"Congratulations to Marcus Wolfe for designing a fun and interesting way to acquire technical skills for the modern musician. The scales and patterns in his method (Roll Play) are the fundamental blocks for any successful player. His unique way of incorporating special dice to keep the spontaneity and interest adds much to this style of practice. So often we get into a similar pattern of practice that we go into a "robot" mode. Roll Play solves this and maintains the integrity of serious practice skills."
"Finally – a way to put fun into the arduous task of scale and arpeggio proficiency. Marcus has created an approach to scale/arp practice that is more like a game. By injecting the beautiful randomness of a dice roll into the process and coupling it with intelligently organized materials he has created a welcome atmosphere of freshness. Since it breaks scale practice down into small manageable chunks, it’s also great for younger players who can be overwhelmed trying to take on all of the scales at once. Practicing scales is now something to look forward to rather than something to get through. Get this book!!!"
"One of the most practical and unique practice tools available."
Dr. Aaron Lington, Coordinator of Jazz Studies, San Jose State University
"Rollplay Musical Dice Game has reinvented the practicing of technique and scales. I use it myself and with my students and I have seen the quick progress that Rollplay delivers. I can easily recommend this to anyone looking to learn quickly or revisit scales and patterns you haven't played in a while. This is one of the best new practicing ideas I have come across in a long time."
Paul Tynan- Asst. Professor of Jazz Trumpet, St. Francis Xavier University.
"One of the hardest things about teaching students is motivating them to practice scales, apreggios and patterns. They are often so overwhelmed with how much there is to do that they just shut down. Rollplay helps them stay organized and on task when they learn new material, and also helps them reinforce material that they've already learned."
Stephen Jones - Assistant Professor of Music - Bethel
College - North Newton, Kansas.
“An interesting, challenging and fun approach to a necessary evil – learning scales. What fun!”
John "Chip" Stephens - Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign