New Concepts In Linear Improvisation

This book with play-along CD proceeds in a systematic step-by-step format, explaining the theory behind scales and chords, and giving specific exercises to master them. Some representative keyboard transcriptions, and both alphabetical and chronological indices complete the book.

The book proceeds in a systematic step-by-step format, explaining the theory behind scales and chords, and giving specific exercises to master them. Some representative keyboard transcriptions, and both alphabetical and chronological indices complete the book.

This book is a summary of both exercises and improvisation lines designed to enhance contemporary jazz style techniques. The book covers scales, arpeggios, chromatic exercises and jazz line phrases from transcribed solos. These exercises should be transposed to all twelve (12) tones in order to achieve perfect coordination.Major, minor and dominant chords, extended to their highest level, scale wise, arpeggios and chromatic passages.There are none signature centers, therefore, all these exercises will be written accidental way.

This text-only volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the core concepts and techniques of the Linear Jazz Improvisation Method. Using a wealth of examples from the jazz repertory, the book avoids theoretical terminology and focuses on the four essential elements present in every composition: melody, guide-tone lines, root progression, and rhythm. Understanding these "building blocks" of improvisation, you will be ready to put them into practice throughout your course of study.

(Jazz Book). A study of three basic outlines used in jazz improv and composition, based on a study of hundreds of examples from great jazz artists.

Functional Jazz Guitar (Perfect Binding) Learn the skills needed for playing in a jazz group with this fun 255-page method. Practice specific cadence & blues comps; guide-tone & bass lines; rhythms, voicings and licks in major & minor, in all 12 keys - with 185 pages of inter-related sound files. Print and e-book formats available.

Jazz Improvisation for Keyboard Players is a straightforward, no-nonsense improvisation series. It deals with creating melodies, using the left hand, pianistic approaches to soloing, scale choices for improvisation and much more.