-lines, and, (3) Chord-melody.
Total Jazz Guitar takes you
step-by-step through the fundamentals of jazz guitar and focuses
on building your chordal and single-line vocabulary through
many practical, "real-life" exercises. For the newcomer
to jazz guitar or the jazz guitarist looking to expand. Includes
play-along CD with rhythm section.
Click
here to view a page from Total Jazz Guitar
Fifth Position
Studies, by Mark Tonelli. The fifth position
is the "gateway" to the higher portions of the neck.
Learning it will serve as a link from the
open position of the neck upwards. 25 technical studies, from
easy to advanced. If you're looking to improve your sight-reading
or bolster your technique, Fifth
Position Studies will be a valuable
tool.
Click
here to view a page from Fifth Position Studies
|
