Author: Hal Crook
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9783892211587
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This book includes lead sheets in C, B-flat, and E-flat featuring chord progressions of standard jazz songs. The CD includes play-along tracks with chord voicings, and bass lines are played on an acoustic midi grand piano. Also includes MIDI files for computer sequenced work stations. Reharmonizations and rhythmic displacement of original chords included.
Creative Comping for Improvisation
Author: Hal Crook
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9783892211587
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This book includes lead sheets in C, B-flat, and E-flat featuring chord progressions of standard jazz songs. The CD includes play-along tracks with chord voicings, and bass lines are played on an acoustic midi grand piano. Also includes MIDI files for computer sequenced work stations. Reharmonizations and rhythmic displacement of original chords included.
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9783892211587
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This book includes lead sheets in C, B-flat, and E-flat featuring chord progressions of standard jazz songs. The CD includes play-along tracks with chord voicings, and bass lines are played on an acoustic midi grand piano. Also includes MIDI files for computer sequenced work stations. Reharmonizations and rhythmic displacement of original chords included.
Creative Jazz Improvisation
Author: Scott D. Reeves
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Designed for professionals and students alike, the material contained in this comprehensive volume can be applied to any instrument as well as classes or ensembles of varied instrumentation. In "Creative Jazz Improvisation," readers will find: Detailed information on how to practice, how to improvise in a creative way, and how to teach jazz improvisation A complete explanation of all aspects of jazz theory and forms Practice materials designed to help the reader gain facility with the jazz vocabulary and develop his or her ear Keyboard, ear-training, and theory exercises Lists of important jazz compositions, indexed to the popular Aebersold play-along recordings Eighteen transcriptions of solos by master jazz artists-- analyzed, transposed, and edited for all instruments The third edition expands on previous editions by adding: A new chapter, "Whom to Listen To," which lists major innovators, important contributors, and women in jazz Considerable expansion of the chapter on "Rhythm" and the section on "Creative Jazz Improvisation" New transcriptions of solos by Max Roach, Miles Davis, and Bill Evans Inspirational quotations by jazz masters, designed to motivate the student and give insight into the workings of the creative mind Author/trombonist/composer Scott Reeves draws on over twenty-one years of experience teaching at institutions such as the City College of New York, the University of Southern Maine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Memphis State University, and Western Washington University to create a book that covers all aspects of jazzimprovisation without superfluous information. Students and teachers alike will appreciate its accessible, well-organized approach to a complex subject.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Designed for professionals and students alike, the material contained in this comprehensive volume can be applied to any instrument as well as classes or ensembles of varied instrumentation. In "Creative Jazz Improvisation," readers will find: Detailed information on how to practice, how to improvise in a creative way, and how to teach jazz improvisation A complete explanation of all aspects of jazz theory and forms Practice materials designed to help the reader gain facility with the jazz vocabulary and develop his or her ear Keyboard, ear-training, and theory exercises Lists of important jazz compositions, indexed to the popular Aebersold play-along recordings Eighteen transcriptions of solos by master jazz artists-- analyzed, transposed, and edited for all instruments The third edition expands on previous editions by adding: A new chapter, "Whom to Listen To," which lists major innovators, important contributors, and women in jazz Considerable expansion of the chapter on "Rhythm" and the section on "Creative Jazz Improvisation" New transcriptions of solos by Max Roach, Miles Davis, and Bill Evans Inspirational quotations by jazz masters, designed to motivate the student and give insight into the workings of the creative mind Author/trombonist/composer Scott Reeves draws on over twenty-one years of experience teaching at institutions such as the City College of New York, the University of Southern Maine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Memphis State University, and Western Washington University to create a book that covers all aspects of jazzimprovisation without superfluous information. Students and teachers alike will appreciate its accessible, well-organized approach to a complex subject.
JazzTimes
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
JazzTimes has been published continuously since 1970 and is the recipient of numerous awards for journalisim and graphic design. A large crossection of music afficionados and fans alike view JazzTimes as America's premier jazz magazine.In addition to insightful profiles of emerging and iconic stars, each issue contains over 100 reviews of the latest CDs, Books and DVDs. Published ten times annually, JazzTimes provides uncompromising coverage of the American jazz scene.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
JazzTimes has been published continuously since 1970 and is the recipient of numerous awards for journalisim and graphic design. A large crossection of music afficionados and fans alike view JazzTimes as America's premier jazz magazine.In addition to insightful profiles of emerging and iconic stars, each issue contains over 100 reviews of the latest CDs, Books and DVDs. Published ten times annually, JazzTimes provides uncompromising coverage of the American jazz scene.
Jazz Piano Fundamentals (Books 1-3)
Author: Jeremy Siskind
Publisher: Jeremy Siskind Music Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 749
Book Description
Comprising 750-pages of carefully sequenced jazz piano knowledge, the Jazz Piano Fundamentals series represents the most complete jazz piano curriculum in the world. Throughout the book's thirty-six units, master-teacher Jeremy Siskind provides welcoming, clear, and detailed instruction that includes lessons, improvisation exercises, written practice, licks, listening guides, and practice plans in hopes that your jazz piano learning experience is organized, productive, and creative. This book is designed to be used in conjunction with The Real Book, Volume 6. Recommended for pianists with knowledge of all major scales and coordination to play a Chopin Nocturne or Bach Invention. “I love this book - and plan on using it in at my own school. A must for any beginning jazz piano student!” - Martin Bejerano, jazz pianist/composer and professor, Frost School of Music, University of Miami "Jeremy Siskind's book creates a methodology and answers questions in a way that I have almost never seen done in a jazz educational tome. He breaks down the practice of improvisation to its smallest building blocks, and is careful to relate each lesson to real-life examples from the jazz canon....This book will be excellent for jazz beginners, players of other instruments who wish to bone up on their piano skills, and advanced improvisers may find ways to fill in gaps in their skill sets " - Mark Shilansky, pianist/composer, professor, Berklee College of Music “Jeremy’s book is a reflection on who he is as a pianist - a true artist who has done his homework. Behind the meticulous attention to detail is a respect for jazz tradition and a desire to help pianists explore their own creativity.” - Aimee Nolte, jazz pianist/vocalist and YouTube Star “Jeremy's book is not only perfect to start this wonderful journey called Jazz Piano, but also one to come back to... Thank you!!” - Otmaro Ruiz, Grammy-nominated jazz pianist and professor, UCLA
Publisher: Jeremy Siskind Music Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 749
Book Description
Comprising 750-pages of carefully sequenced jazz piano knowledge, the Jazz Piano Fundamentals series represents the most complete jazz piano curriculum in the world. Throughout the book's thirty-six units, master-teacher Jeremy Siskind provides welcoming, clear, and detailed instruction that includes lessons, improvisation exercises, written practice, licks, listening guides, and practice plans in hopes that your jazz piano learning experience is organized, productive, and creative. This book is designed to be used in conjunction with The Real Book, Volume 6. Recommended for pianists with knowledge of all major scales and coordination to play a Chopin Nocturne or Bach Invention. “I love this book - and plan on using it in at my own school. A must for any beginning jazz piano student!” - Martin Bejerano, jazz pianist/composer and professor, Frost School of Music, University of Miami "Jeremy Siskind's book creates a methodology and answers questions in a way that I have almost never seen done in a jazz educational tome. He breaks down the practice of improvisation to its smallest building blocks, and is careful to relate each lesson to real-life examples from the jazz canon....This book will be excellent for jazz beginners, players of other instruments who wish to bone up on their piano skills, and advanced improvisers may find ways to fill in gaps in their skill sets " - Mark Shilansky, pianist/composer, professor, Berklee College of Music “Jeremy’s book is a reflection on who he is as a pianist - a true artist who has done his homework. Behind the meticulous attention to detail is a respect for jazz tradition and a desire to help pianists explore their own creativity.” - Aimee Nolte, jazz pianist/vocalist and YouTube Star “Jeremy's book is not only perfect to start this wonderful journey called Jazz Piano, but also one to come back to... Thank you!!” - Otmaro Ruiz, Grammy-nominated jazz pianist and professor, UCLA
JazzTimes
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
JazzTimes has been published continuously since 1970 and is the recipient of numerous awards for journalisim and graphic design. A large crossection of music afficionados and fans alike view JazzTimes as America's premier jazz magazine.In addition to insightful profiles of emerging and iconic stars, each issue contains over 100 reviews of the latest CDs, Books and DVDs. Published ten times annually, JazzTimes provides uncompromising coverage of the American jazz scene.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
JazzTimes has been published continuously since 1970 and is the recipient of numerous awards for journalisim and graphic design. A large crossection of music afficionados and fans alike view JazzTimes as America's premier jazz magazine.In addition to insightful profiles of emerging and iconic stars, each issue contains over 100 reviews of the latest CDs, Books and DVDs. Published ten times annually, JazzTimes provides uncompromising coverage of the American jazz scene.
Easy Jazz Guitar
Author: Mike Diliddo
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781562242787
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This book and 2 CD set, with simple comping over the standards on Jamey Aebersold's Volume 54: Maiden Voyage, is designed for the guitarist with little or no jazz experience. Chords and voicings are explained in a manner that even the most novice guitarists will understand, with standard notation and guitar frames for each voicing. Includes demo and play-along CDs. This is a perfect prerequisite for Maiden Voyage Guitar Comping, also by Mike DiLiddo.
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781562242787
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This book and 2 CD set, with simple comping over the standards on Jamey Aebersold's Volume 54: Maiden Voyage, is designed for the guitarist with little or no jazz experience. Chords and voicings are explained in a manner that even the most novice guitarists will understand, with standard notation and guitar frames for each voicing. Includes demo and play-along CDs. This is a perfect prerequisite for Maiden Voyage Guitar Comping, also by Mike DiLiddo.
The Jazz Theory Book
Author: Mark Levine
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 1457101459
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 725
Book Description
The most highly-acclaimed jazz theory book ever published! Over 500 pages of comprehensive, but easy to understand text covering every aspect of how jazz is constructed---chord construction, II-V-I progressions, scale theory, chord/scale relationships, the blues, reharmonization, and much more. A required text in universities world-wide, translated into five languages, endorsed by Jamey Aebersold, James Moody, Dave Liebman, etc.
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 1457101459
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 725
Book Description
The most highly-acclaimed jazz theory book ever published! Over 500 pages of comprehensive, but easy to understand text covering every aspect of how jazz is constructed---chord construction, II-V-I progressions, scale theory, chord/scale relationships, the blues, reharmonization, and much more. A required text in universities world-wide, translated into five languages, endorsed by Jamey Aebersold, James Moody, Dave Liebman, etc.
Improvisation at the Piano
Author: Brian Chung
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 1457425122
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
This unique text uses a step-by-step approach to guide the reader from fundamental concepts to advanced topics in improvisation. Each subject is broken into easy to understand segments, gradually becoming more complex as improvisational tools are acquired. Designed for the classically trained pianist with little or no experience in improvisation, it uses the reader’s previous knowledge of basic theory and technique to help accelerate the learning process. Included are more than 450 music examples and illustrations to reinforce the concepts discussed. These concepts are useful in all improvisational settings and can be applied to any musical style. For pianists interested in jazz, there are three chapters dedicated to introducing jazz improvisation, which can be used as the basis for further study in this idiom. Teachers using this text can go online to www.improvisationatthepiano.com to download lesson plans, ask specific questions about improvisation, and view answers to the most frequently asked questions about this book.
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 1457425122
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
This unique text uses a step-by-step approach to guide the reader from fundamental concepts to advanced topics in improvisation. Each subject is broken into easy to understand segments, gradually becoming more complex as improvisational tools are acquired. Designed for the classically trained pianist with little or no experience in improvisation, it uses the reader’s previous knowledge of basic theory and technique to help accelerate the learning process. Included are more than 450 music examples and illustrations to reinforce the concepts discussed. These concepts are useful in all improvisational settings and can be applied to any musical style. For pianists interested in jazz, there are three chapters dedicated to introducing jazz improvisation, which can be used as the basis for further study in this idiom. Teachers using this text can go online to www.improvisationatthepiano.com to download lesson plans, ask specific questions about improvisation, and view answers to the most frequently asked questions about this book.
Jazz Times
Patterns for Jazz
Author: Jerry Coker
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9780769230177
Category : Improvisation (Music)
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9780769230177
Category : Improvisation (Music)
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description